Career with people with learning disabilities

[delilabell]

I currently work as a ta in a complex needs department of a special needs school.
I absolutely love my job but pay is awful and I don't feel challenged enough.
What other jobs could I look at?

I am a support worker with adults with LD and MH issues. Pays more than a TA although there is shift work involved.

I moved to it from retail and absolutely love it.

Where (roughly) in the country are you, OP?

@WitchSharkadder The midlands 😊

Learning disability nurse is the obvious one. I’m a speech and language therapist working with people with learning disabilities. OT is another option. Other alternatives - support worker and work your way up? Some organisations will support you to do something like social work through the OU whilst working as a support worker.

Support work is great as very flexible.

Keep an eye out for vacancies in your local Keyworker Service (NHS) or well being and recovery colleges. There's lots of changes afoot within them both and therefore jobs.
Additionally, if you have the time and opportunity to train, LD nursing, social work and CaF support practitioners are always needed.

Occupational therapy, physio therapy or the assistants for these in nhs and local government. Both of which also soemtikes do apprenticeships to pay to get qualified. Good luck x