Career Plan

Keep a weekly diary to track your work experience. Start by writing a few entries about the experience you gained at university as a Student Helper, Student Ambassador and Student Engagement Team. Then write about The Youth Commission, volunteering for Victim Support and Researching for Whitwick Community Enterprises. Remember; this is about you. One reason I've been putting this off is because I think I've done it in every job description and website I've signed up to. This is wrong. Keeping a career diary is about reflecting on your own experience rather than selling yourself. When you write about each experience, stop trying to sell the experience and focus on yourself. What did you do? How did you feel? What did you learn? What would you of liked to do? How does this compare to previous experience? How does this compare future prospects? What is your expected outcome/ what do you want to learn? How can you best communicate this to employers? Give an example of how you will use the S.T.A.R technique to communicate this desired outcome. Then create a SMART target to achieve this outcome. Do this on a monthly basis, continuously reflecting and improving on your experiences. You could even include work relationships, work/ life balance and any other personal goals.

TEFL:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/tefl-journey/2011/08/25/freelance-tefl-opportunities-a-refreshing-alternative-to-teaching-classes-of-kids/

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/eflteacher.aspx

Example of a senior position in health and social care:
http://secure.leicester.gov.uk/management-head-of-service-childrens-safeguarding-quality-assurance/14263.job

Get registered:
http://www.hpc-uk.org/

Experience:
http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/public-service-charity-and-social-work/292555-work-experience-a-crucial-means-of-getting-into-graduate-social

Contact Leicester Uni or any other Health and Social Care Teaching Departments to find out what counts as relevant experience. And contact employers such as Leicester Council to find out what they count as relevant experience. Ask both if Victim Support and the Youth Commission count?

Why are you doing this?
Tefl looks interesting and fun, but I am willing to put this on hold considering I'd be starting from scratch at this stage anyway.

Working for the Youth Commission and volunteering for Victim Support is very rewarding and extremely interesting, as well as pressured and requiring hard work. I enjoy all of these aspects and as far as I've researched, Social Health Care also matches these work environments (if I'd be working with people and not this in an office). It's also interesting because I'd have prospects to work on projects in social and health care that I feel passionate about. Although it is a very demanding career, I prefer this than a career working in an office.

Research and found out more.

In the mean time, find a part time job to support the YC role.

Then apply for full-time roles in March, in case you don't get the YC role.