HE friendly jobs

[ButterPie]

I'm (just) ok atm, but if things change (eg after the election) what are good HE friendly jobs for me? DP currently works 1-9, M-F, about half an hour away. We have supportive and helpful family round the corner, but obviously don't want HE to consist of us working and the kids hanging about their Grandparents house. They will prob be willing to help in the case of small overlaps though.

I'm thinking Usbourne books or something, maybe along with a bit of care agency work as and when it suits.

DDs are 3 and 4 months.

I know a lady who does care agency plus barefoot books around HE! Great minds obviously think alike.

I'd be looking for things that would mesh with your OH, like, saying working at a breakfast club if your OH's 1-9 is pm, or at an afterschool club if it's am But the care agency sounds like a good idea.

Another woman I know does a dog-walking and pet sitting service, and the children go with her.

Anything you can do at home will be HE friendly.

I teach piano and tutor maths. I hate the maths tbh, not because I don't like maths, but because I'm contributing to the whole pressure of school and getting schooled kids to jump through hoops. But I need the money . If I get enough piano in the future not to have to do it, I won't. You often find that, if school-based friends know you HE, they ask you to help teach their children (even if your style of HE is nothing like school!).

A friend of mine is a hairdresser and I also know HE mums who take in ironing or clean at houses that don't mind the children coming along. A lovely HE couple I am friendly with are both childminders. I personally wouldn't want to childmind because I like the freedom with just me and my girls, but it suits some people. Things like Usborne or Avon or stuff you organise parties for (pampered chef, virgin vie etc) can bring in a bit of extra and you can do it when your OH is around.

The older your children get, the easier it will become because they can more easily go with you and not distract you, or be left to their own devices whilst you work.

i home ed my dd, my husband works mon-fri and is on the road alot, i then work a couple of hours on a sat and sun at my local hotel, this gives me a break from being with my dd and also gives us a few pennies to provide stuff for her like arts/crafts and extra books.

I work as a carer now, though am a well qualified nurse I find I have more fexibility doing this and less stress from politics of the NHS. Now dd2 is at college I'll be looking to go into angency nursing.
There always seems to be vacancies for home carers, and you could probably pick the hours that suit.
Early morning/daytime or evening hours are available through the agency I work with.

I have also worked for a direct selling company selling ladies clothes and made very good money doing that.
Many of my friends from that era are still doing so. Some are selling for green House which is relatively new to this country and my friends are doing very well. I still have contacts all over the country so could find someone to help if anyone was interested.

I know quite a few home educators who work for themselves now, having created internet businesses