I currently work part time in a job that is very straightforward, suits my skill set and is paid a reasonable salary. I have a good manager who is very flexible in terms of me working my hours, my child has SEN and I'm able to take time for meetings etc when I need to. I also mostly work from home which facilitates school pick ups etc. I could go full time in this role if I wanted, my boss would be delighted to increase my hours. The job is in a niche team, not many obvious routes for progression.
An opportunity has come up for a full time post which matches my skill set perfectly, it has a slightly higher salary and would involve me in fairly high profile developmental work in my current organisation. Even my boss says I would be silly not to go for it. However, my child care arrangements are set up for my current work pattern, I can't find additional childcare for the days I would need - it's possible that will change over summer as childcare places often come available as kids move through school etc, but that would mean a struggle until August time. I don't have family support for childcare so need to find paid options.
While my current working arrangement is good, I'm a bit bored and could do with a challenge. I also recently separated and going full time would allow me to keep the family home, if I stay part time we would need to sell, which isn't a huge deal in itself but if I could keep the house it would give the kids some stability.
So, do I stay part time in my current role, go full time in my current role, or apply for the new full time job?