1. 3rd Grade Career Development
HUMAN SERVICES
3rd Grade Career Development

2. HUMAN SERVICES
This year we will be learning about career clusters. A career is a person’s work or job (also known as an occupation). It’s what they do to earn money and most people will work for about 30 years! This is why it’s important to select a career that you are good at and will enjoy doing for a very long time.
A career cluster is the way jobs are organized or grouped together. We group / organize jobs based on the skills needed and our interests.

3. Career Clusters Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Architecture and Construction
Arts, A/V, Technology and Communications
Business, Management and Administration
Education and Training
Energy
Finance
Government and Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality and Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
Manufacturing
Marketing
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Career Clusters

4. A cluster is the way we organize groups of similar items.
How can we group or organize the students in our class?
Clothing color
Favorite color
Gender (male / female)

5. Each cluster of grapes represents a cluster of careers.
For example this cluster is the Human Services Cluster.
Each grape represents a different career in that cluster.
For example, one grape represents a counselor, one grape a childcare worker, and one grape represents a home health aide.

6. What does a career in this cluster look like?
Social workers
Home Care Aides
Psychologist
Personal Trainers
Counselors
Massage Therapists
Preschool Teacher
Bankers
Nannies
Sales Consultants
Religious Leaders
Small Business Owners
Emergency and Relief Workers
Financial Planners
Community Food Service Workers
Real Estate Services
Adult Day Care Workers
Barbers
Event Specialists
Cosmetologists
Insurance Representatives
Nail Technician
Funeral Directors

7. The Human Services career cluster includes jobs that relate to families, human needs, and education. These are jobs for people who like to work with people to help make things better for others.
The key word is HELP. These are occupations that usually help other people.
Handout: Human Services Careers
Social Worker
Clergy
Family Therapist
Rehabilitation Counselor
Educational Counselor
Public Health Social Workers
Childcare Workers
Home Health Aides

8. Read the handout “Occupational Information for Home Health Aide”
Write a brief want ad for a home health aide. Include the skills and qualifications needed for the job.
Do you want a person with experience or would you be willing to hire a person without experience?
Will you provide salary information in your ad?
Will you include all skills and qualifications in the ad or just those that are important to you?
Will you require some type of education? A high school diploma?

9. Remember with training and hard work you can be anything you want
Think about your strengths…
What are you really good at?
What do you enjoy doing?
I Know I Can!!!