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Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
What a child, family, and school social worker does
Become a child, family, and school social worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good child, family, and school social worker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $30 per hour with an average salary of $62,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $35 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $48,400 and $72,700 per year.
Child, Family, And School Social Worker job outlook
- There are 8,836 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,139 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.