Hopeful65

Hopeful65

Hi everyone. This is my first time on here. I am 54 and I suffer quite badly with osteoarthritis that affects most of my joints. It has deteriorated quite rapidly over the past 10 years which causes problems with mobility and dexterity. I used to work as a senior carer and NVQ Assessor, working in care for 25 years, hence the arthritis. I had to give up my job that I loved, even though it was low paid, because the pain was getting too much to cope with. When I was receiving JSA, I was given conflicting information from the job centre and told to apply for jobs that I could not physically do, or had experience to do. I found the whole experience depressing causing anxiety which made the pain worse. I would love to work and do something worthwhile. I am looking at working from home. Is there anyone out there with a similar story or can offer some advice and tips. Thank you

Adrian_Scope

Welcome to the community @Hopeful65. Sorry to read about your negative experiences of job hunting. It can be really tough, especially when you’re being told different things!
Many members of our community are going through similar situations.

Is there anything in particular you can see yourself doing from home? A lot of work-from-home jobs rely on having a diverse set of skills. We have some information on our website about finding work which might be of help here - https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/finding-jobs/

If it helps, we also have a range of free employment services too - https://www.scope.org.uk/employment-services/

Pia_Scope

Hi@Hopeful65

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

The first thing I like to say is that there is working from home jobs out there. 
I did a search for you now and found a few jobs on Indeed. 
You can access them here:
https://www.indeed.co.uk/Work-From-Home-jobs

Should you feel that you could benefit from support with your CV, cover letter, interview skills and more you are more then welcome to register with our digital service Support to work.
You can find more information about our service here:
https://www.scope.org.uk/employment-services/support-to-work/


I wish you all the best with your job searching.

Kind regards
Pia

Adrian_Scope

Thanks for the links @pia_scope! 

How are you getting on @hopeful65?