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What is a good Career path for me ?

I am looking for a career path. I am in grade 11 and was going to be a child life specialist but I'd prefer to work in a smaller clinic rather than a huge city hospital as well as not go to school for 6 years lol. I am looking for all the jobs that could be in a small clinical setting that work strictly with children 3 years of school or less. Aside from that just jobs that work with kids maybe not in a clinical setting that are 3 years or less of school. Thanks!!

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Liam’s Answer

Hey Madison! I work in tech now but my first actual job was working in a group home for adults. I learned so much about life, politics, people, working, making friends at work, and what path I should take in life professionally. I did this job with no education or certifications. The next step in this path was CNA. Past that there was nurse, house manager, case manager, and a lot of supporting positions. Some of those positions required a degree but surprisingly a lot of the positions did not.
Your want to help people is going to carry you further than a certification or degree. There are times you will help someone and feel fulfilled with your job decision, there will be times you hate your job. Doing a job like this will quickly answer for you if you are in the right environment or not. In the meantime you are helping someone anyway so its not a loss in the end. I feel like its a great job for someone who wants to help and needs to see what jobs that care for people with needs has to offer.
If you don't like the job, no harm no foul, you figure out your next step in a different field (like I did).
If you like this field, then it's time to level up and get skills/ certificates/ degrees so you can help more people. Getting the paperwork behind you is your force multiplier to helping more people. Use your time in this environment to figure out what you want to do. Find the job that makes the most satisfaction for you and the most impact for people.
Again I did this at age 19, first try, learned everything I needed to there and went a different way. You can make a similar start and really end up helping people with special needs!
Thank you comment icon Thanks for the help. Madison
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Rafael’s Answer

Hi Madison, while my own career went a totally different route through engineering, consulting, and tech, I can tell you that some great options for working with kids in a smaller setting with three years or less of schooling include things like dental hygienist at a pediatric dental office, occupational therapy assistant or physical therapy assistant at a kids' clinic, early childhood educator, or even a behavioral therapist assistant working with children on the autism spectrum. If you're open to non-clinical settings, roles like educational assistant, youth recreation coordinator, or child and youth worker are solid paths that keep you working directly with kids without years and years of school. My biggest advice from my own experience is don't just pick based on the length of schooling, try to volunteer or shadow in a couple of these settings first because finding the right fit matters way more than saving a year in school.
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Suzanne’s Answer

You might want to consider becoming a medical assistant and working in a pediatric office or clinic. Typically, the training is between six months to two years done in a vocational school or community college and leads to a certification or associates degree. Most medical assistant training programs include a practicum or internship piece -- some students do this in a practice setting where they later go on to be hired.

Good luck and feel free to write back with more questions.

Suzanne recommends the following next steps:

Check out how to become a medical assistant in Ontario: https://www.caringsupport.com/blog/how-to-become-a-medical-assistant
More about medical assistant training programs in Canada: https://www.caringsupport.com/blog/best-medical-assistant-programs-canada
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