Jsa part time work

Sncjw

Hi all well I had a job in a shop as a cashier and I was on a Uni course but in jan 2013 I lost my hearing in right ear. I was on sick for 6 month while I was getting treatment and a hearing aid fitted eventually in my left ear. I returned to work while my Uni course was deciding whether I could go back or not due to saftey issues on placement.
I moved to a different area of the shop as the tills would be quite loud for me so wouldn't understand people at the tills. My hearing goes bad if there a lot of background noise. Anyways during this waiting period I was getting 6-15 hours a week but the last few months it's been only 6 hours a week. I have asked work for more hours as I need to pay back a nhs bursary which I didn't know about when I had to pay some money back previously. The previous amount is paid off but need to save to pay them this money back. Anyways I asked work for more hours and they say there isn't any more to give. Only place is on the tills which they know I can't do due to noise. They asked if I would go back on tills but I said no.
I'm looking for a new job to give me full time hours, I am finding this difficult esp with hearing issues. I'm looking at under band 5 work in nhs as I've always wanted to work in nhs and I have healthcare experience from Uni course . I am also looking at office work but when I do look they mention using the telephone. The things is I can't use the house phone as I can't hear what is being said. I have a loop for mobile and I still do struggle at times.
I have applied for jsa to help me with money due to low hours and I'm concerned that we have to apply for jobs willy nilly even if it's something I'm not suited to. The thing that concerns me is my deafness and what jobs I can apply for as there's nothing set in stone.
How many jobs do I need to apply for in a week.

Horseunderwater

It used to be 21 when I last claimed but it may be more or less as it will depend on your disability level. You will need to speak to the diabled advisor at the job centre where you sign for help about this.

Sncjw

Thanks. I would apply for admin jobs but I don't have experience and they seem to mention the use of phones which scares me because I want a job and tried to live without claiming for a while but it's getting to a point where I need the money.

It's hard to explain that I am scared I think it's because of knock back from Uni and I feel that I won't be able to do a job I want due to hearing loss.

Hear-Hear

By happy coincidence, the "Hearing Times" paper has today (19/06) launched the following, which may help ?

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19 June 2014

Independent newspaper Hearing Times CIC has launched an accessible, interactive jobsite with the support of a Big Lottery Fund grant.

The new jobsite, which is now available on the Hearing Times website, will facilitate the search for jobs and include interesting roles matching the skills profiles of deaf and hard of hearing jobseekers as well as a range of jobs in the hearing industry. Another section will provide support and information, with invaluable career advice from industry professionals, which will be updated periodically. About 3.5 million people of working age (16-65 years) are deaf or hard of hearing*. Of these, 160,000 are severely or profoundly deaf. According to statistics from the British Society for Mental Health and Deafness, deaf people are far more likely to be unemployed. Indeed, the unemployment rate in the Deaf Community lies at 13% – a staggering 9% higher than the national average of 4%.**

With the launch of the first jobsite of its kind, Hearing Times will proactively help to tackle the high unemployment rate among people in the UK with hearing loss. Hearing Times Editor, Helen Dewey, says, “We developed the idea of a HT jobsite after repeatedly learning of the difficulties faced by unemployed people with hearing loss.”

“Not only will new jobs be posted daily but there will be section on courses and training available to people with hearing loss. You can even subscribe to weekly updates and be the first to apply to new vacancies and courses, whether you are unemployed or looking to take a step up the career ladder!”

Since its creation in 2008, Hearing Times newspaper has been a point of reference for hearing aid dispensers, audiologists, charities, lipreading teachers, BSL language students, and deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Jobs on the new website can be shared and sent to friends, and the site can be accessed on PCs, laptops, phones, tablets and other internet-capable devices.

Editor Helen Dewey adds, “We are extremely proud to be able to launch this unique website and look forward to the feedback from long-time and new HT readers. Although we don’t anticipate any problems, we hope that readers will bear with us in the event that issues should arise.”

The £3,000 grant awarded by the Big Lottery Fund earlier this year helped in the development of this much-needed resource, which will be unique in providing unbiased, relevant and in-depth news and features of interest from local, national and international sources.