Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I am currently looking for a job, before I intend to start university next year. The thing is, I have not been able to hold a job for more than 6 months and they have all been pretty disastrous. I am highly capable of completing tasks within the job, however I have endured a lot of bullying and I am terrified to go back into employment. I have only recently been diagnosed with autism, and haven’t had a job since then. I want to approach professionals on LinkedIn to perhaps get some work experience in the field I am wanting to go into, but I feel embarrassed in case I get overwhelmed and leave on bad terms. Does anyone have any advice? I have also heard people on here talk about an employment support worker, could anyone give me information on this?
thank you
What field are you wanting to go into?
The DWP have a scheme, Access to Work (?), which covers help to disabled people and their employer to enable them to do a job and which may or may not involve a support worker depending on your needs and the job. You should be able to find information online if not contact your local job centre.
Ah thank you for this information! I was looking for something short term before going to university, but have struggled in customer facing jobs before so I’m not too sure to be honest.