Health Warriors Network

• Related School Subjects Community Health; Language Arts; Legal Studies; and Social Studies
• Field of Study Social Sciences, Law and Religious Studies; and Social, Community and Protective Services
• Duties
• Working Conditions

  Child and youth care workers may be required to work shifts (days, evenings and sometimes nights, seven days a week). The work can be physically and mentally demanding, and may require physically restraining young people.

• Personal
• Education
• Advancement
• Salary

  According to the 2009 Alberta Wage and Salary Survey, Albertans in the Community and Social Service Workers group earned from $10.88 to $34.37 an hour. The average wage was $18.91 an hour.

  For more detailed information, see WAGEinfo.

  For information about current collective agreements in the public and not-for-profit sectors, see the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website.

• Other Sources

  Post-secondary institution calendars and websites (see Educational Requirements above)

  EDinfo website: www.alis.alberta.ca/edinfo

  Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta (CYCAA) website: www.cycaa.com

  Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website: www.hsaa.ca

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