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Careers News!

Year 10’s are completing their Work Experience in the last week of term 2! Have you returned your forms? If not - please come and see the staff in the careers office asap.  Time is running out!

 

Year 11 & 12 VCAL Students are busy securing SWL (Structured Workplace Learning) placements. Paperwork is past due! If you have not returned all your paperwork, please come to the careers office ASAP! Once again, time is running out!

 

The careers team is looking forward to a busy term – Year 12’s are beginning to prepare for university and TAFE applications, calculating their ATARs and researching courses!

The Wellbeing Team will be assisting with SEAS and Scholarships applications, supporting our students in securing the best possible outcomes with their applications during Term 3.

 

Open Days and Information Sessions.

Click on this document  Open Days 2022 for a list of Open Days at Uni’s and TAFEs in Victoria, coming up over the next few months.

 

Course Counselling and Subject Selection

Choosing subjects is an exciting time - you've finally got some control over what you study and how you spend (some of) your time. Many students feel the pressure to make the 'right' choice, and with many things to consider the process can become overwhelming.  CLICK HERE to find out more about the process of selecting subjects.

After reading this guide, you'll probably have a better idea of which subjects you want to choose and feel confident with your decisions. Your subjects should give you a good chance of achieving your post-school goals. It's possible that you won't know exactly what you want to do and that's ok too! Couse Counselling will take place next term.  More details will be supplied in due course.  Remember the Careers Staff are always around to help with questions surrounding course counselling.

 

Careers Corner Newsletter

Don’t forget to check out the Hampton Park Careers Corner Newsletter – this edition has lots of information on Open Days and Industry Events – CLICK HERE for the latest newsletter! You will find all sorts of relevant information from virtual Open Days, Job Spotlights and University and TAFE organisations.

 

Career Information for all students

Did you Know we currently have Job Boards on the following careers… Teaching, Nursing, Business, Dental, Real Estate Community Services and Paramedics? Visit the Careers Corner and read up on pathways to these careers! Careers staff will be able to answer any questions you may have.

 

 

Job Spotlight: How to become a Social Worker:

 

What do they do?

Social workers help individuals, families and communities to deal with and resolve personal issues and social problems or support them in times of crisis. They deal with people face-to-face and work within policy development, education and research.

They can specialise in a wide range of areas including children and family, youth, violence and sexual assault, medical and health, child protection, income support, disability, education, aged care, correctional services, family law, youth justice, community legal, psychiatric and general mental health, refugees and migrants, and Indigenous communities.

 

“Being a social worker in the department means always being on-hand for an emergency, either an individual’s personal crisis or being a part of a national response to an emergency, such as bushfires and/or floods.”

– Yasmin Tilmouth

 

 If you’re a passionate and empathetic people person who would like to help others. Or if you’re interested in breaking down barriers that contribute to inequality, discrimination, exploitation and oppression. Then social work could be a rewarding career to consider.

 

 Duties:

  • Assessing clients’ needs and finding or providing appropriate support services
  • Writing letters of referral or reports to help clients obtain services they need e.g.  crisis accommodation or social security benefits
  • Helping community groups to plan and carry out programs, improve or develop services to improve their situation
  • Monitor the progress of clients by maintaining contact
  • Analyse statistics and write reports
  • Develop policies and evaluate programs
  • Manage, mentor or train other staff
  • Attend professional meetings relevant to your caseload to provide the best outcomes for clients
  • Lobby to change social welfare policies and procedures in the pursuit of social justice.

 

Skills required:

  • Empathy and emotional maturity
  • Great interpersonal skills, especially listening and communication
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Adaptability and problem solving
  • Time management
  • Leadership skills
  • Professional ethics
  • Good analytical and report writing abilities
  • Ability to be objective

 

There are many courses on offer from diploma course to bachelor degrees. Visit the Careers Corner to find out more!

 

 Average salary $70,928 per year (Source: Joboutlook.gov.au)

Job growth in this area is strong (source: Joboutlook.gov.au)