Jobs where there are shortages of people?

[PassingStranger]

Does anyone know where there are jobs shortages, or jobs where you need to train but not for too long?

If anyone is interested, swimming Pools and leisure centres often have vacancies for swimming teachers.
Interested to hear of any others.

Your so right. Not one person applied for the lollipop role locally it was in the local paper.

Interesting to see so many people say teaching! That is absolutely not the case in Scotland - not for primary teachers anyway. No e of the councils are taking on any new teachers this year and qualified teachers are finding it impossible to get a permanent job after their probationary year.

Conservative Party Seats

Parish Council Clerk roles, surprisingly because most are almost entirely remote working and very flexible, and allow for quick career progression, especially if you complete the CILCA. My own career as an example, I started as a Clerk to a very small village last spring, and recently 'stepped up' to work for a far larger and more active parish council, where there's a lot going on and big decisions being made about grants and facilities for the village.

Oh no, there’s a lot of sitting around watching TV with the people I support or going to the cinema, having meals with them, so it’s easy money (support work).

Teaching!

Where do you find those?

Absolutely the only teaching jobs being advertised in Scotland are in Additional Needs. So many teachers on temp contracts or getting no work. I've been teaching a long time and this is the worst the job market has been for new teachers.

Linkedin is a good one if you have any related experience or qualifications, e.g. IT, engineering, financial services, law, sciences. If you want a career change or an entry-level position then your best bet is probably a specialist recruiter. There are also apprenticeships in all those roles.

Answering the phone at the doctor's surgery.

Presumably people aren’t leaving the profession in droves up there? I guess it’s a good thing if that’s the case?

Nurseries

Well, according to Mishal Hussain on the Today Programme ( BBC R4),there is a desperate shortage of architects and 👨‍🍳 Bakers in the UK.This is why she says we need to recruit lots of 👨‍🍳 ( and architects, I suppose) from Somalia, Algeria and Afghanistan.

IT sector... high recruitment drive from Indias Silicone Valley

Driving test examiners apparently according to a R4 programme I listened to the other day.

One test centre they used as an example should have 12 but had two only.

Landscape Architects, I read today have a nationwide shortage. I think it requires a degree so not a quick money maker.

There are shortages in many essential fields because often the pay does not reflect the high stress of work, lack of support and terrible working conditions.

A shortage does not usually = great job where you'll be appreciated and valued.

Can I just ask how without any experience you can get into those sectors? Genuinely curious as considering getting into it

Care work via a standard home help agency is poorly paid and often a minimum wage job.

BUT if you are trained, have few years experience, qualifications NVQ or specialism in any particular sector like geriatric dementia, spinal injury, children with complex disabilities and most importantly are good at it - which usually involves being very person centred and being able to read an individual and work with them and their own personal wishes and needs - you will be able to get higher paid work either by being self employed and working privately or by working for one of the higher end nursing/caring agencies that pay much much better.

As a sector it is massively understaffed and full of very unqualified people. Good carers are very valued.

You can either apply for an entry-level job or contact a recruiter who specialises in these roles. In med tech, the entry-level roles to look for are things like Complaints Processor, Junior Quality Officer, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Compliance Administrator.

I knew someone who earns that but it was as a live in carer for a lady. She’d sit with her chatting/ eating/ knitting/ watching tv. It was a 22 hours availability thing though she got cover 2 hours a day. I think she got an additional payment if her sleep was disturbed by care work.

You’d burn out though so she worked week on week off.

This. Care and teaching especially are poorly paid considering the hours and the hassle. It’s not surprising they can’t recruit.

Not an acute shortage yet but I can see it coming in agriculture (engineering, agronomy and supply chain) and horticulture (teaching and greenkeeping in particular)

haddockfortea · 04/06/2024 22:15
Answering the phone at the doctor's surgery”

That’s not a job!

Doctors’ receptionist requires a fair amount of training.