Hello,
Looking for advice or similar situations.
Bit of background...I've been in current Post since March in HE, I work FT 3 days in office, I'm a single parent to 2 DS, the youngest (7) is being assessed for ASD. He hit crisis starting around May, when my grandmother almost died and LL told me she was considering selling our house of 8 years. Ds2 was isolated for 2 days, I already met with the school regularly to support them and they support me, but around May the school was phoning me asking me to collect DS whilst I was in meetings. Then ASC told me they could no longer look after DS. I called in sick due to stress and to be there for DS (which saw a big improvement in his regulation and reduced repetitive movements). This was 5 weeks ago. I cannot fulfil my current hours without ASC. We live rurally, there are 2 childminders in the village who are full and not able to meet DS needs anyway.
I interviewed for a PT post in another HE for 28 hpw and only 1 day in the office (I feel like a bit of a failure going PT but even if I only do this for a year to get some equilibrium back to DS). I got the post, and they offered to put me at the top of the scale so I will lose about £700 annually, and agreed a start date after summer holidays.
I have a call with my current LM today about going back to work on Monday. Do I just tell her the truth now? Do I tell her some of the truth but not tell her I have a new job?
Any advice would be great! I'm just very nervous and feel like a burden.