How easy is it to work from home?………

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…..When your last office based job was 20 years ago?

The last 4 years I have been working as a part time driver for a disabled person. Previous to that I was a SAHM for 12 years.
However, I have chronic digestive issues which are getting worse rather than better and I am finding being out on the roads a major source of anxiety, with a constantly unpredictable digestive system.
Wfh would suit me well, I could manage my condition much easier at home, it would be less stressful and I have enough room for a home office.
The problem is that all the wfh vacancies I see on sites such as Indeed appear to be mainly for professionals. I am just looking for part time work, something like a data entry clerk or virtual assistant. Are there websites dedicated to this type of job? I really do not know where else to start searching.
I will obviously need to brush up on my Microsoft Office skills but money is a little tight atm so need to sort something out there.
If you work from home was this something which occurred as a result of Covid and the lockdowns or was the job purely advertised as wfh?

I worked occasionally at home before covid and now do it 2 days a week generally with the other two in the office. I can't imagine there are that many 100% at home jobs .

I'm am between jobs at the moment. Indeed let's you search for remote or hybrid jobs.

I work from home full time, job was office based pre pandemic but now the whole company is WFH. You can add “remote” as a filter on LinkedIn and other job sites, most just require you to be tax resident in the UK.

An aside, many large companies don’t use Microsoft Office any more (mine uses all google docs) so I wouldn’t spend money on training unless you know it’s a hard requirement for the role - even then, the company may offer to train you up, or you can find free courses on YouTube :)

You could work as a call centre operator with Sensee, but the pay is basic, NMW I think. But it is 100% wfh. Even the interview is done by zoom.

I WFH but there is always the stipulation that you have to go into the office at the mangers discretion. We currently go in 2 days a week to maintain a team ethos, aid learning etc...

If you have chronic issues you may be eligible for pip?

There are not that many at home jobs, that are easy to get into and worth it mental health/pay wise unless you can go self employed. My neighbour has a cell centre desk set up in his living room with headphones and everything and he works most days but he doesn't have any guests over and doesn't seem to have much money. In fact in seems quite low. My sister is a self employed hair dresser and she earns a good amount doing that and is able to schedule appointments around childcare.

Thanks for the heads up colachive, I won’t go investing in any courses just yet then.
I have looked at a few job vacancies put up by Sensee but the employee reviews aren’t that encouraging.

I may have to rethink where I am going to go with this.
Mumma Sadly, I don’t qualify for PIP.

Have a look on your local council’s job website.

I'd find a good recruitment/ temping agency near you and have a chat with them. That way, they do the looking for you - you'll need your cv brushing up first, but a good recruiter will help you with that

I think recruitment agencies is where you need to be looking. With you being out of office type work for a long time your experience will likely not count as it's too long ago. They should be able to tell u what is available to you. You might need to do temp jobs to get your experience up.

Try the NHS admin role ?

Bookmark indeed as ‘remote’ and your home town- even most remote jobs do want you in or able to go in periodically. I did this and now wfh four days, office 1 day, for a charity, after leaving working in school l. Be prepared to apply for a LOT of posts as they get huge numbers of applicants especially for WFH entry level posts, but there are lots out there.