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Social workers are found in a number of organizations: government facilities, schools, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, private clinics, and mental health institutions. They fulfill a variety of roles, like counselors, advocates, and case managers. Here we present a list of resources for anyone looking to learn more about the field of social work. Whether you're a recent graduate reviewing your options, a seasoned social worker looking for a new job, or a mid-career professional interested in pursuing an international career in social work, this list has the links for you. Ask us a question any time on Facebook.

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Job Boards

  • American's Career InfoNet: This job resource contains an extensive listing for community and social services jobs, ranging from child, family, and school social workers, to mental health social workers, to health educators and counselors. The site allows you to search by state once you have chosen a category of work.
  • Human Services Career Network: This site provides resources for human service, social service, social work, mental health, and non-profit job seekers. Search for jobs or post your resume.
  • iHireSocialServices: Part of the iHire family, users of this site benefit from free resume blasts, email updates, and customer support via telephone. Members must register to look through the job database.
  • Indeed.com: Indeed is one of the largest job databases on the internet. At the time of research, there were over 18,000 jobs in the social work field. They are sortable by salary range, job title, location, and company.
  • National Association of Christian Social Workers (NACSW) JobNet Career Center: This site contains an advanced job search as well as a resume posting service. The jobs tend to be geared towards Christians in social work.
  • National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Job Link: This is a free job search service provided by the National Association of Social Workers. The advanced search engine allows jobseekers to pick between academic/research, executive, or mental health/social services jobs. In addition, you can choose your desired job level, type of job (full time, contract, etc.), and location, as well as identify any social work certifications you have.
  • SocialService.com: This job site boasts that it contains only “new, current” postings United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom that are never over 45 days old. In addition to its job search and resume posting service, this site offers a helpful (and free) “Job Agent,” which emails you job alerts that match your personalized criteria.
  • SocialServiceNetwork.com: The Social Service Network is a resource for social work job seekers that contains an extensive listing of jobs, internships, and volunteer positions. The site allows you to search by state, company, or type of job or opportunity. They also offer advice on interviews, cover letters, and resumes.
  • Social Work Job Bank: This is the New Social Worker magazine's job board. Job seekers can receive job alerts via email, post their resume anonymously, and look through the latest jobs around the country.
  • University of Houston: This social work job board contains job openings across the country in a range of social work disciplines. Each posting contains detailed information, including the necessary qualifications, salary, and all contact information for the employer.
  • USAJOBS: USAJOBS is a resource for those who are interested in working in the federal government. The social worker job title is selected, though multiple categories of social science, psychology, and welfare positions can be searched as well.
  • The Voice of Clinical Social Work: This social work-specific site contains a job board for new employment opportunities in the field of clinical social work. Users can post an anonymous resume, view current jobs, and create a personal job alert.

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Social Work Abroad

  • A Student's Guide to Planning a Career in International Social Work - University of Pennsylvania: This manual walks the social work student step by step through the process of obtaining a successful overseas career in social work. It is broken down into four parts: self-assessment, background research, bridging experience or skill gaps, and finding a position.
  • Community Care Jobs: Social work jobs in the United Kingdom are posted here. You can search for jobs by company or read advice regarding a work/life balance and getting hired. 
  • Seek: Using Seek, you can find social work jobs in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It sorts by salary range, location, and job type are available.
  • Social Work Job Resources - International Federation of Social Workers: Here you will find a list of resources for social work jobs in a number of countries, mostly in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. There is also a list of international social work organizations that could help place a social worker overseas as well.
  • WowJobs: Over 800 jobs in social work are available in Canada. Results can be further filtered by location and employer.

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