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This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.

Social

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

Qualified Social Care Workers typically work in a supportive role with people of all ages across communities, in both day services and in residential care. Typically, Social Care Workers, Social Workers and other caring professionals work together in interdisciplinary teams across a wide variety of services, and with a wide variety of service users such as children and adults who have intellectual or physical disabilities, children and adolescents in residential care, people who experience homelessness, people with addiction problems, recent immigrants, families in the community experiencing challenges and older people with care needs.