Working with children & young people means having a lot of contact with them, ranging from young babies through to older teenagers, depending on the occupation you are in.
There are many types of careers that involve working with, or at least coming into frequent contact with children, including work in health, education, social care settings, and many other types of job, not considered child based but which still involve meeting children & young people as part of the role. Jobs range from those requiring few qualifications through to professional level work where a degree and specialist training is needed.
For all roles working with children, you need:
• the ability to relate to children from all sorts of backgrounds - and often their parents/carers
• good speaking, listening, and for some roles, written skills
• to be patient, understanding and caring
• plenty of common sense and initiative
• to be observant
• a responsible and dependable personality
Working with children requires background checks to be completed as you would be working with vulnerable people.
Come to our webinar to find out:
• the sectors where child practitioners are employed
• the entry pathways possible including college, apprenticeships or even university for some careers
• the qualifications that can enhance your prospects for entry and career progression
• where to look for jobs, apprenticeships and other learning opportunities
Subject to availability, we aim to bring in a representative from the childcare sector to talk about their experience and give insights into the work and opportunities
This event will be delivered via MS Teams.
For new customers, we recommend that you have an appointment with a National Careers Service adviser before the webinar takes place.
In the appointment the careers adviser will help you to:
- explore different careers and options
- review your strengths, skills and develop your career goals
- plan your next steps
- make the best use of high-quality, career-related tools
- understand the local job market
- access learning, training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities, including making applications
- develop your CV, interview skills and job searching techniques
- implement your plan of action.
By giving us your personal information you are consenting to be contacted by telephone or email by the National Careers Service to arrange an appointment with a careers adviser prior to the webinar.
