Well-educated child and youth care professionals are in high demand, which is why 95% of MacEwan graduates find related employment within six months.
Upon degree completion, graduates are well-suited for both advanced front-line child and youth care practitioners and/or supervisory positions. Students who choose the diploma exit option are fully prepared to move immediately into entry-level, front-line positions in the field.
Career opportunities for child and youth care program graduates include:
- youth worker
- family support worker
- out-of-school care worker
- child/youth care worker/counsellor
- counsellor assistant
- family enhancement worker
- family-school liaison worker
Child and youth care program graduates find employment in a variety of settings such as:
- treatment centres
- group homes
- youth centres
- mental health centres
- family support programs
- community-based programs
- foster care
- schools
