barneybrendan Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Ive been thinking about doing this for a fiew years now .i live my life for my kids and feel deeply about kids in trouble even troubled teens.I am still trying to research things and have found that university of plymouth offer different courses ,this is where i become stuck as im unsure of what i need to be doing. Our local job centre is crap and havnt got a clue what i need to be doing.This would be a total change in career for me as everything i have done has involved manual labour. any advice would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I admire you for this. I don't think I could do it. Might be an idea to go through all the CRB checks first and then maybe see if you can do a bit of volunteer work to see how you like it before taking the plunge. This will also give you the chance to talk to professionals about the good and the bad sides. You can also see how they got into the work. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 good thinking i have managed to get a list of charities that i can visit next week how do i go through a crb check.That should be ok as we have done emergency fostering in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie-S Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 You can'y apply for a CRB check on your own behalf. If you are doing charity work with young people or vulnerable adults the charity can apply for the CRB for free (other than an admin cost from the 'umbrella organisation' carrying out the check. The check is currently valid for three years and it is moving to being a 'portable' check that you can take to different employers. Look on here for more info http://www.isa.homeoffice.gov.uk/ Most areas have voluntary centres where you can apply for all voluntary places rather than approaching each charity individually. Also try courses through your local college for basic counselling skills or try volunteering at samaritans where you will get some very good experience and assist you when applying for any social work type jobs or try a place like this http://www.socialcarecollege.com/ as an alternative to going to college, depends what time you have to study. And good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 You could get a job as a residential social worker... good place to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 You could get a job as a residential social worker... good place to start[/quote been looking at banardos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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