Work Story

I have a pretty limited work story. I have ,as much as is possible, tried to limit working when I am in school. My first job was in the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school. I was a lifeguard at the school I attended for the summer sports camps. I was so excited because I made $9.50 an hour. I worked at that job for two summers. I also had smaller jobs like babysitting and tutoring which I did for family friends or neighbors. I then began my current job during the Spring semester of my freshman year in college. The job I have now is teaching swimming lessons. I had to train 20-30 hours for the job ,but I've found it well worth it. This has been the best work experience so far. I wanted a job that would put me out of my comfort zone. Normally I had been a pretty shy person but my job requires that I be talking constantly, giving instruction, and reporting back to parents on their child's daily progress. One other work experience I have had was as a volunteer at Boys and Girls club. There I helped kids with homework or just hung out and played games with them.
My experience made me feel like I would like to work with kids in my career. I have decided to work in child welfare, more specifically, I would really like to work , as a social worker, in adoptions and foster care. Lastly I think that there is no classroom equivalent to getting into a real workplace and learning how to deal with people and organize your time and still work to the best of your ability.