Right now, I work for the Mets as in the New York Sterling Mets. I am a camera operator, and this season will be doing live TV broadcast! I am super excited about it as it looks really nice in a resume as a first job.
PS. sorry for the pic quality because of file changes.
But at my church ( ChristFellowship PSL ) I run cameras, switcher, and Audio. I actually am hopefully going to start working for my production team at church as an AV Tech or an Audio Engineer. I hope that Audio works out as I have been doing that for years.
They actually are hiring two more camera ops. But we are located in PSL Florida, I don’t know where you live, but if you are close and interested, I can send you the link to apply.
Ah, so you’re one of those people whose visits send me and my coworkers into a tizzy, haha (joking, mostly). Also, I work at a day program, so our clients don’t live on our campus, they’re just there during the day for various classes and activities.
Seriously though, the work you do is important. There’s such a long and sordid history of abuse and neglect of the elderly and disabled, and people like you are so vital for protecting those who aren’t in a position to protect themselves.
I absolutely love my job. Most days I can hardly believe that I actually get paid to do what I do (though there are also days where I feel like I’m not paid nearly enough, haha). But for the most part it’s great fun and incredibly rewarding. I love helping our clients learn new skills and refine old ones, and I love watching them grow and gain confidence and independence.
I’m also really fortunate to work for a fantastic organisation, so not only do I love my actual job interacting with our clients, but my bosses and coworkers are also really awesome.
This is a field of work that tends to be chronically under-staffed (most people just aren’t interested in doing this kind of work), so it’s always encouraging to hear about young people who might be interested in working in the field! If you do end up going into this or a similar profession, I hope you find it as fun and rewarding as I do!
@lumpy I totally would but am actually not old enough to work I was sort of talking about in the future lol. Thanks for the info though, really appreciate it.
To everyone. We don’t all have the choices we would like. I did many decades of work that I didnt like to provide for my family. All work has value. I was lucky that I could do a job I love eventually.
Thats whats good about herptiles, that was a fun and love and kept me going in the early years before my work eventually met that criteria. Now I have both.
The organisation as a whole provides services “cradle to grave” for people with IDD and their families, but I work specifically with the adult day program, which serves people 18 and older with varying degrees of disability. We have clients who are very high-functioning and need relatively little help with daily life, to people who are non-verbal in wheelchairs who need help with virtually everything (and everyone in between). They come to our campus Mon-Fri from about 8:30am-3:30pm and take part in various classes and activities both on our campus and out in the community.
We have music classes, cooking classes, art classes, theatre classes, academics (math and literacy), exercise classes (everything from aerobics and sports to low-impact chair yoga), we go hiking and horseback-riding and ice skating, we go to museums and the zoo, take groups out to lunch, take groups to do various volunteer work throughout the community…we do all kinds of things. I’m sure I’m leaving out some stuff, haha. We try to tailor each client’s schedule and activities to their individual goals and interests, and work in concert with their families and care teams.
Basically we just try to help our clients lead full, interesting, and fulfilling lives that allow them to learn, grow, and explore in a safe and supportive environment.
That’s what i hate about the UK termination of ‘learning disability’ (if i have translated right).
Anyone can learn given the right input.
Schools told me my son with Autism could never pass an exam and refused to enter him for them.
I taught him chemistry and Physics in an accessible way. He pasted with almost 100% at 14, 3 years early, but so what if he cant handle social skills, he has others.
It is a lifetime commitment and your organisation is right.The families need as much support.
Thats awesome! While disabilities are very unfortunate, im glad these individuals do have the good fortune to be involved in a program so dedicated to their QoL and mental well being!
I understand what you mean, kind of like “a fish will always think its dumb if you tell it to climb a tree”. Sometimes its all about helping them find their iwn way to learn than to blindly follow a cookie cutter curriculum.
Agreed, We all have value and something to contribute, despite difference, given the chance and with prejudice and barriers removed. Keep up the good work
Lol, maybe you will. It would be pretty cool to work alongside someone from the forum. Yeah but animal laws are pretty tight in Florida, remember that.
I was sort of talking about in the future lol. Thanks for the info though, really appreciate it. 
