Social Service Worker Loyalist College
About this Program
Level: Diploma in Social Service Worker
Discpline: Social Work
Length: 4 semesters
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Port Hope Campus
Program Description
Social Service Workers help individuals and families deal with broad and complex issues such as poverty, access to needed social supports, reduction of oppression and social prejudice, educational challenges, mental health, addictions, abuse, illness and loss. This program will prepare you for the rewards and challenges of supporting people as they change and grow. Social Service Workers work with adults, seniors, children, families and youth in need of support. Prepare for a variety of job opportunities: Case workers. Social service positions with municipal, provincial and federal governments. Front-line workers in group homes, employment offices, corrections, residential treatment programs, community agencies, business and industry.
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Study and Work in Canada
Full-time undergraduate and post-graduate international students can work anywhere on or off campus without a work permit. The rules around the number of hours a student will be allowed to work may vary based on the country the student chooses to study in. International students are typically able to work up to 20 hours a week.