I can only work 8 hours a week, what can I do?

[mag2305]

I have a toddler and 3 month old baby and will only be able to work 8 hours a week due to family doing the childcare. I'm a primary school teacher and although I'm not in a school at present, I do private tutoring, but only 2 hours at the moment.
I need to find a job with just a few hours but I don't know if I'll find a Jon like that. Any ideas? Doesn't have to be an education type job.
Thank you

And when it comes to sensitivity, perhaps remember that those of us who've worked since their children were 3 months old (because that's what ML used to) still consider being a parent is the most important thing of all

Totally agree. These comments showed.a real lack of awareness of the reality for many people.

I was speaking from my personal perspective. For me, I didn't want to have children then put them straight into childcare in order to go back to work, and I am specifically talking about babies. I'm sure many other parents would feel the same. I really do understand that some people have to do this but is it ideal for the child? Financially yes of course, but emotionally/developmentally, I'm not sure.

Are you in Scotland by any chance..?

I work in school admin. The offering in Nursery has expanded so much and EVERY SCHOOL is crying out for staff. If you were on our supply list willing to do and EYP or a Support worker shift on a fixed day a week you would be snapped up!!!

@mag2305

I was speaking from my personal perspective. For me, I didn't want to have children then put them straight into childcare in order to go back to work, and I am specifically talking about babies. I'm sure many other parents would feel the same. I really do understand that some people have to do this but is it ideal for the child? Financially yes of course, but emotionally/developmentally, I'm not sure.

Unless your DH has massive commuter costs surely you can afford to not go back yet given you've got no mortgage?

Well said @BettyCarver

You've had some excellent suggestions over the last 24hrs.
Don't forget, if you work 1 day a week in a school, you rarely get all the crap that FT teachers have to waste spend their time on.
You will generally prepare the work, teach it, mark it, tidy up and go home.
No mortgage, no childcare, that will earn you enough financially to add to your dh's income and it will also keep your hand in for when you are ready to increase your hours.
It seems silly to work a supermarket shift or bar work for far less money when you don't have to as it will also make it much harder to start teaching again should you ever want to.

You need to get on the Turn2us calculator and see how much Universal Credit you are entitled to..

It does child care as well.. fiddle around with the numbers and pick which suits best !

@finknottlesnewt. so those of us who work are paying taxes to support someone who is perfectly capable of working but chooses not to? Universal Credit is there to support people who are unable to find work or who are paid such shitty wages that they need benefits to top them.up. The OP is a teacher, she could easily work 2 or 3 days per week to earn enough but she's choosing not to.

@EmmaGrundyForPM I read that post as irony.... certainly hope it is! If not, it's really crap advice anyway because a job means the advantages of an occupational pension. It's no wonder some women end up screwed over in their later life when they realise they have next to know work pension and are waiting til 67 (or more likely 70 in future) to draw the meagre state pension

EmmaGrundyForPM I think you will find that the entitlement to benefits is governed by legislation, not the arbitrary moral judgment of randoms on the Internet deciding what is right for someone else's family !

If her income is low because her partner is a low earner and she wishes to work fewer hours in order to spend more time with her child whilst she is young - then yes , Universal Credit will support that.

Then - when her child is older and she returns to full time work her taxes will support others to make those choices . It's called a welfare provision .

@BettyCarver sadly she wasn't being ironic!

Lunchtime supervisor in a school.I do 7.5 hours a day and I love it.

A week!