which profession is screaming out for people?

[Wilfredohoney]

So that's my question.
I've been sahm ing with periods of self employment (niche thing requiring skill and no transferable qualifications) for the last decade.
More a decision based on necessity rather than reluctance to work.... Husbands job required several international moves and lots of periods away. I tried to be the one area of stability for the children .
My circumstances have changed so that this is no longer a viable option for me (time, childcare, changing industry ,etc). Now in a fixed place.
Going to university to retrain is too expensive, I don't want to do it.
I have had enough of self employment for all sorts of reasons , the admin, the hidden expenses, the 'never being able to switch off' feeling.
I have loads of energy, am organised, well presented, capable, love people, perfectly happy to get up at ungodly hours. Happy to travel anywhere, can speak bits of other languages.
I'm mid thirties.
So which industries are screaming out for people? ideally I just want to go to work. At this stage I'd (happily) do bricklaying, shit shovelling, most stuff . I just want to go to bed at night tired from an honest days work.
Suggestions?

What do you enjoy doing? I recommend that you talk to a careers advisor. I’ve also seen some job opportunities in the newspaper and online too.
Do you have any qualifications or skills? Honestly you should definitely train for something first though then start job hunting full time. Stop being unreasonable and unrealistic. What does your current job require you to do?
All possible careers want more people. But there are lots of reasons
why job descriptions exist along with person specifications. Read the job description carefully and then pay attention to the person specification. Highlight any important information.
Try another method of job hunting. Find out if there are any job fairs in the area and attend. Be flexible as much as possible during your search for a decent job as well. That way you have a good chance of actually finding something that is suitable. Networking is a another good way to meet new people and stay in the loop on what’s happening in the industry.
What do you honestly want to do? I currently am employed at a elementary school as a part time teacher and I love teaching. Before I worked at a big hospital.

I was about to say get a trade. It has been crazy difficult to get anyone to do stuff for us. Waiting on phone calls, them promising quotes and never getting back to us. It’s been like going on dates and thinking ‘we really hit it off’ and then being ghosted! They are all so busy. It took ages to find our fab electrician and now we are on the hunt for a plumber. Go for it!!

Some sort of agent working between people with skills and people who need people with skills?

That's constructive April2020mom.
Thanks for your input, yes.... I'll explore other avenues for job hunting. I haven't really been looking already.... Just that I want to pick the correct thing.
Yes. I have some 'skills'. That's why it's a bit tricky... I came out of school at 16 with some of the highest results in the country....
became internationally recognized in my field (something like performing arts for the purpose of the thread) had some children, couldn't commit the time (and honestly didn't have the inclination) to leave my babies at home for the long trips my work required. Became a sahm with a bit of postgrad study that gave me no credits (I did it for pleasure purely) . But this all gets a bit long winded for the CV
I'm not really so fussed about what I do... I know that sounds weird. I've had my turn at doing exactly what I want. I can still get my fulfillment there. I just want to get my money, somewhere else.

Aldi have a really good fast track to management scheme. A friend of mine who had been parenting and self employed has recently gone for it and is really happy.

As an adult woman with kids you likely have the skills to progress pretty quickly and they are pretty good employers with decent holidays, respectful practices and training opportunities. At least my mate is pretty happy. :)

Aldi have a really good fast track to management scheme. A friend of mine who had been parenting and self employed has recently gone for it and is really happy.

As an adult woman with kids you likely have the skills to progress pretty quickly and they are pretty good employers with decent holidays, respectful practices and training opportunities. At least my mate is pretty happy. :)

It makes sense to do one thing connected in some way to your internationally recognised skill.

Something

Haven’t rtft but civil service apprenticeships - specifically a commercial apprenticeship - could be good. In the short term the salary is relatively low, but it’s a salary and you get training including professional qualifications. Jobs available almost all over the uk. Google civil service jobs

The Church! A large percentage of clergy in the C of E will retire in the next 15 years, and more women priests are definitely needed!

A woman I know described it as 'the best job ever'!

Once you get accepted for training it is all paid for, and you get housed.

@mariannem but I am so sinful

So are most clergy...

The curate who baptised DGS invited DD and his godmother for "an evening of girly gin hammering". An excellent grasp of her pastoral duties

I would suggest looking at retraining in digital skills. Being able to make basic website amends (eg in Wordpress), SEO (search engine optimisation), PPC (pay per click) and Facebook business and the like are all skills that can be applied to small businesses to increase their web traffic / bookings /profitability etc at relatively low cost. Being an independent consultant working with local businesses could be a good option? There are various online and offline training options. And if you know/use anyone as a small business you could ‘test’ your skills at the same time as building g a track record. I speak as someone working for a bigger digital marketing agency who is too expensive / Big to cater for the samall guys. But those are the clients who can get serious results with a little bit of investment and the right skills

Have a look at the Digital Mums courses. But if you’re serious about the £££, then it’s data analytics all the way. You can study from home.
Have you thought about tutoring, rather than teaching a big group of kids, in your area of expertise? Or working in some sort of HR role in that particular field’s industry body/union/commercial arm/institution?
Or if you’re organised and want some semi-manual labour, a house PA/organiser?
Forget accountancy; automation will kill this specialism.

I work as a dental nurse two days a week and have two young children and can't afford childcare so took on a part time job at a chain pizza restaurant
I earn with tips more at this job then I do as my day job I studied for . If I could get set hours I'd do this full time ! It's also nice to get out at night minus kids :)

Thanks. Do you live near a college or not? Often times they have some courses. It’s worth having a look to see if you can find something.

Is there a way you can leverage all the skills and contacts you've built up over the years? So if you were something like an opera singer, you could do event planning or fundraising for the Royal Opera House or similar?

And wouldn't most arts orgs have someone responsible for participation - getting a wide range of young people involved early, you could start with a stint as a volunteer to get the lay of the land and then decide what to do next?

Great suggestions here
Thanks @namedychangedy
For so many reasons I want to do something different but yes, those would all be good ideas.

Civil service have reasonably well paid posts and it seems possible to move around. Someone I know had a Russian degree but worked for what was then the DSS in a training role. Her husband moved constantly with work but the Civil Service always found a role for her locally.

I can't think of anything really well paid where you would not have to do some sort of course. I work in care as a manager. I have never delivered care in person and started as an administrator when I was between lecturing posts and did my care manager qualifications part time - partly day release. You can earn £35-38k in this sort of post and would never be unemployed..

For what it's worth I think you sound great OP - very employable and I have no doubt you'll be a great asset in any role you choose.

As you've done music and have found yourself able to pick up languages, you'd be good at coding - I second the Makers Academy suggestion (there are others that do the same, QA are better in some ways, but it depends what suits you).

The skill of spoken languages and music is very close to the skill of learning code (I can do none of these three!) and you'd probably storm along. A coder can expect c£30k in their first year but up to £60k with a few years experience and even upwards of £80k if it's specialism and rare area.

Focus on cyber security, financial services or fintech for the best salaries right now.

I did a law degree part time while working full time, cost me c£12k (think it's gone up since) and the pp who said this does not qualify you for anything is quite correct - I did it for interest only and it looks good on my CV of course, but it's not directly related to my job and there is no job I can walk into waving that certificate. You have to do a Legal Practice Certificate after it.

I have a professional qualification I did on the job nearly 20 years ago, again cost me quite a bit, which is necessary in my area - it is, technically, a post grad diploma, but I didn't have a degree, or even an A level, when I did it. So you can skip levels.

How about swimming teaching? My friend manages our council service and always struggles to find enough teachers.
You can do it in the daytime as lots of groups are school groups. You can work for a company or the council or be freelance and provide holiday/sickness cover for flexibility. Or do both!
You can qualify via a 2 week intensive course or over a few months at weekends.

Or another type of sports teaching/coaching if swimming doesn’t float your boat?

Social work

@namedychangedy thank you 😊
That's a lovely thing to say.