Many people who work with children describe their job as being fun, varied, and usually provide them with a few laughs along the way. Children are delightfully chaotic and can bring laughter and joy in most given situations. So, if you are looking for a fun job, will make you smile but is also a bit challenging, then there are many careers with children that may be suitable for you. Here are a few of the most rewarding jobs that you can get, depending on your specialty and your goal relating to working with children.

Foster Parent

Is being a foster parent a job? Absolutely.

You must go through training, and checks and will be regularly checked up on, so yes, it is a career that many people take seriously. Many agencies can help you brush up on or develop your parenting skills for fostering, such as thefca.co.uk, and you can also learn the basics by mentoring a foster child first.

This is a rewarding role, which, if you get right, can make a child’s entire life turn around.

Teacher

Of course, the next role on the list is a teacher.

Most people think that teaching younger children (under the age of 8) is easy, but that is a myth if there ever was one. Each day in this role, you will need to keep your students engaged and learning, while also being prepared to answer all the questions that are asked of you. This role will require discipline, patience, and of course, a few years of training at the beginning to get you prepped for it. But if you are passionate about education, then this will be an obvious choice of career for working with children.

Nurse

If you want to help children related to their medical issues and want to fuss them a bit at the same time, then it may be worth looking into nursing.

At first, you will need to train as a registered nurse and then, if you wish to, you can specialize in pediatric nursing. This will allow you to work exclusively with children and their families. There are many different areas in pediatric nursing to choose from, such as intensive care, outpatients, or even a doctor’s surgery. So, pick the one you are the most passionate about and go for it.

Child Psychiatrist

Being a child psychiatrist is another avenue to helping children achieve better health, except in this sense, it is not about fixing broken bones.

Childhood can be a very stressful time, especially if the child is going through a loss or has been through a traumatic event. By working as a child psychiatrist, you will be faced with challenges from the children you work with, but this is a role that can help children with behavioural and emotional needs to get better and be more successful.

Child and Family Social Worker

Social work is not easy, and, in most cases, you will be working with families to help them retain their children or assess their suitability for doing so. However, this role is very rewarding too, and when you see the changes you and the family have implemented taking effect on the child’s life, it is all worth it.