Career Opportunities in Social work

Department of Social Work

Banasthali Vidyapith
Journey begins with…
as a social work trainee
 Dedication …observation…learning…motivation…
inspiration...supervision…theories…principles…values…
Reports…pata nhi kitni chijo ko memorize karna hoga
What would b next ???

Some question &

confusion always
moving in my mind
After completion of course
• Where I will place/join ?
• Work assigned ?
• Which area ?
• Designation ?
Field investigator - P Director
Counselor, HR,PSW
जमीं नहीं है मंजिल मेरी, अभी पूरा आसमान बाकी है 
 Field of Practice for Professional Social Workers
. Addiction / Substance Abuse   
·  Child Welfare  ·  Mother & Child Health 
·  Clinical / Mental Health  ·  Policy & Planning Services 
·  Correctional Institutions/ Prisons ·  Poverty eradication 
·  Child Protection Services  ·  People with Special Needs 
·  Counseling & Therapy  ·  Rehabilitation of Offenders 
·  Consultancy Services  ·  Rural & Urban Development 
·  Community Development  ·  Relationship Problems 
·  Elderly Care  ·  School Social Work 
·  Environment  ·  Social Research & Program
·  Family Welfare and Planning  Evaluation Service 
·  Human Resource Management  ·  Social Work Administration &
·  Industrial Development  Policy 
·  Medical Social Work  ·  Social Work Education &
·  Mental Health  Research 
·  Mental Retardation  ·  Social development 
·  Management of Social Services ·  Working with People with
Disabilities 
·  Youth Work etc.
• Designations enjoyed
by Social Work
Professionals in
different
employment sectors
 Governmental Sector
·  Lecturer/Professor 
·  Director 
·  Research Officer/Researcher 
·  Welfare/Development Officer (like
Child/Youth/Women/Labour etc.) 
·  Community Development Officer 
·  Jail Probationary/Welfare Officer
·  Urban Planners etc.
 Non-Governmental Sector 
·  Project Director  ·  Fund Raiser 
·  Program Director  ·  Social Worker 
·  Program Officer  ·  Supervisor 
·  Program Coordinator  ·  Resource Mobiliser 
·  Assistant Coordinator  ·  Training Coordinator 
·  Program Assistant  ·  Development Professional 
·  Project Officer  ·  Consultant 
·  Community Mobilizer   ·  Probation Officer 
·  Program Manager  ·  Psychiatric Social Worker 
·  Block/District/State/Zonal/Regional ·  School Social Worker 
Coordinator  ·  Sociologist 
·  Counselor  ·  Vocational Rehabilitation 
·  Social Scientist  ·  Counselor etc. 
·  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 
·  Research Officer/Researcher 
·  MIS Coordinator 
·  Area Manager 
 Industry
·  Manager 
   (HR/Personnel/Welfare etc.) 
·  Executive Trainee 
·  Labor Welfare Officer 
·  Personnel Officer etc. 
 Corporate Sector
·  Manager 
·  Executive Trainee 
·  Community Development Officer 
·  Social Development Officer 
·  Rural Development Officer 
·  Social Welfare Officer etc.
Skills Required for a Professional Social
Worker
·  Preparing Project Proposal 
·  Preparing Management Information System (MIS) 
·  Preparing Project Implementation Plan (PIP) 
·  Managing and coordinating project at
district/state/national level 
·  Program monitoring & evaluation
·  Report writing and presentation 
·  Preparation of monthly plan and budget 
·  Coordinating and liasioning with district and state
administration, other stake holder and partner
organizations 
Cont……
·  Organizing training, workshops, seminars etc. 
·  Developing Information Education Communication (I.E.C)
materials 
·  Documentation and case studies 
·  Team management 
·  Facilitation and people mobilization 
·  Doing long-hour field work and extensive travelling 
·  Managing and coordinating projects at state and district
level 
·  Positive work attitude 
·  Integrity and honesty 
·  Doing long-hour field work in adverse situation 
·  Have interpersonal communication skills 
·  Have proficiency on the computer 
·  Knowledge of community resources etc.