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Social Worker Job Profile: Female, age 31, from quincy, MA (ID# 3465)

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You are viewing an individual career profile of a 31 year old Female from quincy, MA who is or was employed as a Social Worker. This person shared his/her experiences and insight with TheCareerProject in order to help those who are considering a career in this field to better understand what working as a Social Worker in quincy, MA is really like.

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  • Section 1: What exactly do you do?
  • Section 2: Work environment!
  • Section 3: How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?
  • Section 4: How did you get your J-O-B
  • Section 5: Background: Are you qualified?
  • Section 6: The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)
  • Section 7: A Day in the Life Of...


1. What exactly do you do?

  • What field is your job in?

    Social Work
  • What is your job title?

    Social Worker
  • Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for (size and general description of what type of organization it is)

    I work for the Weymouth Office of the Department of Children and Families (Formerly Dept of Social Services or DSS) This is the state wide child protection agency in Massachusetts

  • How long have you been employed in this position?

    3.5 years
  • How many hours do you work a week on average?

    40
  • Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

    40
  • Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)

    ͢__둢 Provide professional child welfare social work services within the Dept of Social Services

    ͢__둢 Assess, develop, evaluate and monitor client service plans and programs

    ͢__둢 Assess for risk

    ͢__둢 Respond to emergencies and initiate court action

    ͢__둢 Track and monitor individual caseloads

    ͢__둢 Make home and foster care visits

    ͢__둢 Coordinate visits between children and family members

    ͢__둢 Transport children

    ͢__둢 Provide services for the protection of children

  • What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.

    42000
  • What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.

    45000
  • Please list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation, sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)

    2 weeks vacation, 3 personal days health insurance, 401K
  • Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?

    under

2. Work environment!

  • Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Explain

    It does- I like that aspect of my job as my collegues are great and we get a lot of insight from each other.

  • Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?

    Yes
  • Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?

    Yes
  • Describe your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what you like/dislike about working in it

    The nature of my job has me working closely with my supervisor as any significant desicions on a case have to be run by her. I have weekly supervision with her as well. I work collaboratively with my co workers as we all have different skill levels and knowledge and are able to gain that from each other.

  • Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.

    • 2 Income
    • 3 Work Environment - co-workers
    • 4 Work Environment - supervisors
    • 7 Benefits
    • 5 Hours
    • 6 Level of responsibility
    • 1 The actual "work" you do at your job
    • 8 Job Title

3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours?

  • If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?

    I would recommend they really look into what the job entails and make sure they are able to handle the responsibility

  • What skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social skills, organization skills, technical skills)

    patience, compassion, empathy, and organizational skills,

  • Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?

    you need to be familiar with the issues that affect families today
  • What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?

    Utilize your co workers if you get stressed or overwhelmed as they know exactly what you are feeling and going through b/c we have all been there


4. How did you get your J-O-B

  • How did you find your current job? (e.g. newspaper, internet, referral, etc.)

    referral
  • What was the application process for your job? (e.g. submitted resume, paper application, electronic application, all, etc.)

    submitted a resume and cover letter
  • Did you have to interview for your current job? If yes, what did the interview process entail? (e.g., number of interviews, who you interviewed with, group interview, individual interview, etc.)

    I did- I had an initial interview and then was called back for a 2nd interview with our Area Director
  • If you can remember, what questions were you asked at your interview?

    I got a scenario and had to explain how I would handle it and I had to talk about my resume expierence
  • Is this the job / field you planned to work in?

    Yes
  • If your job is in a different field from your original plan how did you get here? Explain (Plan can be from high school/college/post college/personal plan)


5. Background: Are you qualified?

  • Was there training for your current position? If yes, what did it entail?

    There was training- we had a 4 week training with 1 day out of each week we spent at the office and shadowed other social workers
  • Do you feel your employer properly prepared you for your job? Explain

    The training was very in depth but very much "book information" The actual job is very different
  • Do you feel your educational background prepared you for your job? Explain

    In some ways- you mostly learn when you are actually on the job and doing the direct work with the families
  • If applicable, do you feel your internship experience helped you prepare you for your job?


6. The Future and Beyond (FINAL SECTION)

  • If someone were to observe you at work, what would he or she say is "fun" about your job?

    Sometimes working with the kids.
  • What is (are) the most fulfilling aspect(s) and least fulfilling aspect(s) of your current employment? (e.g. fiscal, spiritual, type of work, hours, commute, compensation, etc.)

    Most fulfilling- helping families get stronger and healthier through your work with them. Least fullfilling- dealing with all the red tape as we are a government agency
  • Is your current employment part of your career plan? Why or why not?

    It is- I am challenged daily by my job and learn new things all of the time
  • What are your current career goals? (Can be broad or specific)

    to continue in this field
  • Is there anything else you would like to share about your career?

    N/A

7. A Day in the Life Of...

  • 7 am - 8 am

    N/A
  • 8 am - 9 am

    N/A
  • 9 am - 10 am

    check my voicemail messages and my emails
  • 10 am - 11 am

    I picked up 2 children at their daycare and brought them back to our office so I could supervise a visit with their parents
  • 11 am - 12 am

    same as from 10am-11am
  • 12 am - 1 pm

  • 1 pm - 2 pm

    I caught up on my "dictation", notes from what I have done with my clients in the last few days
  • 2 pm - 3 pm

    went to a home visit for one of my families
  • 3 pm - 4 pm

    I picked up 2 children at their daycare and brought them back to our office so I could supervise a visit with their parents
  • 4 pm - 5 pm

    came back to my office and caught up on my documentation
  • 5 pm - 6 pm

  • 6 pm - 7 pm

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