What to do when you aren't skilled

[Cowsontheloose]

Hi all, me again.
So I'm looking for a new job with a few more hours. I currently work 16 hours as a domestic cleaner. It is NOT my passion but it works around school and is really flexible.
Before this I was a carer for 13 years, I loved this but crappy management and 12 hour shifts just aren't family compatible.

I've only had these 2 jobs.

I dont know what I'm looking for, maybe a simple admin/reception.

What are the chances of an employer giving an (almost) 40 year old woman a chance?
Happy to do courses of course but I've seen so many, I'm just frazzled with it. Can anyone advise?

Supermarket?
Hotel/catering/restaurant?

I do have a job I’m trained for but wondered if an admin job would be less stressful. Unfortunately everything advertised in our area is ‘experience required’ though. Maybe have a search in your area and see if there are any ‘experience preferred but full training will be given’ jobs advertised. Good luck!

How about NHS admin or Hca/AHP assistant role. Part time is sometimes a little trickier to find but you'll have lots of transferable skills there 😉

Oh ans ps. you are skilled, more than skilled. You're a mum and you work so lots of skills needed there.

Can you look to be a carer for someone using direct payments rather than agency?

What about an AHP assistant in NHS. So that could be Physio, occupational therapy, speech therapy, radiography assistant.
Day shifts hospital or community and you have relevant experience.

Call center? Could open the door for roles in admin once you have a role using IT on your CV

Please don't sell your self short. You have a lot of experience.

Try for a school admin job. It gives you flexibility for children pickup. They vanish as quickly as they come on the market as lots of parents want these jobs as they are term time .

Retail would be a lovely start . Get a cv made and get some references. Good luck. And if possible let us know how things are once you decide on something. Good luck 👍

Are you computer skills good? If not a course in that would strengthen any admin applications.

Mental Health Worker

What computer skills do you have? Most office jobs require experience in using excel emails and word.

Could you be a personal assistant to a disabled person? They struggle to get good pas, and you'd be employed directly by them, so provided you get on well with the person and their family you'd avoid the management issues you've experienced with care work. There can be some care involved, but also keeping them company, going bowling or to the cinema or other trips etc

Plenty of admin roles around, NHS are struggling to recruit them at the moment so you may be able to negotiate flexible working.

Most companies require more than ability of keeping a little person alive.

If it was a skill then no mothers would need to get education (or skills).

This is a good idea, I hadn't thought of that