working from home

[asma1702]

hi! I have 2 boys eldest is 3 due to start nursery this sept and youngest is 1. I have been out of work for over 4 years now and am thinking of getting back into it but have no one to watch the kids if i do get a job as hubby also works fulltime. I do not want to put my boys in a day nursery as i have worked in day nurseries for years and know how they are really. I would prefer to get a job where i can work from home so that i could care for my kids at the same time. Does any one have any idea about at home jobs or where i can find them. I would be very grateful for some advice. Thank you in advance :) x

You could look for a self-employed role and look after your kids while you juggle doing the job. An employer would take a dim view of you wanting to be paid by the company while you carry out child care. They'll say they are paying you to work for them, not look after your kids. Sorry to be brutal but that's how it is.

I agree with LancashireMan. I work from home but my children are in childcare. There is no way on earth I could work with my children around. On the rare occasions when it has happened due to an emergency like children being sick and/or training day with no childcare cover, then it's been hard work and stressful - no way I could do it every day.

However self-employed might work, so I would start by looking into self-employment options..

What did you used to do? Is it possible to do some of that in the evenings?

Agre with the others, you can't work from home whilst simultaneously looking after two toddlers.

thanks guys
@patriciaholm I was a nursery nurse before but don't really want to go back to that so looking at other options but very grateful for all ur comments. thank u :)

The obvious suggestion would be childminding, but you may well have had enough of other people's children!

Or getting a evening job so your not working the same hours as your OH

My contract specifically states that if you're working from home you are not allowed to provide childcare for any child under 12 unless it's been agreed with your manager as an emergency situation.

Hi, I work from home (only a few hours a week at the mo), my son is 9 months old. I set up my own business from home after a pretty horrible office job before I had my son. I will say though that it is hard and you have to be very self motivated. I have a nanny come round for the hours I work so I do not really make much money but I think if you are going to provide a good service then you need to. Altho I think someone else said you could work evenings so if you are prepared to do that you could do that and try and get work where they are flexible in when you do that. I have a nanny because my current client wants me to work exact hours during the day. There is a website called peopleperhour.com - check it out - that is where I have found most of my work. It is competitive but you might find something you can fit around looking after your LO's.

I work from home most days (for a large organisation), in a reasonably senior role. There is no way on earth I could wfh whilst looking after my children, and my employer wouldn't allow me (except in emergencies - in which case I usually end up working all evening/night to catch up).

I work from home half of the week whilst looking after now 3 and 4 year olds and have done since they were 3 months old approx.

I am self employed. The way we work it is combined with dhs work being flexible. I put children to bed later than most as mornings free works better for me and dh is home by evenings so can take over if needed. This week

Mon- I worked out house. Dh worked home
Tues - I'm at home. Dh works out. Children now nursery 9-12
Weds - I'm at home. Dh works out. Children nursery 9-12
Thurs - I'm out work. Dh works home . Children nursery 9-12
Fri - I'm work home. Dh out

I usually aim to work 6am-11.45am at home. Children wake 8.30am and dh drops at nursery ( nursery is new thing last 6 months). Children nap 2-4 daily or read/ story tape and I work. Then I work after 7pm when dh home if needed but 8hrs is usually enough. Children sleep 9pm-8.30am as easier then.

As babies same routine of bedtime. But they also napped 10-11am daily so would work 6am-9am when dh left, 10-11, 2-4, then in eve when dh home if needed

Sorry it's long!