What are your work from home jobs?

[DozyCah]

I have just returned to work about a year ago, after being at home with dcs. I was an 'accidental' SAHM as my office closed while I was on maternity leave with one of my dcs and I didn't have a job to return to.

I am working in a school atm, and obviously this is great due to me getting the holidays off so I can do childcare. Dcs are still little, so this is great. However I'm really missing working full time / year round and, honestly, my salary is so poor. I'd make a lot more if I worked even a four day week year round.

My problem is obviously covering childcare, which we have to pay for as no help from family (I know most people are in this same boat btw and it is fair enough - our dcs, our childcare bill). However, what would really help would be if I could work from home so I'm not having to commute and can hopefully work more flexibly.

I might be sounding like a massively entitled princess here, but my goal is to find a flexible, wfh job. I can throw some time ans money at retraining, but I just need some ideas of what is in demand which I can do from home and reasonably flexibly.

I think this makes a lot more sense for us financially, and money is tighter these days.

Any ideas really appreciated.

FWIW I have a decent degree but not in anything terrible useful 😁 (language and politics)

Parish Clerk - from home, 100% flexible apart from one evening meeting a week. There are different levels of clerk from small parish councils working a few hours a week to large town councils earning £60k+

Another vote for the civil service. Lots of new regional government offices have opened recently so your 1 or 2 days per week in the office wouldn’t necessarily need to be in London.

Have you considered starting your own business? Idk if the money would be dependable enough for you as it has its ups and downs but I make craft products and sell them.

I am FMAAT qualified and have worked from home for 11 years now doing accounts and bookkeeping. Prior to that I worked in an accountancy practice for over 20 years. Since setting up on my own, I used to go out to clients onsite 2-3 days and WFH 2-3 days, but since covid, I only work at home now and clients bring the work to me.

If you were to do Level 2 and 3 AAT you would be a qualified bookkeeper and could work from home doing bookkeeping which you can charge a decent rate for. There is also the ICB courses.

Debt Advisor. But it's hybrid. We can come into the office if we wish, and we go there for team meetings etc.

most WFH jobs are hybrid, I’m that there may be meetings to attend but usually with notice to sort childcare.

cyber is a good shout, level 1 &2 of this are totally free, just small charge for exams beyond.

www.fortinet.com/nse-training

@DozyCah our team is all remote, regular opportunities to meet. I really recommend getting yourself into LinkedIn to find remote roles

Civil service - wfh and flexi