Sample Social
Services Resume
The chronological resume is the best resume format suited for the
social work field.
This resume focuses strongly on experience and education, two important
requirements for entry into this field.
Note that the social services resume template below begins with a
strong
objective statement which specifies the type of work that
interests the applicant.
A Highlights of Qualifications sections focuses on the
applicant’s strongest skills and abilities.
Margaret Beckington, MSW
2900
Harbor View Rd
Boston,
MA 55555
1-555-555-1212
mbeck@rmail.com
Dedicated
service focused social services worker with a strong commitment to
serving the needs of disadvantaged youth.
Highlights of Qualifications
- Skilled in developing and maintaining
strong community alliances
- Outstanding case management abilities,
efficiently handling a case load up to 80
- Strong combination of experience and
education - more than 20 years and MSW
Professional
Experience
| Horizon
Family Services |
|
Boston,
MA |
| Social
Services Caseworker |
|
2001 to Present |
- Aided individuals and families having
problems concerning family relationships and other aspects of their
social functioning affecting unity of family and welfare of community.
- Counseled clients on problems, such as
unsatisfactory relationships between marriage partners and between
parents and children.
- Counseled clients on problems, such as
unwed parenthood, home management, work adjustment, vocational training
and need for financial assistance.
- Counseled clients on problems, such as
care of the ill, handicapped and aged, care of other family members at
time of physical and / or mental illness.
| Dept of
Children and Family Services |
|
Boston,
MA |
| Social
Services Caseworker |
|
1985 to 2000 |
- Counseled clients on problems, such as
desertion of parent or difficulties encountered in travel or
stabilization in new community.
- Helped clients to use agency's services,
such as homemaker, day care and other community resources.
- Ascertained client eligibility for
financial assistance, determined amount of grant and assumed
responsibility for services rendered.
- Assisted travelers, runaways, migrants,
transients, refugees, repatriated Americans and problem families
drifting from community to community, encountering difficulty in
traveling or needing help toward stabilization.
Education
1987
University of Massachusetts
Master’s Degree - Master of Social Work MS
1985 University of
Massachusetts Bachelor’sDegree
- BA in Psychology
Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers
|
The Highlights of Qualifications section also allows the candidate to
focus on skills that are specifically related to his
objective
of gaining a position in the social services field. This can
be beneficial if you are seeking a position that is very concentrated.
In the social services resume example above, the applicant has also
included a section on professional affiliation... This can provide an
edge in a highly competitive industry.
You are welcome to copy / use this Sample Social Services Resume for
your personal use only.
