Social Worker - Child, Family, School
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - relate to clients' socioeconomic conditions
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
- Getting Information - collect social or personal information
- Documenting/Recording Information - record client's personal data
- Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
- Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - identify home safety hazards
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Social Worker - Child, Family, School Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Social Worker - Child, Family, School test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
- Social Work Fundamentals
- Writing
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Customer Service Mindset
- Drive
- Integrity
- Resilience
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2020) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $32,300 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $38,350 or less |
| Median: | | $48,430 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $62,080 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $80,290 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2020: | | 335,300 |
| 2030 (projected): | | 377,400 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 36,700 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Customer and Personal Service
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- English Language
- Clerical
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Education and Training
- Law and Government
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Service Orientation
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
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Top Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Speech Clarity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
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| Education Requirements |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 6% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 69% |
| Master's Degree: | | 26% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 11% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 25% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 24% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 32% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 7% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Adolescent Counselor, Adoption Agent, Adoption Coordinator, Adoption Counselor, Adoption Social Worker, Adoption Specialist, Adoption Worker, Case Manager, Case Worker, Casework Supervisor, Caseworker, Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW), Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW), Child Abuse Worker, Child Advocate, Child and Family Services Worker, Child Care Counselor, Child Development Consultant, Child Protection Specialist, Child Protective Services Social Worker (CPS Social Worker), Child Protective Services Specialist, Child Welfare Caseworker, Child Welfare Consultant, Child Welfare Counselor, Child Welfare Social Worker, Child Welfare Specialist, Child Welfare Worker, Children's Counselor, Community Organization Worker, Delinquency Prevention Social Worker, Early Intervention Specialist, Early Interventionist, Family Advocate, Family Caseworker, Family Intervention Specialist, Family Manager, Family Preservation Caseworker, Family Preservation Worker, Family Protection Specialist, Family Resource Coordinator, Family Service Caseworker, Family Service Worker, Family Services Specialist, Family Support Specialist, Family Support Worker, Field Representative, Field Service Representative, Foster Care Social Worker, Foster Care Worker, Group Worker, Juvenile Counselor, Juvenile Officer, Juvenile Specialist, Licensed Social Worker, Parent Educator, Program Support Specialist, Protective Services Social Worker, Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor, School Social Worker, School Therapist, Social Worker, Youth Advocate, Youth Development Specialist, Youth Services Specialist, Youth Specialist
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