Great Careers! - Jobs without Desks
The following video interviews provide inspiration for students who do not enjoy life behind a desk and will be happiest in jobs that keep them physically active.
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Vehicle Breakdown Engineer
• good communication and technical skills
• flexible working hours
• working independently, decision making
Wildlife Warden
• gaining work experience/voluntary work
• environmental careers
• careers with travel opportunities
Tourist Attraction Co-ordinator (Madame Tussauds)
• career progression and transferable skills
• hospitality and customer care
• value of language skills
Extreme Sports Manager
• health & safety
• people management, organisational skills
• team building
Theatre Assistant
• apprenticeships in the arts
• working with young people
• self-discovery and transferable skills
Occupational Support Worker (Horticulture)
• working with adults with severe learning difficulties
• job satisfaction/gaining confidence
• learning new skills/career development
Motorsport Engineer
• challenging gender stereotyping
• working under pressure against the clock
• long hours during busy periods
Sports Centre Receptionist/Trainee Gym Instructor
• people skills
• career development, gaining new skills
• combining administration tasks with active role
Maintenance Engineer
• the benefits of apprenticeships
• health & safety
• choosing a careers
Stone Mason
• enterprise/setting up a business
• learning new skills/travel opportunities
• value of maths for practical and admin. of business
Chef de Partie
• being a team-player
• working in a professional kitchen
• anti-social hours
Stylist
• choosing a career
• enterprise/setting up a business
• gaining clients in the music and fashion industries
Playworker
• working with children
• challenging gender stereotyping
• vocational training
Quarry Operative
• careers in quarry industry
• gaining new skills and qualifications
• job satisfaction