1. LE3-C4S2T1pg67-70 Community Service Careers

2. Purpose This lesson is about community service career opportunities.

3. 1. Define community service. 2. Identify community service occupations. 3. Relate community service occupations to their own career goals.

4. CPS Key Word Questions (1-3)

5. __________ - your job or profession. ________ - the ability to learn a particular kind of work or activity quickly and do it well. ___________ - the process of creating towns in country areas.  Occupation  Aptitude  Urbanization

6. CPS Lesson Questions (1-2)

7. Which of the following jobs interest you most? A.Doctor / Nurse B.Plumber / Electrician C.Fire fighter / Police officer D.Teacher / Librarian E.None of these jobs interest me.

8. True or False: Community service occupations offer a narrow field of career opportunities. A.True B.False

9. Think about careers that are based on community service. List 2-3 that you already know of. (Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question)

10. Community service occupations offer a broad field of career opportunities.

11.  Community service is: The business or activity of providing the public with essential goods or services such as electric power.  Some community service occupations may require state licensure or certification, while others may require a college degree or on-the-job training.

12. CPS Lesson Question (3)

13. Some community service occupations may require ________. A.A college degree B.Letters of recommendation C.A state licensure D.Both A and C are correct.

14.  Although you may believe that discovering your aptitudes for certain jobs or careers may seem like a difficult task, it can actually be easier than identifying careers that interest you.  Your guidance counselor (career counselor, occupational specialist) has career tests that can match your skills, abilities, and interests with specific job titles.

15.  Jobs can be both the individual pieces of a career or random, isolated events in a person’s work history.  Careers are formed over time.  One job does not make a career, several jobs do.

16.  With the rapid growth in population over the past few years and the resulting growth of urbanization, many communities have had to expand their services to support this growth.  The _________ and ______ fields have felt the biggest push.  Understanding and using technology is a key element in qualifying and functioning in today’s job market. computerhealth

17. CPS Lesson Question (4)

18. How are careers formed? A.Over time B.By having only one job C.By going to college D.By attending on-the-job training

19. List the 2-3 most important things you learned in this lesson. Why are they important to you? (Use CPS “Pick a Student” for this question)

21. Images in this lesson were taken from:  Microsoft © Clip Art Gallery  Marine Corps Combat Camera  MCJROTC Student Text