5 Ways to Change Your Career as a Carer of a Loved One
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If you’ve recently become a carer to a loved one, you might be wondering how to juggle your career alongside taking on new responsibilities.
Whether you’re a full or part time carer, here are five ways you can change your career to care for a loved one.
Study a Distance Learning Degree
If you want to enhance your career prospects without needing to give up your job, why not consider enrolling in a distance learning course? You can complete this flexibly around your caring commitments without breaking a sweat, and it will ultimately enhance your career for the better.
Course providers like Signum Magnum College are dedicated to providing high quality courses from bachelor level all the way up to doctorate. This will ensure that you can complete your degree on your own terms, to a timetable that suits you.
Find a Career with Flexibility
Depending on the frequency and intensity of your carer duties, you might want to choose a career that offers flexibility.
Whether your flexibility comes in shift patterns, flexi working hours or particular days, taking on a role that offers this could help you organise your time better and reduce the pressure of having to juggle both responsibilities.
If you want to browse jobs with flexible working hours, using job searching tools like Indeed can help you find the right career for you.
Consider Hybrid or Remote Working
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, hybrid and remote working has taken off in popularity, with office roles predominantly adopting a hybrid working model.
By adopting a hybrid working arrangement, you can be at home to tend to any caring requirements, whilst also working. This will also cut out any time you would have spent commuting in your car or on public transport.
However, hybrid working will also crucially give you some time in an office space or in a workplace. This benefits your mental health and allows you time to socialise with other professionals and take time away from the house.
Take on a Freelance Role
Freelance working, although temperamental, can be the best working arrangement for those needing to tend to caring responsibilities.
Whether you’re a writer, graphic designer, or translator, there’s work out there for you to pick up on a freelance basis that will enable you to work on your own terms.
If you want to find freelance work, using websites like Upwork will let you browse and bid for work with ease, allowing potential clients to browse your profile to see your past experience and hourly rates.
Pick Up Seasonal Work
Seasonal work is another great way to pick up work on a temporary basis without committing to a permanent contract. Some seasonal work includes fruit picking or Christmas store assistants for example.
This will also allow you to work in multiple roles in quick succession, giving you a fresh outlook on each industry you work in. You could also try agency work to gain casual roles that will mean you can work in your spare time, or in specialist events like music festivals, seasonal events or weddings.
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