JOB OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO HOME MANAGEMENT AND CHILD

CARE

Possible Job Opportunities

1. Teacher in nursery, kindergarten, or day-care center

2. Social worker in both government and non-government organizations

3. Extension worker for community organizations

4. Research for private foundations interested in child care and family living

5. Radio, television, and print media staff for family and children's programs

6. Youth group counselor in youth organizations such as 4-H Club, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts

7. Purchasing agent for business and industries specializing in children's clothes and food

8. Private baby-sitter or housekeeper for private family

9. Nursing aide in hospitals and health centers

Factors That Contribute to a Successful Working Relationship

 Understanding people or human nature will result in a healthy respect for others and an
appreciation of their worth.

 If he/she is understanding, cooperative, and helpful, he/she contributes to group morale; if

he/she is irritable, complaining, and obstructive, he/she destroys it.

 When a worker realizes that he/she is useful and important to the efficient functioning of the
enterprise, his/her sense of responsibility and pride in the organization are developed.

Personal Qualities Related to Job Requirements

*Education and training - mean a course or degree in home economics, with the home and
family as a major specialization.
In addition to education and training, there are personal attributes which
are specially important: pleasing appearance, good grooming, excellent
health and physical fitness, courtesy, neatness, honesty and dependability,
wholesome life-style.
*Personal qualifications
*Job skills - may be observed in the manner in which the worker does his/her job. It
is the knowledge of the methods, procedures, and techniques needed in the
performance of a particular activity.
Mechanics in Applying for a Job

1. The application form - The application form usually contains biography data that will provide the
employer with all the facts necessary for him/her to determine the fitness of the application for the job.

2. The interview - The interview is the first is the first contact of the worker with the
employer. The purpose of the interview is twofold-it helps to determine the fitness
of the applicant for the job, and it also provides information that helps the applicant
determine his/her interest in the position.

3. The tests - Written tests are oftentimes given to applicants to determine their
intellectual capacity and interests.

4. The physical examination - A health examination is required of all workers in any

enterprise, because fitness in an applicant is highly important.

5. The employment record - The record of appointment is made after an agreement

on employment terms has been reached.

H.IBRAHIM, SAHRANIA A. /BEED-III

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