reason back to work ideas for reasonably intelligent sahm

[SophieofShepherdsBush]

Youngest now on her 3 hours nursery5 days a week and I'm desperate to get back to work. I've been a sahm for 8 years now.
I have a degree in English literature and a patchy cv that covers a lot of ground! I'm trying to get work as a SNA, but I don't have enough directly relevant experience and not even getting to interview stage.
3 kids, one with autism so I'd like to be around for them after school and during holidays.
Any other good ideas? I'd quite like to do primary teaching, but I think it might be too difficult, as I'm nowhere near a major college, and I don't have Irish(British). Are there any schemes for teacher training on the job that I'm overlooking?
I like the classroom environment, I like working with kids, ive a good bit if experience doing tefl...what would you do if you were me?
Thanks lovely Irish mners. Forgive typos!

Ah stupid autocorrect, thread title should read reasonable, not reason!

Could you get a position in a school like admin, reception, teaching assistant?

I'd do childcare. My friend did it. She went back and did the FETAC course and did work experience in a crèche near her. She does mornings now. It took a while of being on "hours" but I think she's permanent now.

Tbh I'm not sure if there's any job bar teaching that gives you the summer off. Maybe school receptionist but those jobs come up practically never and I suspect it's who you know.

Or same positions at a college or university?

Yes I also think it's hard to get a foot in the door for term time jobs.
Thanks for the input folks.
It's tricky, because I suspect (haven't done the maths) that I'd have to go into a highly paying job straight away in order to pay for summer, Xmas, Easter and after school childcare for three kids. And I'm unlikely to get a highly paid job, so I either stay at home and continue doing the childcare myself, or I get a school hours part time job and actually bring home some pay.

I'm sure loads of people are in the same situation. My heart is kind of set on the SNA jobs, but having applied for about 30 posts and got nowhere I'm a bit downhearted.
I'm going to try to get unpaid experience with local school to improve CV, and I guess keep trying. Thanks again all.

OP I work in a school and there are many qualified SNAs applying for every actual SNA job going, which explains why you're not getting interviewed.

We have a couple of mums in our school who are not interested in working full-time per se, but who are very happy to sub for us even at short notice if any of our SNAs are absent. If you talk to your children's school Principal and let him/her know you'd be happy to do this, it could provide the start of experience that you need, you'd also need to be garda vetted before doing any work.

Thanks twinjocks, that's helpful. I did send a letter and CV round to all the schools near here saying I'd be available for sub work at a moment's notice if they wanted me, and asked if I could be GV for their school But no reply. I did this in May/June and then have been applying for advertised jobs as well. I'm just going to he persistent I think, as I know this kind of work could really suit me and work out with my family's needs too.

Oh I have the level 5 sna module, I'm trying to work out if getting the level 6 would be useful, or whether voluntary work experience will stand me better.

I did send a letter and CV round to all the schools near here saying I'd be available for sub work at a moment's notice if they wanted me, and asked if I could be GV for their school
They'll be inundated with unsolicited CVs etc. at the moment - drop in next week to a few local schools and see if you can charm secretary/principals - nothing like a face to face introduction!

The Department of Education have a Level 7 SNA course and my sister in law did it (Donegal but I think it is on in other places) or best to do supply and send your CV / show you are available to work at short notice in local schools.