Social and community service workers administer and implement a variety of social assistance programs and community services, and assist clients to deal with personal and social problems.

• Completion of a college or university program in social work, child and youth care, psychology or other social science or health-related discipline is usually required.
  
• Previous work experience in a social service environment as a volunteer or in a support capacity may replace formal education requirements for some occupations in this unit group.
  
• Social service workers may be required to be a member of a provincial regulatory body in some provinces.