To worry that this child carer stank of alcohol?

[giddybiddy]

There is an after school club which collects from our school, which my children don't attend, but which I walk past as they wait to pick up the children. Today as I passed them the young man who is one of the staff smelt really strongly of stale drink. A couple of weekends ago I happened to see him in our local village, drunk as a skunk, peeing against a lamppost (this was about 11pm at night). The staff who collect these children (at the risk of sounding very snobby) look fairly dodgy although I am assuming that underneath it all they are fabulous childcarers... Do I ignore the fact I think this man smelt of drink and just thank the lord my children don't go to this club or should I do something about it and if so what???

Im not saying its acceptable by any stretch of the imagination for him to be drunk/hungover in charge of kids btw, just that I think it would be really difficult to know just by one whiff and seeing said lad out one weekend.

As for personal hygiene, we'd have had a lot less teachers at our school if bo was a sacking offence..at work too come to think of it!

To be clearer, by personal hygiene I meant better laundering (in event of alcohol smell being caused by spilled drinks!)

notnowbernard I have (on very rare occasions - as I don't drink often) gone out with my jacket reeking of alcohol - I only have the one jacket and if I don't have time to wash it I have no choice but to either

a) freeze
b) go out and smell of alcohol.

has nothing to do with my personal hygeine - more to do with the fact I can't physically wash and dry my jacket in a very short space of time.

Good point, FAQ

But I'm willing to bet you wouldn't go to work which involved walking about in public with small children, wearing a coat you had knocked a pint of lager down?

I'd be prepared to freeze my knockers off, anyway

Well, after a night of thinking it over, I decided rather than report him as he could just have a laundry issue.... I would mention it to our School Secretary. That way my conscience would be clear in case he had been drunk in charge. Her reaction was, funny you should say that, I have thought the same on a couple of occasions but have never been sure so I am really glad you said something. She is going to speak to the owner of the after school club. So, I feel I did the right thing, the man might well have a problem and it will be looked into, but I haven't had to report him just in case it is a series of co-incidences and lack of washing! Thanks for all the feedback!

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You need to report it imo.

My mums friend works in an after school club and I can clearly remember her turning down another drink during a night out as it was gross misconduct to turn up to work smelling of alcohol .

I think you did the right thing too.

If it was simply a laundry issue, it's easily rectified.

If he does have an alcohol problem, this might be what he needs to push him in the right direction in getting some help.