Moved to Toronto from the U.S., any advice on landing a sw job?
I moved here because I married a Canadian. I got my PR 2 months ago and I’ve been applying since then, and no luck anywhere, not even one follow up in social work. I’m 24, I have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and 2 years of experience working in autism/ABA. I’ve applied to ABA positions, and I do get callbacks but I’m not too sure I wanna go back into ABA. It’s been tough getting callbacks, some people are telling me it might be because I have no Canadian experience or because of the gap in my resume. It’s been a year since I moved here and since I last worked. Thankfully my immigration process wasn’t too crazy long, a year isn’t so bad I feel. I think I just realized how physically taxing ABA is since I quit my job and moved here. It was tough working so hands on with aggressive physical behaviors. As much as I enjoyed working with kids most of the time, I’d rather work with adults. I’m thinking about going back for a post grad certificate in career development practitioner at George Brown if I can land anything with just my degree and experience. Some people have recommended a mental health and addictions certificate, how is it like working in that speciality? Any advice or feedback is greatly appreciated and super helpful! Thank you for reading
Edit: Sorry I was confused! I’m looking for something similar to the social work field such as case management positions. Sorry for the mix up, I just assumed it was all under the social work title.