Aibu to decline job offer?

[Anono34]

I currently don’t work after coming into some money a few years ago. DH works full time in a hybrid role, but doesn’t have set days at home so does none of the school runs. Since my younger DS started school, I’ve been a bit bored and lonely. I applied for a part time school admin role for 22.5hrs a week and got offered the job. When I confirmed the hours it’s 3 full days 8-4 meaning I would need wrap around care for DS before and after school and now I’m wondering whether to look for a different role with shorter days to allow me to still do the school run or whether to just take this job and suck it up?

I'd take it. It will do you good. It will also put you in a good position for the next job with current experience.

School admin jobs are like gold dust!
I think you'd be mad to turn it down.

We need to know to answer- what’s the cost of care, vs earnings? Are they close together?
TBH finding anything completely within school hours is nearly impossible, so unless there are major travel issues or a lack of care I’d take it.

Is it at your it DCs school?

No, I'd take it. Do they have a breakfast club at your school?

If you don't need the job financially and taking the job would have a negative impact on your DC, then no, don't take it

I would turn it down and instead see if any GP surgeries are recruiting admin or reception staff. They tend to be more flexible with hours they can offer.

I'd take it. My DC loved wraparound care - sometimes I was stood there for 20 mins while they finished an activity so we could leave!

How do you get from not having set days to doing no school runs for your DH?

Is your money going to run out eventually or are you completely set for life? If not the latter then I would be tempted to take the job. You wouldn’t need to worry about school holidays. Is it worth asking if there’s an option to spread the hours more over four shorter days?

Any other job with shorter days won't give you the holidays you will get with this job though. You can be there all summer, christmas etc. I'd look into the wrap around care a hit more and speak to your child before you decide.

The jobs about £240 per week, breakfast club would be £18 pound for the week, after school club £33 for the week. Yes they are very close together, it’s less than a 10 minute drive from job to the school.

No but it’s very close to their school

Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean? Dh doesn’t work set days in the office, sometimes it’s a Monday/ Wednesday other times it’ll be Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Thursday, sometimes he’s in the office all week. It just depends when his meetings are. Because he isn’t always here, I’ve always done all the school runs just because it’s easier.

I’d take it, wrap around care doesn’t negatively impact children and it will do you some good.

It should last for life (I have a couple of rental properties) I asked about spreading the hours and they said no, it can be any 3 days but needs to be full days.

I wouldn't bother working at all if you don't need to. Why not find a new hobby or hobbies instead? If you really want to work, then find a job that suits you. If you don't want to use/pay for wrap around care keep looking for something that suits.

I would take it. Do it for the pension contributions if anything.

Take the job, it sounds like a really good opportunity.

I'd say the job would benefit your need for something to do.
It may need wrap around during the week (although Id be booting DH's backside into action on a couple of days a week, at least in the mornings).
It's school holidays that were the big problem for us.

Does the school the job is at have the same school holidays as your DC's school? If so - take it! If it doesn't work out, resign (but give it a chance) then you can resign, but term time jobs are very few and far between.

My DS also loved wrap around care, and it also mean that he new people in older years when he went to middle/high school. He said it was like having his friends for tea every day. His school also got in activity clubs to school - Judo, Science, Ukulele were some - which the wrap round people would take him to n pick him up from (from the big room there were in to the school all next door!). I never had any concerns about wrap around at all.

Good luck, but this does sound like the job that most mum of primary age children dream of!

I would take it. Part time jobs are hard to find and give you great flexibility especially with such short commute. Do you have the same holidays as your DC? As pp says school holidays are the biggest challenge.

I meant that he can do drop offs on the days he's not in, so you don't need breakfast club on those days. It's not like he can't do any drop offs at all, it's just they won't be on the same day every week :)

To be fair to him, I think he would do the drop offs a couple of times a week, I’ve just never asked him to. The pick ups would be harder but lots of positive views on after school clubs are making me feel better about it.

Oh I see thank you 😊 yes, I think he would!

The holidays are similar but not quite the same, it’s about 4 weeks that are different. I’m guessing holiday club for the 3 days is the answer.