Wanting a career change- not feeling fulfilled

[Rubyritz]

I’m currently feeling like I want a career change.

I currently work as a family support worker for the local authority. I’ve done various supporting roles, worked in schools doing mentoring etc.

At the moment work is stressful... we are like mini social workers with less pay. I currently am fed up with the role never feeling like a make a difference and hate the stress of the job as we need to record and find out a lot of information. I have a DS and hate the long working hours and never being able to get him from school.

I was wondering what their jobs I could
Do that would help me achieve a work life balance but with some meaning.

I know I enjoy working with people- families and children, I am organised and enjoy finding solutions.

I was debating either doing my teaching degree or social work masters but I know neither come with a good work life balance.

I did one of those career change quizzes and the jobs that came up
Were

• librarian
• social worker
• admin

Etc.

What roles do you do and do
You feel like you have a good work life balance? I am debating giving it all up and doing a regular retail job but I know
I would get bored after so long... st the same time I want to be able to do my job and go home and leave work at work! Am I being unrealistic?

Thoughts??

Does your LA have a quality assurance type team? I worked in adult social care ... until 2 weeks ago.

I've gone into the quality, development and experience team for children's services in my LA. It's an admin based role but supports continuous improvement and policy change which ultimately impacts upon children, schools and families.

I think they have a learning and development area. I know they will be looking for admin role for that but then I worry I will get bored or not pushed enough? I want something ultimately
I can contribute something to whilst being able to go home and know that the place won’t burn to the ground if I forget to
Do something

Don't go into nursing!

I guess it depends on what that team looks like in practice. The project I have initially been assigned to is to develop a leisure offer (free swimming/activities etc) for looked after children and care leavers ... I am multiagency working with borough councils and the private sector to negotiate what they can offer and then ultimately will present it to the cabinet for sign off.

I had the same feeling as you, wanted to go home and switch off for the evening without there being a crisis. It will be interesting to see how my new role pans out, but the work I do does have a direct impact on children and young people, I'm just not the frontline worker delivering the support of that makes sense.