Throw some career advice at me, would ya?

[krispos42]

It's not for me, it's for my girlfriend. I'm still unemployed but I have an interview on Friday in my field.

She's a case manager with a bachelor's degree in social work. She likes what she does (helping people, particularly the mentally ill) but the pay is crap... less than $16/hr.

So what sort of jobs are out there where having a BSW would be an asset, and pay more (hopefully lots more) than $16/hr?

She wants to start looking, so if you have job titles or whatever that she can use for searching, that would be spectacular.

Thanks in advance!

[Chan790]

1. No titles, but...

look here and here:

http://careers.ctnonprofits.org/c/search.cfm?site_id=6871

http://www.idealist.org/

I see job ads in both places daily seeking social workers or people with BSW. Is she multilingual or have experience with under-served cultures and communities? Those also appear to be general prerequisites to get hired in that field.

[krispos42]

2. Thanks for the links

I'll email them to her.

She's monolingual, but she worked for DCF for a while, I think. Up in the Naugatuck River Valley; it's sort of a poorer, ex-industrial region that's struggling.

[steve2470]

3. maybe work in a hospital as a social worker/caseworker ?

Hospitals usually pay pretty decently.

[krispos42]

8. Okay, thanks. :-) n/t

[whistler162]

4. Its fries not flies....

Do you want fries with this not do you want flies with this, unless you are working at a fast food joint for frogs.

Seriously, look at state employment once she has experience.

[LiberalEsto]

5. Perhaps Human Resources? nt

[PasadenaTrudy]

6. Get that MSW

That's the ticket.

[krispos42]

7. My mom has one

It has not led to wealth and fame.

It's adequate, as long as you either don't have a family or have a working spouse. In this case, my dad's union job.

Besides, she thinks the tuition required (student loans) to get an MSW would not be worth the extra effort and time to get the degree. My mom agrees with her.

Seems that helping people doesn't pay really well. I was hoping somebody knew a field where people with BSWs were desired, not for counseling, necessarily, but for maybe some kind of sales or management job or whatever. :-/

[PasadenaTrudy]

9. Did she get her license too? n/t

[krispos42]

10. Yup.

I don't think she does badly, but she doesn't want to collect social security just yet; she's afraid of loss of income. My dad's retired and on pension and social security.

She's worried about her parents. They're not doing well, and their care expenses might get out of control. :-/

[Heddi]

11. Case Management either with a hospital or an insurance company

I'm an RN, and recently made the move from working bedside in the ED to doing case management for medicaid/medicare patients. I am working for one of the big insurance co's, but at an independent clinic that helps underserved patients. There's no denying of claims or anything like that.

I needed the change, but it also comes with a great benefit of paying $15,000 a year more than I was making in the ED (and I was making a pretty good salary in the ED).

Case management positions that I applied for were hiring RN's OR SW's OR other people that would have experience in dealing with a variety of people with varying needs.

Check out Aetna, Cigna (the 2 good ones to work for), Blue Cross (I've heard horrible things about working for them) and other insurance co's that may be in your area.

Have her look on indeed.com for Case Management - Utilization Management - Discharge Planning jobs

[krispos42]

12. Awesome.

Thank you; I'll pass it on!

[tabbycat31]

13. Assisted living facility?

Not sure how much they pay, but could be worth a shot.

My friend works at one.