Where I'm at... in Hello.

The job situation in this town is awful. All I want is a job that’s roughly 9-5. That’s it, something I can work around the kids without them being left on their own for hours when John goes to work at five. I don’t want to have to rely on Rob, because....well, I CAN’T rely on Rob and anyway, his pot washing job often sees him working till 10 at night.
There are very few “shops” in this town that open normal office hours. Most are cafes, pubs and restaurants that require their staff to work late evenings. You do well here going round businesses with your CV, asking if there’s anything available. I’m pinning my hopes on the costumed interpreter job coming up at Wordsworth House again, like it does every November, because I’d be all over that like flies on shit.
Even if you go on the official government website, the job search on there is awful. The majority of jobs are through job search websites and they don’t tell you what they want, it usually goes something like: “are you a dynamic individual who likes working in a fast moving environment? You could be just who we need! Apply here!” Um, ok? Hours? Wage? Distance from my house? The rest of them are in Newcastle or Glasgow, both of which are most certainly NOT within a five mile radius of my postcode.
There are a couple of admin jobs up at the secondary school that I’m going to apply for. I haven’t worked in admin since I was 19, but one of the jobs (something to do with the board of governors) states that the main attributes you need are confidence and a good telephone manner. I think I have both those things, even if telephones terrify me!
The shop over the road FINALLY got back in touch to tell me I hadn’t got the job, a full fortnight after it was all over the front of the local paper that they’d taken on two new staff. Thanks, I guess!
I’ve really got my heart set on doing a training course I spotted a couple of days ago. Basically it’s training people up to be tutors in an outdoor education centre. They only take on 15 people a year, and even their interview to get on the course takes two days and involves a practical test and a classroom based one. But I DO fit all the criteria to get on the course, or I will once I’ve finished this practical one I’m doing now. But with this outdoor education course, it seems RIGHT up my alley. It lasts 10 months and 85% of people who do it go on to work for the organisation. Plus they have a base about 15 miles from me and their tutors get paid really well. Applications are closed for this year, but open again next October.
So that’s what I’m working towards now. If I haven’t got a job by the New year, I may well have to ask John if he’ll lend me the money for driving lessons.