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Do jobs with 15 hrs a week and term time exist?

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SingleMumFighting · 19/04/2019 19:42

Hi all.
I am looking into getting back to work. I have been a SAHM for nearly 10 years. Do any of you actually work 15 hours a week and term time only? Do these jobs exist? If so in what area please? It would be great if you could give me some idea about earnings? I am looking into retraining too. Any tips to share?

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parrotonmyshoulder · 19/04/2019 19:45

Midday Supervisor?

pinkpushchairs · 19/04/2019 20:12

School cleaner or dinner lady maybe?

nancy75 · 19/04/2019 20:13

School office?

katykins85 · 19/04/2019 20:13

Why 15 hours?! Hardly seems worth it Confused

AndromedaPerseus · 19/04/2019 20:14

If you can volunteer in a school first it seems to be best way of hearing about these types of jobs

OldAndWornOut · 19/04/2019 20:16

A driver or passenger assistant for school buses or taxis works out on or around those hours per week.

laundryelf · 19/04/2019 20:18

Reprographics technician at a secondary Grammar school in Lancashire, 15 hours weekly term time. Closing date is next week. Try your local council website for education Jobs or TES for classroom assistant type jobs. Term time is hard to find but keep looking and send your CV to local schools asking them to keep it in file in case anything comes up. Be prepared for low pay but holidays off when children are young is good.

GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 19/04/2019 20:20

Teaching assistant. You can quite often start small and build up your hours.

Ellenborough · 19/04/2019 20:22

Yes, why does it have to be 15 hours? That narrows things down massively. Do you want 2 full days or 3 lots of 5 hours, or what?

Jamhandprints · 19/04/2019 20:23

Dinner lady, leading to TA. Or after school club playworker...but that would mean working outside of school hours.
Basically anything in a school.

Jamhandprints · 19/04/2019 20:24

Btw I'm a TA, work 17.5 hours, 5 mornings a week, term time only.

Gintonic · 19/04/2019 20:27

Yes they do exist! Schools are the obvious option, but also co-ordinator for a small charity. Medical secretary managing a consultant's private appointments. Sometimes shops will let you work term time only if they recruit students to cover the holidays.

Gintonic · 19/04/2019 20:29

Also a company providing a service to schools, eg catering or IT.

Jinglejanglefish · 19/04/2019 20:29

My colleague in a school office does about 20/25 hours a week doing finance. Pay is shite though.

JoinTheDots · 19/04/2019 20:31

My friend just got a 15 hours per week job, term time only, she cleans from 9.30 - 12.30 in a boarding school. While the children are in lessons, she does all the boarding areas.

I also know a TA who works 15 hours a week, she does 3 days 9 - 3 (or there about) with an hour for lunch. It is term time only.

I know a guy who runs a forest school and only works mornings. He works in 3 schools and one pre-school setting, 9 - 12 works out at 15 hours a week. He does work out of term time, running a holiday club, but that is because he wants to, and its a self employed thing on the side.

I also know a whole team in a Pre-School who only work 9.15 - 12.15 Monday to Friday term time only (15 hours a week).

Lastly, I know a tutor who works mostly evenings, with a couple of sessions in the day for home school people and that's term time only and she said she does about 15 hours a week. She gets to choose her hours because she is self employed.

So I seem to know quite a few people who work those hours, but all of them either work in education, or in an education setting.

Gintonic · 19/04/2019 20:32

For the roles I have personal experience of, pay would be 10 to 15 pounds per hour on a self employed basis (so no sick pay or holiday pay). For small charities, general admin skills, social media skills and website content management are all useful. Not techy website stuff, just an ability to use standard packages to update websites and make new pages.

BrillyPribble · 19/04/2019 20:38

I work 20 hours a week term time only in a school office. I don't get paid much tbh but the hours suit me at the moment

Hepzibar · 19/04/2019 20:42

Try your local FE College. They are usually crying out for Learning Support staff to support individual
Students. You can train on the job. The hours can vary from a 6/7 hour contract to 25 hours. You could also go on the 'bank' of staff if you can be flexible within school hours.

This is how I started back in work - it was a great opportunity, I have been given amazing development opportunists and training and progressed within the organisation.

Friedeggsandcustard · 19/04/2019 20:42

Supply teaching might fit these requirements? 1.5 days a week. You’d need to be qualified though?

theSnuffster · 19/04/2019 20:43

I'm a nursery nurse. Since having children I've worked 21 hours a week, within normal school hours (apart from things like meetings, open days, occasional overtime etc) term time only.

It does mean I'm on rubbish money, but that's generally how it goes if you work in a nursery. It all balances out really because I have no childcare costs.

tenbob · 19/04/2019 20:45

A friend of mine is a gymnastics and yoga teacher at a private school and does about 15 hours a week

BackforGood · 19/04/2019 21:04

What skills, qualifications do you have?

Mobile hairdressers, beauticians, nail technicians, all set their own appts and therefore hours.

Dog walkers.
Book keepers are often needed for short hours and you can offer service to more than one company.
I'm presuming you are thinking within school hours? In which case things like tutoring, music tuition, driving or escort on Special needs transport, lollipop lady all are term time only and part time. Doesn't fit round your own dc being in school though.
Churches often want a PT admin person and are usually flexible with hours.
Personal assistant for a disabled person - some types of care work.

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SingleMumFighting · 19/04/2019 21:32

Thank you for your replies. I am intially looking at 15 hours because of Child tax credits. I do not understand how they fully work yet. I have had a lot of stress and financial issues. I do not want to trigger a move onto universal credit at the moment.

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SingleMumFighting · 19/04/2019 21:53

@katykins85 Why 15 hours?! Hardly seems worth it
I know its not many hours, but I need experience. Plus I will not have to worry about childcare.

@Ellenborough
Yes, why does it have to be 15 hours? That narrows things down massively. Do you want 2 full days or 3 lots of 5 hours, or what?
3 lots of 5 would be ideal

@Friedeggsandcustard
Supply teaching might fit these requirements? 1.5 days a week. You’d need to be qualified though?
I like this idea. I will have to get a pgce first though. I hear its quite intense. I will look into it.

*@Hepzibar

Try your local FE College. They are usually crying out for Learning Support staff to support individual
Students. * Not heard of this before. Thank you

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SingleMumFighting · 19/04/2019 21:55

@BackforGood
I am former researcher in a scientific field.

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