2000 people in Ji'nan sign up for social work examination, but their professional recognition needs to be improved.
13 days, reporters from the 2016 national social workers professional level examination qualification examination site (Ji'nan Division) learned that this year, nearly 2000 people in Ji'nan registered for social workers examination, community committee workers for the main force. According to Su Fusheng, President of the Ji'nan social industry association, 2967 people in Ji'nan have obtained social work certificates, but only 300 professional social workers are engaged in professional social work, and the professional recognition of social workers needs to be improved.
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residence committee staff accounted for more than half of the total number of candidates
according to the Ji'nan social workers association staff Chen Ying, this year, the Ji'nan social workers examination personnel basically covered a large number of industries, but still with civil affairs system, street office, residence committee staff for The main force.
"for several years, the staff of the neighborhood committees poured into the examination room, accounting for more than half of the total number of candidates." Chen Ying said that as the grassroots work in the community is becoming more and more important, the government requires the residents to have professional knowledge of social work, so the social work certificate becomes their compulsory project. On the morning of 13, the reporter came to the Ji'nan Social Work Association's registration site, which was located in Huaiyin District, No. six road 394. Most of the applicants were women, mostly middle-aged people.
"young are all students, older, mostly Street workers, neighborhood committees staff." According to Chen Ying's rough statistics, the heat of social work examination in 2016 is not reduced, and the number of applicants is nearly two thousand. "The qualification examination stage has not ended, the number of specific numbers can not be counted, but the trend of the examination is increased every year."
Ms. Wang, 36 years old, worked in a neighborhood committee for seven years in Lixia District. This year, the second time she signed up for the social work examination, "the work of the neighborhood committee is getting higher and higher and requires a lot of knowledge of social work." Ms. Wang said that two of her neighborhood committees had passed the junior social work examination. "I can't lag behind, so I signed up."
besides, many candidates come to register with the attitude of "pass the test". This is what Gao Yang, the three student of Shan Normal University, is, "though not necessarily doing this job, it will help to find a job later."
most of the applicants are women, and social workers quit
as for the reasons for community grassroots workers to be keen on social work tests. Chen Ying said that in addition to social workers' professional knowledge can help the committee staff to solve practical work problems, holding certificates can also increase personal income. It is understood that after the Ji'nan municipal neighborhood committee member, deputy director and director of the (Assistant) social worker, wage subsidies will be slightly improved. "The junior social worker card can get 10% of the wage subsidy, and the intermediate social worker certificate can get 20%. In addition, participation in the election of the neighborhood committee must have a social work permit."
for college graduates who want to enter the work of the neighborhood committee, the certificate of a (Assistant) social worker will be added to the certificate of the residence committee staff qualification.
according to the statistics of Ji'nan social workers association, Ji'nan has 2967 professional qualification certificates for national social workers. Among them, there are more than 1200 people at the grass-roots level of the street office and the neighborhood committee, with the highest proportion; the full-time social workers engaged in professional social work are only 300; the rest are college students and other people.
there are more people who have social work permits, but few social workers. Su Fusheng, President of the Ji'nan social workers association, said the wage level of social workers is the main reason for the above situation. According to its introduction, the wage level of social workers in Ji'nan is generally not high. As an example, the social workers' wages in Ji'nan will vary according to the educational level, but they are not more than 3000 yuan per month. "The social workers in other institutions are similar, and the difference is not great."
in addition, reporters found at the scene: candidates for qualification examination are mostly women, few men. According to the statistics of Ji'nan social workers association, women account for about 80% of full-time social workers in Ji'nan.
"social worker sex ratio imbalance, on the one hand is because women are more suitable for social work, another important reason is the low wages of social workers." Su Fusheng said that the average wage level of Ji'nan social workers was 3000 yuan, leaving many male social workers to leave. "Men need a lot of social responsibilities in society, so low wages make them have to find another job."
people do not understand the misunderstanding of social workers
"at present, community building and community work in Ji'nan need a large number of professional social workers." Ji'nan Municipal Bureau of civil affairs responsible person, since 2011, Ji'nan has actively promoted the government to invest in the purchase of professional social service work, there are 12 private social work services, social workers have more than 30 volunteers, the whole city volunteers have reached more than 20 million, to achieve more than 170 volunteer service docking project.
Su Fusheng said that the social workers in Ji'nan are divided into two types: Post social worker and project social worker. The so-called post social workers are the social workers who have been sent to the relevant government departments to carry out work after the recruitment of social workers. The function of the social workers is to supplement the shortcomings of the original government departments. Social workers in the project are corresponding to the social workers in the post. When the government soliciting solutions to a certain social problem, different social organizations will compete on the basis of their own design projects. Finally, the most problem-solving projects will be supported by the government's funds and policy. "Compared with post social workers, project social workers are able to bring their goals into full play and make better use of their professional knowledge." Su Fusheng said that the development trend of social workers in Ji'nan will also be changed from post social workers to project social workers.
there are only 300 full-time social workers in about 7000000 large cities. Zhang Hongying, a sociology professor at Shandong University, said that although the government attaches importance to social work, social work recognition is still low. Many citizens still wonder if social workers are volunteers. Is it a love? " In response to this misunderstanding, Ma Zhengrong, the social worker of the Ji'nan Society for social workers, has explained many times, and the social work is to provide professional services by using the professional knowledge of the workers. The biggest difference between it and volunteers and volunteers is that social workers need not only love but also professional knowledge.
"in 2009, the government invested 150 thousand in the purchase of social work projects. In recent years, it has invested tens of millions of yuan, which has increased by tens of times." Su Fusheng said that social workers in Ji'nan are developing rapidly, covering the elderly, youth projects, community correction and medical social workers. "The next step is to make great efforts to improve our treatment and enhance the awareness and identity of social workers."