When you have kids, it’s like a biological switch is turned
on.
Where once you couldn’t stand the notion of sprogs flooding
your front room with toys, prams and endless crumbs of food, now the very
thought of infantile mess leads you to tear up with delight.
The paternal instinct is strong, like a pungent aroma clinging
onto your very being as soon as you have a child of your own. Lone rebels
become pining parents, late-night revellers transform into early rising nappy
changers, wanderlusting adventurers become stay-at-home child-rearers… you get
the idea.
And this is no bad thing. Becoming a parent makes you less
selfish, more empathetic, and fills your heart with a totally selfless and
unconditional love for another person. In short, it’s a magical experience.
Some parents find they want to take their newfound skills in
adolescent empathy into the professional market, transferring the abilities
they’ve honed looking after their own child and apply them to a job in teaching
or health and social care.
If that sounds like you, then read on. We’ve collected a few
capsule tips to help you find your footing in the market of looking after
children.
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Children’s health
Perhaps you’re a medical professional hoping to take a
sideways step into the world of children’s health, or maybe you’re new to the
game entirely and entering into the field with fresh eyes.
Either way, there are plenty of degrees you can obtain to
educate yourself in child and adolescent mental or physical wellbeing. These
don’t have to be from brick-and-mortar universities, either. A good example of
this comes from ARU, whose postgraduate course on Child
& Adolescent Mental Wellbeing aims to develop the knowledge of anyone
hoping to enter into the world of child mental health.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, and there are many more
examples. No matter your age, universities can help you hop on the career
ladder of your dreams.
Transfer your skills
Moving onto less highfalutin territory, your ability to look
after children could make you an incredibly useful asset in your local
community. If you need some extra cash, offering a childminding
service for a nominal fee to any parents who are swamped during half term
or on weekends could be a life saver.
You’ll gain experience in being around other people’s
children and pocket some cash. Who can argue with that?
Assistance is always
needed
If you reckon you’re too long in the tooth to train for
another profession, then becoming a
teaching assistant could be the perfect job for you. Requiring little to no
experience, teaching assistants help support and inspire children in the
classroom, in pastoral forms that standard teachers don’t always have the time
to provide.
There’s a wide variety of teacher training assistant jobs
across the UK, and the demand is growing. Want to become classroom-ready
without entering into year-long qualification courses? Then this is the path
for you.
That’s our list. Can
you think of any perfect jobs focused around children? Let us know in the
comments below.
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