Mum friendly jobs?

[MakeupSyrup]

I have a 4 year old due to start primary in September. I've been working sporadically for the last 1 year in retail, cleaning and in a call centre.

I want to get a 'proper' job now and contribute towards the family, start a pension etc., but feel I need to take school holidays, sickness and school starting/end times in to account and find jobs that will work around that.

Can I just ask those who work around their children, what you do and how did you get there?

Just to give me a few ideas or a starting point on where to go next before school starts in 6/7 months.

Are you a lone parent?
That will be a factor if you can’t share holidays, sickness etc.

I taught myself via YouTube how cake decorate (was already a decent baker) while I was on maternity leave 2 years ago and now I am self employed
It's not a huge amount of money but my profit varies from between £50 a week and £500 per week (although that only happens a every few months at the moment when I do a wedding cake) it means I can pick up the kids, go to assemblies, take fewer orders in the holidays and if they are off sick I am home already (although if its a sickness bug this can impact my work as obviously I can't make cake if there's a bug in the house)

I have a DP yes. I hadn't thought about sharing annual leave etc. If we were both working that would come to around 60 days annual leave. Wondering if that's enough

Btw you’ve been raising a child for 4 years. You’re already contributing to the family

Thanks

Doesmt feel like it. DP's family, and even my own keep asking me when I'm going to get off my mum and actually work

@Whyonearthdididothat

Nice! Unfortunately, I have no skills at present. Maybe I could find a free course to do when DD is in bed

I didn't. At all. I've really surprised myself. I'd say my usual weekly profit is about 125 but it some weeks it's barely anything and others is much higher

I do agency work. I work around dc and around dh’s hours. Currently he does one school drop off and pick up a week. I’ll work less in school holidays. Permanent work didn’t work for me as dh can’t commit to much childcare

I do school catering.
Previous school was 9.30-3.
This one is 9.30 -2.

But get all the school holidays off. And they're quite amenable when need to be late in for assembly or something.

So not highly paid, but no childcare to pay out.