To ask what job you have?

[lifeisacat]

I need to leave my job after Christmas. It's effecting my mental health and I can't bare it anymore.
I need a new job, but not sure what to look at. I currently earn £32K but can afford to cut back and take home £25K.
How much do cleaners earn? Shop work?
My current role means I'm often working outside of work hours at home and I bring alot home. I don't want to anymore.

Strengths in working with SEN, young people and backgrounds of child protection.

I work in financial services.

Plenty of entry level jobs at £25k at banks and building society’s that will be low stress where there’s no need to bring work home. Also plenty work their way up. Husband started in call centre, now a senior manager over £100k.

nice warm office/ remote with decent insurance, health and pension benefits. Not to be sniffed at.

Someone with your background would be able to evidence the empathy needed to be in some of the more difficult customer services roles ie those linked to vulnerable customers, arrears etc. maybe an HR role?

Retail is often minimum wage unless you are a manager.

Ex teacher / TA career changed to Public sector and started on £23k in an admin role, now on £40k as a Team Leader in 18 months. I've met lots of other ex education workers too.

Staff wellbeing is a priority, I WFH with quarterly meetings in London with my dispersed team

I'm a legal assistant ie what a legal secretary is called now. Salary and benefits are good but it's toxic environment to work in. Looking to get out really
Firm I work for makes Industry the tv series look tame

Teacher. Probably not the best recommendation if you’re feeling stressed.

Cleaners and shop assistants earn minimum wage and eve men at full time that’s less than 25k. TA’s in schools earn less than 25k too because it’s pro-rata, and because the government don’t value them.

Best stay in your current job. Grass is not always greener.

Following, as I’m also thinking of a career change

I'm a college lecturer in my first year and I'm on 33k, hoping that will increase next year.

Head of Comms for large global company. £85k. Very stressful.

Strengths in working with SEN, young people and backgrounds of child protection.

Have you thought about youth work? Try Charity Job and the Guardian for work in that sector.
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/

Sales Administrator, £27.5k. The money is piss poor and the job is stressful at times but the hours are good (I finish at 4.30 and can work from home some of the week). My commute is 15-20 mins in the car and mostly no taking work home.

1-1 TA
£15,000 pa
30hrs a week

Freelance copywriter, I work 3 days a week and earn between £70-80k.

Business owner, one employs 14 people the other has 33. Challenging and rewarding in equal measure.

NHS podiatrist top of band 6. £37,339 per year after latest pay rise. You can usually get a band 6 a year to 18 months after qualifying.

Special education assistant teacher- €50,000 plus good benefits. Love my job ! School holidays. Not in UK.

Nurse. Pay is terrible, start on £29k (from this month, was 28k), but you obviously need to study for the degree. My sister who has no qualifications emails on her phone from home for an insurance company and earns I think 32k. It does make me wonder why it’s worth bothering.

Based on your experience have you considered residential childcare in a children's home? It can be very stressful but every day is different and it can be great fun! Local authority starting pay is over £30k plus allowances, managers are on over £50k

I came on here to say residential care with kids. It's a very rewarding roll.

Cleaners don't always earn minimum wage. Those who work for themselves can do alright.
My cleaner charges £15 per hour.
However a friend has just started her own cleaning business (for now anyway, she's a one-man band) and she charges £20ph for cleaning, and £50ph for her decluttering service.
And yes, before anyone starts, there ARE people out there who will pay it.

@lifeisacat
I left the civil service to become a full time foster carer.
It's hard work but rewarding

Civil service. Look for entry level jobs if you can afford to be on 25k, lots of promotion opportunities in the right department.

My friend works in a residential home for children with SEN and earns a fortune - she does overnights though, which maybe isn't suitable for people with young dc if you haven't got good support at home. She can fit a typical number of working hours into two days and gets paid for being asleep! The kids in her care are teens so she doesn't hear a peep out of them once they're in bed.

What's your home situation?