Please may you help me define the job that I need/want?

[mckenzie]

I would like to be

• outdoors
  
• active
  
• local
  
• part time
  

My background is finance and sales.
I have more recent experience of PA and admin roles and TA work.

I love the outdoors, I struggle being inside all day.
I love animals, children, the elderly.
I'm physically fit and able.
I'm intelligent and mentally alert.

Can you think of the job for me?
TIA

[HowlsMovingBungalow]

Are you rural based?

[mckenzie]

no. I'm on the borders of North London, Hertfordshire and Essex.

[oatmilk4breakfast]

Forest school leader
Landscape gardener
National Trust steward
Tour guide
Green Gym instructor
Management / operations in small stables / farm park
Play coordinator
Gardening therapy leader / community gardener
Lunchtime supervisor at a school

You might need to do volunteer work to get the job experience you want

[oatmilk4breakfast]

I’m sure I could think of some others. Try looking at jobs boards for national trust, the Grow career changers website, environment job that sort of thing?

[mckenzie]

Wow. thank you oatmilk.

Sadly, my gardening skills and experience are zilch although I think it's something that I could grow to love (excuse the pun please).

I'm working my way through the rest of the list now.

[HowlsMovingBungalow]

Cat/dog kennel assistant
Garden centre work

[Hollowvictory]

National Trust take volunteers

[RussellSprout]

Post person?

[mckenzie]

Thank you for the extra replies.
The post person and kennel worker I have already explored but unfortunately nothing is available in my area.
I do plan this weekend to go to a local area of garden centres and see what might be available but at the moment the Green gym idea is at the top of my list. I am going to be speaking to the organiser of a local (well, local-ish) one later today.
Thanks again everybody and please do keep the ideas coming.

[Teaandcrisps]

Outdoor play coordinator
Set up your own business running fitness for older people, nature school for kids
Park rangers
National.trust
Move to a rural location?

[oatmilk4breakfast]

Good luck! Hope it goes well!

[ColeHawlins]

National Trust is a good suggestion. A lot of their membership recruiters are PT and stationed outside.

[mckenzie]

Sadly there aren’t any National Trust places near me.
I’d love to move to a more rural location but DH and the DCs wouldn’t