As a teacher am I allowed to work at the weekends and holidays?

[draftywindows]

And do any other teachers have second jobs?

I earn quite a good wage, am in a management position but my DH earns half my wage because we want him to work around dd.

We are struggling financially. I have thought about leaving teaching for something that pays better but I enjoy my job and am good at it.

I will do exam marking.

I am willing to do anything, cleaning, bar work etc.

But will it be classed as moonlighting?

[AnyFucker]

of course you can

[Collision]

teacher at school works in a bar two nights per week. She is 40 and been working there for 20 years!

[draftywindows]

I genuinely was not sure. Thanks.

I now need to think of what I can do.

[OldLadyKnowsNothing]

I think you'd have to check your contract of employment, and perhaps have a word with your Head?

[abbierhodes]

It's absolutely fine! I'm a teacher, and have done lots of things! Is there a law against 'moonlighting'?

[draftywindows]

I am sure I can remember other teachers working in bars etc in the past.

I will keep an eye out. My main problem is that I will not be able to work evenings as I have to be free for parents evenings, concerts etc and I usually have to work until quite late in the evening as it is. So holiday and weekend work would be the best.

[AnyFucker]

what teachers do in their spare time is their own business (unless it puts their professional reputation in jeopardy)

bar work, cleaning, tutoring, saturday job, whatever

stay away from the lap-dancing though < deadpan >

[draftywindows]

I don't know abbierhodes, it is not a word with positive connotations.

My school is very straight laced and traditional, I could see them objecting to me working in a bar. But if I am not in catchment it should be OK>

[draftywindows]

If someone desired to wish my jiggle my bits and they paid enough I would consider it!

[draftywindows]

abbierhodes what kind of things have you done if you don't mind me asking?

[nymphadora]

Have you thought of care work? Relief shifts may work for you. I was a TA & worked in childrens home in weekends & holidays

[Goblinchild]

I've done tutoring
bar work
shift work in a supermarket
party entertainer
playscheme worker at Easter and Summer
cook
gardening
pet sitting for a range of weird and wonderful creatures
I've worked for 5 local authorities over a couple of decades and no one has ever said anything.

[Goblinchild]

Forgot cleaning and exam marking.
I now live in a wealthy area, full of people who are happy to pay others to do jobs they don't want to.
Unless the job impacts on your ability to teach, there won't be a problem.

[draftywindows]

I also live in a wealthy area so I imagine there will be people willing to pay me what they do not want to do.

Goblin did you let your school know that you had a second job?

I will look into working in children's homes at weekends, I would have to ask if that clashed as I am responsible for pastoral care at my school.

I am very sad at the need to do this, during term time I have no real family time during the week and now it is going to disapear at weekends as well. But needs must.

[draftywindows]

I have seen an advert for a retired gentleman's companion - DH says it sounds suspect. But I may give him a call.

[CaurnieBred]

DD's teacher next year is currently working at the Summer Camp she is at.

[StarExpat]

I've worked in a variety of international schools in different countries and working a second job would have been "moonlighting" but it had to do with work visa stipulations.

[activate]

it depends on your contract as you are technically employed full time

so dont take internet fairies word as law - check your contract or ask your bursar

[StarExpat]

Agree with activate. Ask someone in payroll or HR or whatever you have. Just to be sure.

[zandy]

Tutoring?

[draftywindows]

No of course I would check if it was allowed, not least because we have all just signed new codes of conduct which seemed to forbid lots of things. I was just gathering initial ideas and thinking of possible jobs I could do.

I couldn't work in a summercamp as then I would not see my daughter at all.

Activate that is what I though - I work full time and also have a huge workload which requires me to work weekends, evenings and holidays. So perhaps a standard classroom teacher could have another job but I could not.

Maybe the answer is that DH works full time.

[draftywindows]

The school is not over keen on tutoring but allows it, howver I do not teach a core subject that one would require tutoring in.

[stressedHEmum]

You would also have to check how many hours you would be working.

OH works 2 jobs and had to sign an opt out thing for working time regulations. Under European law, you aren't allowed to work more than an average of 48hours a week over a 17 week period, or something. OH is contracted for 44 hours in the normal run of things but his main job has quite a lot of overtime during the busy periods, of which they are all expected to do their share. This takes him over the 48 hours, so his employer had him sign the opt out.

[draftywindows]

I dream of working a 48 hour week, althougb of course I get a break during half term.
So over 6 week bursts i will work in excess of 75 hours.

[zandy]

What is the point of not being allowed to work more than 48 hours if you can work more than 48 hours if you sign a bit of paper?