Want to be a school social worker? To know and understand this job people need to know what it is. A school social worker is a person who deals with students and families" lives who may have problems. A school social worker is the one who sits down and discusses and helps cope with these peoples problems. Anyone wanting to pursue the career of becoming a school social worker needs to know the requirements, the hours of the day and also the duties, and last but most important the job advancements.
First, to be a school social worker requires certain things as the education, certification, and a little piece of advice, to help to understand the job. To start off with this job, people need to know the education that would be necessary. "The minimum requirement in degrees for most every position as a school social worker is the bachelor's degree"(Elberts-129). If people really wanting to get far in this job than the master's degree is most accepted because the bachelor's degree only prepares students for employment, also a social worker with a bachelor's degree will receive less pay than one with a master's degree(U.S.16). To get the master's degree, "students must complete two or more years of school and must finish a nine hundred hour internship" (U.S16). However, the certification for this job is to get the certified licenses needed. A certified license, "includes a social work degree, specific work experience, and the passing of an examination" (Chronicle-13). " The social workers in federal, state, and local government agencies, need to pass a civil service test before appointment to a position" (U.S-16). Taking these special tests are just little steps to get into the job the person is interested in, everyone who wants a certain position has to do that in order to be placed. Never the less, a piece of advice about this job is, "it sometimes the highest-paid because the job is so stressful" (Baxter-132).
