Hi all,
Please go easy on me with this, I'm really torn right now and just need some guidance.
I am a mum of 4 and I have been working as a part time TA at my local school for the past 6 years. The job is good in the fact that I can drop my kids up and pick them up and I dont have to worry about childcare at all. The only problem is that there is no career progression and I'm quite unhappy with the management (that's another story) and I'm bored of the job.
Before I had kids I got really good A Levels and a degree but I never knew what I wanted to do as a career. This is something I'm still trying to figure out.
Anyway, recently I applied for a trainee Careers Advisor position and to my surprise they offered me the job. However, I'm so torn between whether to take it or not. These are the issues I am thinking of:
- The job isn't term time only so I will need to arrange childcare in the holidays (I have no family or friends who can help me).
- Because of the childcare costs I will probably be worse off than I am now.
- It's a target based role and because I haven't worked in that kind of environment for a long time I'm worried I wont be able to keep up with the demands.
- I will have to do regular presentations, which is something I have always found super difficult.
- I'm so scared of failing because I haven't been in a learning environment for a long time.
Apart from the above, it is a role which I have always been interested in and it's a fantastic opportunity as they are willing to invest in my future. Should I leave my current secure job on the doorstep to take this amazing opportunity?
I really don't know what to do.