Gabbi

Hello everyone.
My name is Gabriella and I am currently in the process of educating myself to a social worker. I would like when I'm done in 2 years work in the U.S. as a social worker. My question to you is how do I apply for a job as a social worker and what is necessary for me to know before. I expect that I would like to work for 1 - 1 ½ years.

Kind Regards Gabriella

Gabbi

btw i'm from Denmark

AmerLisa

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=753211

Gabbi

thanks!

But i was more thinking about which pages i could search on etc.

AmerLisa

Maybe start here:

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Pulask...ork_in_the_USA

SanDiegogirl

You are very unlikely to get a County/City authority to sponsor (pay for a work visa) for a newly qualified Social worker when the county/cities are laying off workers at the moment due to the economic downturn.

Even if the economy changes I don't think that Social worker qualifies for a work visa option.

You could try Googling Social Worker US to see if any relevant pages comes up.

Bob

If you're a US citizen, then whatever state certification the state you want to live in has.

If you're not a US citizen or LPR already, then you've got no chance.

Gabbi

Thanks for your answers, i appreciate .

Even though some af you says that I dont have a change, i'll try anyway. If it does not succeed, then i'll try Great Britain

Guindalf

You really have no chance.

But...I'm curious as to why you'd want to work somewhere that you appear to have difficulty speaking (or writing) the language? Potential employers (even if the visa requirements COULD be met, which is virtually impossible) would be far more likely to consider a candidate that could easily communicate with, especially in social work!

BTJ

That seems a little uncalled for. Her writing is vastly superior to the British native "I wanna moov to Flo-Rida becoz diznee world was amaaaaazzzzing!!1!!" crowd.

fatbrit

Finding a job as a social worker is not particularly difficult if you are authorized to work in the US. However, it's highly unlikely that your skills as a social worker would in themselves provide a path to live and work in the US.

Nutmegger

Look at it this way, Gabriella: it would cost an employer thousands of dollars to sponsor you for a visa to work in the United States (if indeed you met the qualifications for a visa), at a time when there are many people out of work that can be hired tomorrow at no additional expense. Why would an employer spend all that money to bring in someone who has only just finished college, has no experience of the local conditions and problems, and only wants to stay around for a year to a year and a half? Social workers are usually employees of local authorities that work to strict budgets and which could not justify the unnecessary expenditure.

However, as you still have a couple of years as a student, perhaps you could look into a program that would bring you to the US for the summer to gain work experience. I'm not up on the various plans, but I believe BUNAC may be one.

Lion in Winter

Hell, her English is better than half the people on this forum who form plurals with an apostrophe and don't know the difference between "your" and "you're".

Octang Frye

Well said.

Guindalf

I agree - and didn't mean to sound like I was berating the OP.

All I was attempting to do was highlight another of the difficulties that may be faced if this was to be continued.