Social Service Worker

9-Month Certificate at Castlegar

Delivered with the following methods: On Campus

Career Potential

Employment opportunities exist in a wide range of settings including private social agencies, schools, and non-profit and government organizations.  Graduates of the Selkirk College Social Service Worker program have found employment as child & youth care workers, community youth workers, adolescent group home workers, transition house workers, geriatric workers, mental health outreach workers & in group homes and hospital social service workers.

Students interested in pursuing a degree in Social Work or Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria can graduate with up to 18 university transfer units (36 credits) [six of those units (12 credits) are “unassigned credit” available to applicants who have completed a recognized paraprofessional program].  Students interested in a BSW degree or a CYC degree in Child and Youth Care should confirm details with the University of Victoria, Vancouver Island University, University of the Fraser Valley or Douglas College.  For a BSW degree students should contact University of Victoria, Thompson Rivers University, University College of the Fraser Valley, and the University of Northern BC.

Note: With increased employer expectations for work readiness, the Human Services Diploma broadens one's scope of employment and income potential.