Career Change-what will my experience enable me to do?

kai666

My temporary contract comes to an end next week, and I'm having huge problems even finding relevant jobs to apply for with my experience/level. So i think I need to start thinking more laterally and looking at what else I might be able to do. Looking for any ideas, as i have whole list of things I don't really want to do, but not much idea what i do want to do.

I have spent the last 16 years working with people with learning disabilities, mostly in day centre settings, but also a bit of residential, and am currently a deputy manager of a day centre overseeing a staff team of 16, and directly line managing and supervising 8 of those people. I manage the day to day running of the centre, making sure that staff are doing what they should be doing, the service users are having a full and active day, and that all paperwork (session plans/reviews etc are upto date and completed), as well as dealing with parents, carers, social workers etc.

I also have a degree in psychology and a Masters degree in Health promotion, neither of which i really use at the moment

There must be transferable skills in there somewhere, that will help me in another area of work, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as unemployment ebbs ever closer

mj12_2

teaching, youth work? you didnt mention the things you dont want to do??

newmumincov

any supervisory customer care type job eg, hospitality?
school business manager
GP practice manager?
retail management?
domiciliary care or care home (deputy) manager
any job working with people with disabilities, including for the charities that work with them - fundraising, outreach etc
cqc inspector (when they finally start recruiting)
probation worker?

newmumincov

A few random examples in the general vicinity of London

MEND Co-ordinator (closes 27/07)
http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=912705183

Part time practice manager
http://www.firstpracticemanagement.co.uk/careers_recruitment/vacancies/Hayes_29Jul11.doc

Project manager - learning disbilities
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/jobs/job/project-manager-learning-disabilities-kent-kent-1401215856.htm

Respite Service Manager – Learning Disabilities
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4335675/respite-service-manager-learning-disabilities/

Female House Manager
http://www.centre404.org.uk/jobs.htm

Team Manager (adults with learning difficulties)
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4335598/team-manager/

Looks like there's a few more on the Guardian website

kai666

newmumincov wrote: »

any supervisory customer care type job eg, hospitality?
school business manager
GP practice manager?
retail management?
domiciliary care or care home (deputy) manager
any job working with people with disabilities, including for the charities that work with them - fundraising, outreach etc
cqc inspector (when they finally start recruiting)
probation worker?

Definately some things to consider here, thank you

kai666

newmumincov wrote: »

A few random examples in the general vicinity of London

MEND Co-ordinator (closes 27/07)
http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=912705183

Part time practice manager
http://www.firstpracticemanagement.co.uk/careers_recruitment/vacancies/Hayes_29Jul11.doc

Project manager - learning disbilities
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/jobs/job/project-manager-learning-disabilities-kent-kent-1401215856.htm

Respite Service Manager – Learning Disabilities
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4335675/respite-service-manager-learning-disabilities/

Female House Manager
http://www.centre404.org.uk/jobs.htm

Team Manager (adults with learning difficulties)
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4335598/team-manager/

Looks like there's a few more on the Guardian website

thanks for the links, I applied for at least one of the jobs you posted:T

kai666

mj12 wrote: »

teaching, youth work? you didnt mention the things you dont want to do??

flicking through job adverts it kind of feels there is nothing I want to do. But that could be the no time off work since last november talking!

getmore4less

how long were you inthe job with continous employment even if a series of fixed terms?

kai666

getmore4less wrote: »

how long were you inthe job with continous employment even if a series of fixed terms?

The main 3 jobs I have had were for 10 years with various promotions, 4 years and now 19 months. With a few very short term roles between those jobs

getmore4less

kai666 wrote: »

The main 3 jobs I have had were for 10 years with various promotions, 4 years and now 19 months. With a few very short term roles between those jobs

If that was with the same employer and continuous then they need to make you redundant.

kai666

getmore4less wrote: »

If that was with the same employer and continuous then they need to make you redundant.

I'm working through an agency, so unfortunately they don't