I am a middle aged single mother of 2. My youngest is 5 (suspected ASD, seeing paediatrician soon), and my eldest ASD ADHD daughter is in first year at uni nearby (still needs a lot of contact and assurance but is living in halls and doing well).
I have started a maths degree and am loving it. So far I have got 100% in all submissions and am finding it really exciting and interesting. I want to take it further and do a masters and a PhD.
I haven’t worked for a long time. I have bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and have only just found the right meds combo. Now I have found the right medication I feel like I should be working, but am worried about it all going wrong and ending up back in hospital.
I would like to do some tutoring or something as I am very patient, have a lot of experience with different learning styles and think it would be good for my mental health and my CV, but I’m not sure if it is sensible. DD’s Dad is not consistent with his evening of contact each week, despite it being court ordered, and I do not have any other childcare outside school hours. Is there such a thing as daytime tutoring? Or helping with maths in schools? Even if it was voluntary I would benefit from being out of the house and having some human contact for a bit. Would it be sensible to try and tutor while putting my little one into after school club (so offering slots from 3-5pm). Are there other jobs that would fit the bill that I am overlooking? I have applied for some learning support assistant roles but haven’t even made it to interview, which is why I thought tutoring might be better.
I just feel so out of the loop and lost and scared of it going wrong! Thank you for any pointers whatsoever!