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While many struggle finding their calling, Greenville\u2019s Devon Sharpe has wanted to become a social worker since he was an eighth-grader. Sharpe, a former Pitt Community College University Transfer student, achieved his goal after earning a bachelor\u2019s degree from East Carolina University in 2019. For him, social work is a means of earning income and paying it forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to become a school social worker (because of one) who helped me and my family when I was in grade school,\u201d he explains. Though Sharpe didn\u2019t earn a degree from Pitt, he completed the 24 transfer credits he needed. \u201cGoing to (PCC) allowed me to get the basic classes out the way,\u201d he says. \u201c\u2026 I was able to take core classes needed to enter the social work program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"As a school social worker\/attendance specialist at E.B. Aycock and C.M. Eppes middle schools, Sharpe is colleagues with some of the same people who helped him as a student. He says social work \u201cdoesn\u2019t feel like a job but a fun hobby.\u201d Sharpe\u2019s duties include discussing and resolving student attendance issues with parents, conducting home visits, and checking on students with behavioral issues. He also ensures students have personal hygiene items they need and documents each day\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n

Success in social work, Sharpe says, requires understanding, concern for others, self-confidence, and a calm nature. He says \u201ctaking things too personally\u201d is one of the job\u2019s biggest challenges. Nearly four years into his career, Sharpe says he\u2019s discovered something about social work he learned as an eighth-grader: \u201cA kind gesture can change a person\u2019s life forever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While many struggle finding their calling, Greenville\u2019s Devon Sharpe has wanted to become a social worker since he was an eighth-grader. Sharpe, a former Pitt Community College University Transfer student, achieved his goal after earning a bachelor\u2019s degree from East Carolina University in 2019. 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