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Old May 27th 2009, 9:17 pm
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hi folks,

completely new to this stuff so i do apologise for my ignorance, but I'm weighing up travel options to the USA or Australia at the moment.

I'm wondering if there are vacancies in either of the two for positions working with people with a learning disability. I've been working in the sector for about 6 years now. Im 24 and am desperate to get out of the UK!!! I'm really passionate about my career and would like to know if its possible to move over as a Learning Disabilities Worker.

Cheers in advance,

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Old Sep 28th 2009, 6:25 pm
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Here in Florida we have lots of work for good people in this area. You need 1 year of experience in the field and there are any number of agencies to work for. If you work in the individuals own home 7 days on 7 days off, it pays about $22,000 per year, not bad for 26 weeks work
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Sounds great to me Brit, but is it an easy field to head across to do? I mean, I've been considering a working holiday visa to go to Australia, but I'd like to work and develop my career in the USA primarily.

I've been working in the field of learning disability care for over 6 years now and write policies for a national firm amongst hands on care, just the visa accessibility is the only issue for working in the USA...
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Here in Florida we have lots of work for good people in this area. You need 1 year of experience in the field and there are any number of agencies to work for. If you work in the individuals own home 7 days on 7 days off, it pays about $22,000 per year, not bad for 26 weeks work
How do you think they're going to secure suitable immigration status with such a job?
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Old Sep 29th 2009, 7:08 pm
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I 'm sorry I have no idea, I have no experience with anyone trying to get a work visa to come here to work in this field. My step son was here over the summer, but he was working at a summer camp in Maine, that company seemed to specifically market to youth in other countries. If you are looking to work in an area like policy development, you would need to be working in the state capital, you might approach the state agency APD (Agency for persons with Disabilities) or AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration)
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I 'm sorry I have no idea, I have no experience with anyone trying to get a work visa to come here to work in this field.
There's no point in promoting the jobs if there's no hope that the applicant can secure a suitable status to live and work here. These sorts of jobs are highly unlikely to provide that.
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Old Sep 29th 2009, 7:39 pm
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why so negative? There are jobs, there are opportunities. I meet foreign nationals all the time in all different jobs in a variety of fields; so many people are quite successful here.
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why so negative? There are jobs, there are opportunities. I meet foreign nationals all the time in all different jobs in a variety of fields; so many people are quite successful here.
Some of us live in the real world which does not lead folks astray with false hopes.

Yes there are jobs, yes there are opportunities, and yes there are successful people. But before a Brit can pursue those, s/he needs permission to live and work here. And a job as you described is highly unlikely to produce that permission.
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I must live in a different real world than you. I haven't had any problems getting work since coming here, my husband also a Brit also found work right away. I guess it just depends on what you have to offer and having the right credentials. Not sure why you are following me around on here challenging everything I say?
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I must live in a different real world than you. I haven't had any problems getting work since coming here, my husband also a Brit also found work right away. I guess it just depends on what you have to offer and having the right credentials.
How do you think LeeMXT is going to secure suitable status to live here? It's irrelevant whether you can or cannot secure a job easily if you don't have permission to work here.

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Not sure why you are following me around on here challenging everything I say?
When you started posting tripe on the credit thread, I searched your posts......and found you were posting tripe down here, too.
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How do you think LeeMXT is going to secure suitable status to live here? It's irrelevant whether you can or cannot secure a job easily if you don't have permission to work here.



When you started posting tripe on the credit thread, I searched your posts......and found you were posting tripe down here, too.
OK - break it up.

I worked as a Behaviour Specialist with people with Learning Disabilities for the last 6 years in the US. I had my credentials evaluated, had an interview, was offered the job and went through the H1B process. It can be done, as long as it is at Bachelor's level or above. The only difficulty I had was getting my credentials evaluated to the equivalent of a US 4-year degree level, since it was a field that the evaluators were not really familiar with.

Lee - all the best.
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Getting a correct visa that entitles you to work in the US is very difficult, almost to the levels of impossible for someone "just wanting to move"

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, however I think there is a one year working visa for Australia for UK citz under the age of 27 that you might want to look into.
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