CAREER OPTIONS
Children and Youth Work Introduction
There are various options available to Children and Youth work graduates including going into employment, taking further study, starting your own business or taking a year out to travel or volunteer. This factsheet will help you look at career and further study ideas. We recommend that you also view the Career Planning Action factsheet as this will help you consider what you would like to do.
Skills & Employability You will have gained many transferable skills during your study and from any work, volunteering or extracurricular activities you have been involved in. Skills include:n Communication – oral and written n ICT skills n Interpersonal n Leadership skills n Planning n Prioritisation and working to deadlines n Presentation n Problem solving n Self-management n Team working When exploring your options you will need to find out about the skills and experience required for the careers you are interested in and consider if you have any gaps and how you can fill them ready for when you graduate. Your employability will be further improved if you undertake work experience and relevant postgraduate qualifications. Skills and Employability Action Points Action points to help you recognise your skills and improve your employability
See the Employability factsheet n Skills Assessment (Go to the ‘Careers and Employability’ pages on the website, select ‘Make yourself Employable’, ‘and ‘Skills Assessment’) n
Career ideas - the following ideas may require further training or qualifications. Related Careers
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Education Manager/Officer Community Development Worker Family Support Worker Outreach Worker Playworker Teacher
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Youth Worker
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Careers Adviser/Personal Adviser Charity Worker Community Education Officer Learning Mentor Project Manager Recruitment Consultant Training & Development Manager