Left my job without another one to go to.

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I have done, what my mum has always told me never to do.

Last week I handed my notice in at work so I have only 3 weeks left to go. I do not live with my parents, so need to pay council tax, food, electricity, gas and rent. As well as being able to run my car, MOT, tax and insurance coming up.
The reasons I left work are because I had every other weekend off, that was my routine, then the manager left and the deputy has me working when ever he wants. I can't cope with that lack of routine.
The other reason, is the only reason I can really justify leaving though.
I work in a care home for people with autism, learning disabilities and physically challanging behaviour. I had been there for two years.
The thing is one of the teenagers I care for, has suddenly become so violent people kept having to resort to locking him in rooms as he will bite flesh from you and eat it. He partically goes for your chest, face and neck. This has made me feel so scared I now often cry both before and after work, before, because I am scared of what it to come, and after because of the things I has witnessed and the things which have been done to me.

My key child, who I care for very much, he has started to display inapporpriate sexual behaviour to me, and due to his strength, I often find myself pinned to the floor being mounted.

I do not know what to do as I find it hard to get jobs. I feel like I am a faluire because I used to love my job, I thought I would work there forever.
I keep applying for jobs but I have no even had an interview in ages. I feel very sad.

I feel for you, I have done that several time and it is not fun and jobs are getting harder to come by.

First off register unemployed as soon as you are able if the worst comes to worst this will help with council tax and rent bills.

Second off You have done well and are not a failure most people would find the trauma of dealing with violent and distressed individuals too much after a few hours let alone 2 years.

Third off You obviously have a very stressful job and the management breaking up your routine is certainly no help. If you want to you could consult the head of the people you work for and see if something can be done to make your position tenable I very much doubt they would find it easy to replace you.

Ha, my dad told me the same thing your mom told you.
While I agree that it makes sense to learn coping strategies for breaks in your routine, having someone constantly trying to bite you sounds pretty horrifying. I would not deal with that well at all. You shouldn't have to fear for your safety at a job, and I probably would have made the same decision as you.