Hi everyone, my names Dave ( ok name changed) and I’m an occasional Mumsnet lurker. My first thread and post.
So I’m currently furloughed as my job as a truck driver. Been doing the job about 5 years and now looking for a new challenge.
I think being furloughed has made me look for pastures new and maybe now this has really given me the chance to do something different.
Anyway was looking at job opportunities and saw a saw a job working at a children’s home. It’s a residential job, obviously working with young children. Working in social care is something I never considered before. But now I’m genuinely interested in this. It sounds a cliche, but I’d like to make a different and be a role model.
I’ve never worked with children before, I was briefly a police officer for about 2 years but left shortly after probation. Basically the job wasn’t for me, dealing with society’s nasty side, plus it was at the start of the cut backs and the job was genuinely dangerous. Left nine years ago.
DW doesn’t really think it’s for me, although she supports me. She thinks I’m too laid back and an easy touch... admittedly I’m very easy going and it takes a lot to get me annoyed about things. I have two kids, a seven year old and a two year old.
So that’s me really, a 42 year old father of two thinking of working in a kids home. Am I mad for considering it? Is it more of a females job? ( Apologies, not meaning to be sexist). Has anyone worked in one and if so did you enjoy it?
Appreciate any advice.
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Dave20 · 27/07/2020 22:52
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