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Getting a job but don't have any references
I am a 33 year old year old female and I want to get my first real job but my problem is I don't have any real work experience from more than 10 years ago because I am on disability. My mo mom so I can work part time and keep my check they will just lower until I am sure I want to work not sure if my mom is correct. I have volunteered with my church worked at my cousins thrift store. Could I use my cousin as a reference and my pastor. I have also helped my sister deliver food with door dash and Uber eats ,but I don't think could use my sister as a reference with her being immediate family even though we have 2 different last names.
I've volunteered at nursing homes with my church. I have cleaned my cousins closet and baby sat but all this was from 10 years ago except for the door dash working at my cousins thriftstore . Does it matter with the time length on the jobs I've had.
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Yes, you can use the thrift store and pastor as references for past work. Even if its volunteer work, it is the tasks you've done and are good at that count, not whether it was an official job. For example, I was a caregiver for a while and had to get special gwo day training to get started but had to be accepted first in an interview before qualifying for the training. So my only experiences were as a wife and mother, because filing jobs or other clerical were my only experience and would not matter to someone hiring me. Sometimes it is hard to go through the whole process of interviews to get hired when disabled, more so if its mental or emotional disabilities. What I learned from my experience as a caregiver is that disabled people willing to work were assigned a Social worker who worked strictly with getting disabled a job that fits their abilities and could act as a go between and handle problems at work so that whatever a manager needs you to do or change, your Soc. worker can iron out for you. This was the situation for one of my clients who worked part time with a small company that created books, so the running of machines to do the work. I learned that the regular DSHS worker who met regularly every 6 mon. to see if she had improved, worsened or stayed the same in needs, a worker who wanted the caregiver present to say whether a statement was true or not, if asked, is not the same as the person who helps with employment. So you might just try the office in your area that issues food stamps, as that would be the same office you make an appointment for to get hiring help that fits your abilities. DSHS stands for Dept of Social and Health Services. Your concern of length of time at any past job is a concern for non disabled people seeking a job. This is why to have a work advocate on your side, work can be found. If you don't like a job, then after giving it a try, let your counselor know you wish to work elsewhere and they'll keep looking. My client didn't like her first jobs, one which was putting labels on bottles. So as I see it, it either you going this process alone to find a job and get hired or use a social worker who does this for a living, and will help you find a job. If you live in a good size city, there will be plenty of choices you may not know about. If you are out aways, from the nearest town, there may be a lack of many choices for jobs or I can't be certain but a smaller DSHS office might not have such a social worker to work with employment. But it is worth a try first.
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Hi. I am not sure with the way your disability will be affected with part time work, unfortunately it seems you may not be from the UK so I am unfamiliar with the rules in regards to this. Perhaps speaking to who issues (the department) this disability will be better suited to this. Here, if someone is on any kind of assisted income, once you've a job (especially part time) the allowance is lowered depending on the income but it is not completely halted so your mom way be very correct in that regard but again, you should seek clarification on this from someone who will know for certain how getting a job will affect your benefits.
With the issue with references, it is general practise here in the UK to have one professional reference (last job) and a personal reference, which can be a friend that is able to vouch for you (or a second professional reference). So, if your pastor is someone you still have contact with and they are okay to be used as a reference (it's just polite to ask first and confirm their details) that reference can be your first. If it was 10 years ago it should not matter - this cannot be helped where anyone may have taken a break from working for one reason or another and have only older references. Your cousin will also make an ideal reference and as you are not immediate family that should be suitable too. During interviews (or cover letters) you can explain you have not worked a while if need be but most time this won't be necessary unless they ask about the gap between jobs.
Good luck. :)
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