A wide scope of employment possibilities is available for professional social workers and human service practitioners and employment prospects for graduates are excellent. Social workers are employed in a range of contexts including hospitals and community health centres, disability and mental health services and correctional facilities, Indigenous and cross cultural services, education settings, community-based welfare agencies, community development areas, policy work and private practice. 

Social workers are involved in a diverse range of activities including counselling, child and family work, needs assessment, community development, group work, policy development and implementation, research, management and administration.