Social Worker

Social workers work with people and families to support them through difficult times and ensure that vulnerable people, including children and adults are safeguarded from harm. Their role is to provide support and help in order to improve outcomes in people's lives.They maintain professional relationships with people, acting as guides and advocates. They sometimes need to use their professional judgment to make tough decisions that might not always be well received by those they are trying to help.There are no fixed national salary scales but a newly qualified social worker should expect to earn $22,000 per annum. With further responsibilities and experience, this can rise to around $40,000. Social work is a graduate profession and you will need either an honours or a postgraduate degree in social work. The degree will need to be approved by one of the four regulators.