How To Go Pro With Your Passions And Help People At The Same Time

Are you interested in a career that allows you to combine your passions and hobbies with a sense of fulfilment and knowledge that you are helping people? 

The truth is there’s heaps of jobs out there where you can combine your interests with your desire to make a positive difference in the world. What’s even more exciting is that loads of these jobs exist in one of the largest sectors in our workforce called the human services sector.

Love creating art and beautiful things?

There’s plenty of opportunities to bring your artistic skills to the sector. Creating art and crafts has so many benefits for people with disabilities, the elderly or very young. It can improve fine motor skills, self-expression and help to bring enjoyment to a person of any age or ability level. 

You could run group art classes for older people or people with disabilities or work in an early childhood education centre with young kids teaching them how to paint and make crafts. There are even opportunities to work with people with mental health issues to use art as a way of dealing with their thoughts and feelings.

Love exercise and motivating others?

You could look at being an exercise coach that specialises in movement for people with disabilities, older people or even young kids. Think about things like aqua aerobics, yoga and stretching, or dance fitness classes. Group movement classes might be held in aged care facilities, early childhood education centres or a community centre or you could work one-on-one with clients. 

Thinking about doing something practical and outdoorsy?

If you’re an ace at helping your family out around the house or out in the garden, a role in domestic or gardening support could be a great way to apply your skills and make more of a positive difference in someone’s life.

Popular jobs in this area include gardening, cleaning, and home maintenance, which can be a massive help for people who want to stay independent but need help with tasks around their home. Another option is to work in hospitality type roles like a cook or kitchen hand in aged care homes or with meal delivery services.

As you can see, there’s loads of jobs out there that can make a difference to people’s lives while taking advantage of your amazing talents and passions.

If you’re interested in learning more about what the human services sector could offer you, plus tips and guidance on the best training and qualifications to get started, look no further than our new super-short course Positive Humanity. By completing any module from the course you also go in the running to win $5k! Take a look over here.

There are so many different career options in the human services sector, and maybe you’re more interested in a role where you provide support, like aged care, counselling, disability services or youth work. Because there’s such a demand for enthusiastic workers who are ready to learn, if you show up with a positive attitude, many organisations are willing to give you training opportunities and professional development to help you move up or move between different areas of the sector.