What job do you do? Does it fit in OK with dc's??

[returningstress]

I am now job hunting, I am looking at admin work, but also looking at other options.

One option is family aide work (like a social worker) it is an apprenticeship, but the hours will be full time for the first year while training.

I really want to teach admin in a college so that I can have half terms off when dd is at school (she is nearly 3). But will need to do alot of training before then.

Just wondering what jobs others have got, and if you feel you manage well moneywise, and still get to spend some time with dc's?

Atm I clean in a Care Home.
It's not exactly glamorous and the pay is pants but I get benefits to top up my wages, I work Tue-Thur 8.30-2.30 so only need minimum childcare, I get plenty of overtime which I always do in term time, my boss is fantastic and really supportive (is putting some washing through the work machine this week for me), it's flexible if I need (I started half an hour early today, worked through lunch and then left early so I could be home for washing machine fixer).
It's walkable from home, or cheap in a taxi if it's bucketing down.

It's great for now, and unless anything amazing comes up, or something in a school, I'll stay until DD no longer needs childcare, and then look for something that has opportunities for progression and is full time.

i am really lucky. I do translations working from home after my DS's aged 6 and 3 are in bed. In fact i should be working now and not chatting on mumsnet...... lol

I am a Debt Counsellor for a Bank. I work 14hrs a week (thurs, fri 9.00 - 14.15 and then back in on fri evening 18.30 - 22.00)
This enables me to drop the dcs at school 3 mornings a week, drop them at breakfast club thurs & fri mornings. But I pick them up from school everyday.
Minimal childcare costs at £6.25 per week.

Job-hunting?me too but in Germany (sad).Hope you don't mind me asking in this thread but outnumbered2to1, any ideas how I can get into freelance English-German translation work with no translation qual? In Germany for 22 years and a very long time ago I was qualified and working at uni in European empl.law...since then I stayed at home with 3dc and worked occasionally as Engl.coach. Now lone parent and desp.need more work!Thanks for any ideas and returningstress good luck with the job-hunting!

Primary school teacher. Works for me.

How about receptionist/secretary in a school or PA to a head teacher?

The secretary at my school is a singke mum and it fits in really well with kids, she leaves at 3 so can do the school pick up.

accountant in practice, work 9am-2pm mon-thu, school starts at 8.45am and work is 12 mins drive away, so drop the kids and back in time for pick up.

fits in fantastically with home life and am very lucky to have the hours and flexibility.

Registered Childminder, means am always there for my 2 if they are ill and during school holidays. And i can do all drop offs and pick ups from school.

teaching assistant in my Dcs school - we go together and come home togetehr. pay is pants but it gets topped up with tax credits! And you get the holidays!

Started my own business, which I do around my ds - I go to toddler groups etc with him, he plays, I meet lots of lovely people and make money too!

I work full time 8.30am til 4.30pm monday to friday, I work in a training centre which specialises in gas and electrics, I deal with the training programme for 3 of the trainers, putting in courses, arranging for people to come on the course, arranging accommodation for them, booking lecture rooms and lunches, putting together course handouts and printing attendance certificates and all admin work as needed. It's a very challenging and exciting job and I love it.

My son is in year 2 and he goes to a breakfast club and afterschool club which he loves and my daughter goes to a private nursery. We have the evenings and the weekends together and I always book my holidays for during the school holidays. It works really well for us as I earn more than enough to support us and be able to buy us treats as I don't see a single penny from the kids dad

Am very lucky that I have a wonderful job that I enjoy very much (and am good at I hope), it is also relatively family friendly, and well paid!
I trained and worked very hard for it, and took many years to pay my student debt off!
I wouldnt be anything else...

I am lucky enough to be able to work 3 days a week, and have a wonderful childminder, I can just about manage all the school/CM drop offs, and pick up 3 afternoons, and still earn a good income. I also do the odd extra evening shift and private paperwork!

I'm a GP, and it took me almost 15 years to complete all my training and find my practice!