High School Loose Unit Has Become A Terrific Social Worker

PETE CLARK | Melbourne | CONTACT

A local man who completely went off the rails a bit in high school has prevailed as an exceptional social worker.

Hamish Smith (27) who was suspended once for ripping a few cones in the toilet at school, has managed to find a great career and in turn help others do the same.

A rehabilitated man who thrives in the world of social work operating under a very simple philosophy; don’t do what I did. 

Having realised that his gap year was turning into a gap decade, Smith decided to enrol in the local South Betoota Polytechnic community services course. 

And as fate would have it, he crushed the course. 

After graduating he began schooling the youth about the harmful side effects of crunching cones behind the school library every arvo.

“I can speak their language, I’m not sure if I’m getting through to all of them but they definitely like me more than the squares with legal backgrounds who try to ‘bro down’ with them.

"I just want them to see that  there’s more to life than getting absolutely obliterated with your mates all the time when you're 17."

"I want them to know that doing doughies in the Coles carpark at 3 in the morning is sick but it has an expiry date.”

More to come.