{"id":25146,"date":"2018-08-08T16:56:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=25146"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:56:45","slug":"are-you-interested-in-working-with-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/08\/are-you-interested-in-working-with-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you Interested in Working with Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a partnered post.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most difficult decisions we have to make early on in our lives is what we want to do in terms of a career. If you are yet to decide what you want to do specifically, yet you know you want to work with children, you have many different options available to you. In this blog post, we will explore those options in further detail so you can make the right decision for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, one of the first things you need to do is decide what sort of children you want to work with. For example, do you want to work with teenagers, school-age children, or pre-school children? You also need to figure out whether you want to work with families or just children, as well as whether you wish to go down the non-for-profit, private or public route. <\/span><\/p>\n

Different jobs that involve working with children<\/b><\/p>\n

The main sectors that employ individuals to work with kids include the <\/span>education and teaching<\/span><\/a>, social care, healthcare, voluntary work, and charity sectors. However, there are jobs in other industries, from tourism to law, which involves working with families and children. <\/span><\/p>\n

The healthcare sector provides an abundance of opportunities when it comes to working with children. This includes becoming a speech and language therapist, paediatrician, health visitor, children\u2019s nurse, youth worker, social worker, play therapist, family support worker, counsellor, or child psychotherapist. <\/span><\/p>\n

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You won\u2019t be surprised to learn that there are also plenty of options within the education sector. In fact, you can even combine education and health by taking an <\/span>online masters degree in school counselling<\/span><\/a>. Or, if you want to focus solely on the education side of things, options to consider include becoming a teaching assistant, special educational needs teacher, secondary school teacher, primary school teacher, museum education officer, learning mentor, English as a foreign language teacher, early years teacher, or a careers advisor. <\/span><\/p>\n

The skills you will need in order to work with children<\/b><\/p>\n

There is no denying that working with children can be incredibly rewarding. However, these jobs also require <\/span>a lot of responsibility<\/span><\/a> and they are not suitable for everyone. If you are going to work with children, it is important that you have the following skills:<\/span><\/p>\n