Hmm. So the blog is now gone. That sucks, I enjoyed being able to look inside your head. I don’t know why you got rid of it, because I noticed you still have your other ones there. Whatever. I am so tired. Drinking energy drinks at 9 o clock is not the brightest idea. But thanks for talking to me and keeping me company. It would have been nicer if you were in bed with me, my room was so cold… and guys always are so warm. But seriously though my life in is mortal fucking peril. Child and youth workers do not get rich. I have never wanted to be rich. But I do want a nice house, and a truck. Plus children. And just looking at 25 year mortgages on the salary I could be making in the early years, it is making my head hurt. There is no way I could afford it.
LEVEL 1 Probationary Youth Worker
EARNINGS $25,000 to $30,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • Diploma or degree in child and youth care, social work, or psychology
• Some experience working with children or teenagers, whether part-time or volunteer
RESPONSIBILITIES Working directly with young people; doing paperwork such as keeping records and organizing referrals to other social programs.
LEVEL 2 Youth Worker
EARNINGS $25,000 to $45,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • At least 1 year of experience
RESPONSIBILITIES Taking on more difficult counselling and treatment cases; doing more administrative work.
LEVEL 3 Program Manager
EARNINGS $40,000 to $55,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work or a related field, such as psychology, sociology, or criminology
• Further administrative training
RESPONSIBILITIES Working with youth; supervising staff; overseeing programs; possibly writing applications for funding grants.
LEVEL 4 Executive Director
EARNINGS $50,000 to $65,000 a year
REQUIREMENTS • Several years as a program manager
RESPONSIBILITIES Supervising the program manager; doing administrative work; establishing program goals and policies.
See, now I have my education planned out. I am going to take a diploma course at Mount Royal, (Child and Youth Care Counsellor.) And that is a two-year course. And then since my school counselor told me that U-Vic had a really good program there. So then I can get my Undergraduate Degree in four years there. And maybe get a job at a hospital or something. And then depending on how that goes I can go back for either my Masters (1 – 3 years to complete) or my PhD (4 - 6 years to complete). But really I have no idea.
Like I suppose that if I got married then there would be more money to pay bills and such, and I wouldnt do my schooling all at once. I would get my bachelors degree then go to work for ten years then go back for more schooling. But yeah, I have a major headache so I am going to stop thinking of this for a while.
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