Job Title / Job Description

Program Assistant

I coordinate volunteers and undergrad interns at the SPARK Center, a pediatric program at Boston Medical Center. I love working with children and I love working with interns who want to go into the field of Social Work, and learning from them.

What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?

There are many specialists in this field - Play, Occupational, Speech, Music Therapists. Child Life specialists, Social Worker

What new technology will be important?

Technology, not so much. Probably a better understanding of children and their needs.

What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?

Early Childhood Ed.

What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?

Early Childhood Ed. with a specific concentration in the field that you are interested in.

When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?

I knew I would be working in this field in some way.