To think moving him schools is the only option now?

[Worriedkittycat]

School back ground is DS is Y1 (5 years old) with suspected ASD, his school have referred him for an assessment.

It's one if the best schools in our area, we were lucky it was a low birth year and we managed to get him a place as we're out of the catchment area. It's a quiet village school. Small class sizes, etc. DS absolutely loves his school.

I'm not working. Currently studying FT but due to lecture timings I'm unable to actually attend in person this semester due to clashes with the school run. Course leader fine with this.

Anyway, the plan was to finish my degree and then find something PT to fit around the school runs.

Things have now changed. Since the COL crisis we've been hanging by a thread financially and basically I need to get a job now and preferably a FT one.

His school do not have Wrap around care. There's a breakfast club but no after school club. They do run after school activity type clubs but these finish at 4pm, change termly, have restricted places and sometimes certain ones are only open to certain year groups.

There's one childminder who services the school, she's full and honestly, I'm not that keen but regardless,she's full anyway.

So beyond changing schools go one who has Wrap around care, I don't know what else to do but I hate the idea of moving him when it's such a fantastic school and he's so happy but as we know, 9 - 2 jobs are hard to come by and the pay isn't great.

What should I do?

I'd go and do evening / twilight and weekend shifts rather than move a happy child.

There is a company called tentotwo which specialises in part-time flexible administration work. You might find something on there to suit you
https://www.ten2two.org/candidates

Thinking outside the box - could you look into becoming a childminder?

Sounds like there's a shortage in your area.

TA at your son's school? Not full time or the best paid but could lead to full time if you end up being able to offer some form of after school childcare too.

Sounds like there is a demand. You could become a childminder.

Look at local authority jobs..maybe not the best paid but almost all office type work is now hybrid. You could do any non paperwork stuff during the school day and catch up on admin in the evening. I know a lot of people who do this.
Especially with a background as a TA, lots of jobs related to social care and education/SEN at the moment

I worked evenings and weekends when ours were younger, it meant I didn’t need to rely on anyone for childcare as dh was home then. Yes it was a sacrifice but at the time dh earned way more than me so it was the sensible option,

I worked in hospitality but have friends who worked in home care and others call centres all later shifts and weekends.

What are the best sites to use to find jobs?

Currently use indeed but not sure that's the best place to look, particularly for admin jobs or WFH jobs.

Will also look at local authority websites for jobs too.

NHS, local councils, Emergency services, Civil service all recruit from their own websites so it will be a case of searching for each one separately.