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Mature study and retraining

Talk to other Mumsnetters who are considering a career change or are mature students.

33 and stuck

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helpamummaout · 16/01/2024 17:33

Hi all, just wanted to write everything down and any advice help will be appreciated. Currently 33, mum to 6 year old twins. 14 years experience in health and social care, 8 years of that was in the NHS as a healthcare assistant then a radiography assistant. I moved on from there over a year ago as there was no progression at the time and I felt like it has ran its course. Since then I have been working as a carer support worker. This entails a lot of emotional support work, signposting, completing carers needs assessments, helping with benefit advice, forms, writing bids for funding to start new projects. A lot to it, but I do enjoy it! It's flexible which is great but I just think that pay is so poor. £11.60 an hour and I just feel bitter about it, with the costing of living going up I am really struggling to survive on this wage. I've been looking for other jobs but just can't see anything I feel I'd enjoy , not without going back to shift work. Again, not sure the point of this post but hoping someone may have some advice. Feel like I should have a career in mind at this point :( .

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Sunflower8848 · 16/01/2024 18:00

Retrain as a counsellor? They get paid £30+ an hour and you can pick your hours.

Rosiiee · 16/01/2024 18:05

I always see so many jobs advertised for social workers! Would that be something you’d be interested in?

Also don’t worry about not having a ‘career’! So many mature students go back to uni to retrain. I had so many 40yr olds+ in my course back in uni. It was their second career. Plenty of time for you to figure things out 😊

helpamummaout · 16/01/2024 18:15

Being a social worker is something I've been really thinking about, but I don't even know where I would start looking into it. I work closely with social workers too and know how stretched they are which does worry me as to how stressful it would be. Thank you both for replying!

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Rosiiee · 16/01/2024 18:19

My friend did a masters in social work so that would be an option if you already have a bachelors? Could even do it part-time so you can continue to earn money at the same time? She loves it and I love hearing about her work.

helpamummaout · 16/01/2024 18:54

No unfortunately I don't have any degree's just a NVQ3 in health and social care 😔

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Thisisnotmyid · 28/02/2024 16:57

If it helps I have just signed up to the open university to try and figure out what I want to do. Unfortunately because I’ve been out the game so long I need to do an access course first but it’s free so it might help me make up my mind and I can do it while working.

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