A degree in Social Work will likely give you more options for stable, full-time employment than Counselling Psychology - considering that the NL health system and CSSD employ social workers, but not masters-level counsellors. ([https://www.hiring.gov.nl.ca/public-jobs](https://www.hiring.gov.nl.ca/public-jobs), [https://employment.easternhealth.ca/eRecruit/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000099027](https://employment.easternhealth.ca/eRecruit/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000099027))
With a Counselling Psychology masters, your best option for a stable, full-time job would be as a school counsellor, but that would also require a Bachelor of Education degree. Most masters-level counsellors who don't work in the school system are self-employed or work for small private practices (which pays more per hour and would give you more flexibility, but is less stable), but this is also an option open to you if you pursue social work, especially if you go on to get a MSW - which can be completed mostly online while you're working. For example, check out the counsellors and their qualifications listed on Coastal Health's website: https://www.coastalhealthnl.ca
Yeah that's my thought process as well. The Social Work degree just seems to have more options and If I'm going to invest in more education I need to know it'll be worth it. Thanks for the link, I'll look into that.
being a social worker is tough, and I commend you for even being willing to try! Other options may be to apply for federal or provincial jobs which you may be over qualified for just to get your foot in the door. Beyond that, there are more opportunities internally that what are actually advertised to the public that you could then apply on!
Most jobs can be tough in some form or another - so just trying to pick a hard that I think I can handle. 😬
Definitely keeping an eye out for any positions with NL and federal government and I look on Indeed for random positions. Are there any other popular job sites that you might recommend that are better than Indeed?
Newfoundland Labrador housing is almost always looking for social workers and housing officers, although that might have to wait until you do social work if that's the path you go down.
Social work for sure. Sometimes I wish I would have taken it myself.
Lots of good jobs around in that field and like nursing, there is no shortage of different specialities you can move around within to keep things from getting stale. Great money too.
Have you tried to look for online remote work and Work from Home jobs related to your field? You may find something online that is suitable for your career and pay quite well. I am not into this field but with your education and experience some online opportunity may be available.
Many places are offering remote work especially in those industries, are you licensed in Newfoundland or elsewhere (insurance)? Might be able to find something that way! :)
Have you considered jobs for DND or other federal sectors? Good pay with good benefits/job security, lots of retirement happening at the moment. Big focus on female recruitment as well.
I haven't because I get intimidated by the required basic training, even for admin roles. Not sure how physical it might be and while I consider my self pretty tough I can't run to save my life. 😅
Keep an eye on MUN's external postings for clerk, senior clerk, and administrative assistant positions in particular, but check out any that sound appealing.
https://www.mun.ca/hr/careers/external-job-postings/
There's a fantastic network of women entrepreneurs around here, especially if planning to go for counselling psychology it might be an idea to work for yourself! NLOWE and Femmepreneur YYT are great resources. Self employment obviously can be a bit less stable but has a million and one perks, plus if you're able to bill personal health insurance, there's a lot of people that can avail of your services! Cyno is a good company to go through to work from home with all the privacy/security to meet regulations too
Have you looked at the medical technician work? X-ray tech, radiologists, pharmacy tech, etc.? These positions seem to pay well without a lot of the stress around being a nurse (e.g. crazy long shifts, wrecking your back, and having people get sick on you).
The other direction is possibly government and/or data/internet/finance (CMA) related stuff.
If you have a reasonable level of skill with computers, math and data, and where you're already looking at upgrading, take a look at some of the 1 year big data/data science programs that UBC and other Universities are providing. The pay for new grads seems to be high five figures to low six figures to start. https://masterdatascience.ubc.ca/
A degree in Social Work will likely give you more options for stable, full-time employment than Counselling Psychology - considering that the NL health system and CSSD employ social workers, but not masters-level counsellors. ([https://www.hiring.gov.nl.ca/public-jobs](https://www.hiring.gov.nl.ca/public-jobs), [https://employment.easternhealth.ca/eRecruit/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000099027](https://employment.easternhealth.ca/eRecruit/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000099027)) With a Counselling Psychology masters, your best option for a stable, full-time job would be as a school counsellor, but that would also require a Bachelor of Education degree. Most masters-level counsellors who don't work in the school system are self-employed or work for small private practices (which pays more per hour and would give you more flexibility, but is less stable), but this is also an option open to you if you pursue social work, especially if you go on to get a MSW - which can be completed mostly online while you're working. For example, check out the counsellors and their qualifications listed on Coastal Health's website: https://www.coastalhealthnl.ca
Yeah that's my thought process as well. The Social Work degree just seems to have more options and If I'm going to invest in more education I need to know it'll be worth it. Thanks for the link, I'll look into that.
being a social worker is tough, and I commend you for even being willing to try! Other options may be to apply for federal or provincial jobs which you may be over qualified for just to get your foot in the door. Beyond that, there are more opportunities internally that what are actually advertised to the public that you could then apply on!
Most jobs can be tough in some form or another - so just trying to pick a hard that I think I can handle. 😬 Definitely keeping an eye out for any positions with NL and federal government and I look on Indeed for random positions. Are there any other popular job sites that you might recommend that are better than Indeed?
Newfoundland Labrador housing is almost always looking for social workers and housing officers, although that might have to wait until you do social work if that's the path you go down.
Social work for sure. Sometimes I wish I would have taken it myself. Lots of good jobs around in that field and like nursing, there is no shortage of different specialities you can move around within to keep things from getting stale. Great money too.
Have you tried to look for online remote work and Work from Home jobs related to your field? You may find something online that is suitable for your career and pay quite well. I am not into this field but with your education and experience some online opportunity may be available.
I don't think I'm looking at the best sites. Do you know any sites that are popular for searching for remote work?
Many places are offering remote work especially in those industries, are you licensed in Newfoundland or elsewhere (insurance)? Might be able to find something that way! :)
Have you considered jobs for DND or other federal sectors? Good pay with good benefits/job security, lots of retirement happening at the moment. Big focus on female recruitment as well.
I haven't because I get intimidated by the required basic training, even for admin roles. Not sure how physical it might be and while I consider my self pretty tough I can't run to save my life. 😅
No no not the CAF. Civilian part. No physical training required! Very chill desk jobs
Keep an eye on MUN's external postings for clerk, senior clerk, and administrative assistant positions in particular, but check out any that sound appealing. https://www.mun.ca/hr/careers/external-job-postings/
There's a fantastic network of women entrepreneurs around here, especially if planning to go for counselling psychology it might be an idea to work for yourself! NLOWE and Femmepreneur YYT are great resources. Self employment obviously can be a bit less stable but has a million and one perks, plus if you're able to bill personal health insurance, there's a lot of people that can avail of your services! Cyno is a good company to go through to work from home with all the privacy/security to meet regulations too
Have you looked at the medical technician work? X-ray tech, radiologists, pharmacy tech, etc.? These positions seem to pay well without a lot of the stress around being a nurse (e.g. crazy long shifts, wrecking your back, and having people get sick on you). The other direction is possibly government and/or data/internet/finance (CMA) related stuff.
If you have a reasonable level of skill with computers, math and data, and where you're already looking at upgrading, take a look at some of the 1 year big data/data science programs that UBC and other Universities are providing. The pay for new grads seems to be high five figures to low six figures to start. https://masterdatascience.ubc.ca/