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Ad hoc side work

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inabubble3 · 15/01/2024 07:40

Hi!

I think I’m asking for the impossible. I work 3 days a week. I’m not ready to go full time (have secondary child with additional needs and primary aged child) and really appreciate the school holiday days off.

But would like more money. I’m looking for something I could do maybe one- 2 days a week - when I choose (so either school hours or when husband is around to do these and term time really). I work in health/ social care and tbh I don’t really want to do bank work doing what I do, if I ask my current employer I would have to work these hours regularly (each piece of work goes on for a couple of months). I work in health/ social care and I’m sure there are bank roles I could do but I think I’d like to do something completely different.

only things I can think of are:

  • exam invigilating
  • Online tutoring languages (not keen tbh)
  • support work (but so few hours would people take me on and am hcpc registered not sure how that sits)
  • Doing what I do now but for a different workplace through agency

Wouldn’t mind doing it as self employed or whatever.

does such a thing exist?

thanks

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spearthatbroc · 15/01/2024 08:51

do you speak any languages? to a standard to teach?

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inabubble3 · 15/01/2024 10:57

spearthatbroc · 15/01/2024 08:51

do you speak any languages? to a standard to teach?

Hi I don’t. Thanks for your reply :)

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spearthatbroc · 15/01/2024 16:02
  • *Online tutoring languages (not keen tbh)*

😐

SisterMichaelsHabit · 15/01/2024 16:12

Here are some suggestions:

Sign up to a supply teaching agency as a supply TA/Cover supervisor. Requires no actual teaching quals/experience, works best if you're in a city.

Proofreading if you've got very good English.

Join Fiverr and offer services as a beta reader - this is someone who reads fiction books in their favourite genre for indie authors and offers constructive criticism about how the story worked for them (nothing like editing that's a whole different fee structure).

Deliveroo driver 1-2 days a week (I think you can choose your shifts?)

Join Task Rabbit and help people with things you can help with, e.g. moving house sometimes people just need someone to lift boxes into a van with them.

Join a catering temp agency if you're near one. It's more focused than a regular temp agency, and due to the nature of catering you're more likely to get called.

Start a cleaning agency but only do end of tenancy cleans for landlords/lettings agents (rather than regular cleans for homeowners/tenants) so you can pick and choose which weeks you work.

The only drawback to places like Fiverr and Task Rabbit in my experience is it's ad hoc when they need your services, not ad hoc when you want to work necessarily.

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inabubble3 · 15/01/2024 16:18

SisterMichaelsHabit · 15/01/2024 16:12

Here are some suggestions:

Sign up to a supply teaching agency as a supply TA/Cover supervisor. Requires no actual teaching quals/experience, works best if you're in a city.

Proofreading if you've got very good English.

Join Fiverr and offer services as a beta reader - this is someone who reads fiction books in their favourite genre for indie authors and offers constructive criticism about how the story worked for them (nothing like editing that's a whole different fee structure).

Deliveroo driver 1-2 days a week (I think you can choose your shifts?)

Join Task Rabbit and help people with things you can help with, e.g. moving house sometimes people just need someone to lift boxes into a van with them.

Join a catering temp agency if you're near one. It's more focused than a regular temp agency, and due to the nature of catering you're more likely to get called.

Start a cleaning agency but only do end of tenancy cleans for landlords/lettings agents (rather than regular cleans for homeowners/tenants) so you can pick and choose which weeks you work.

The only drawback to places like Fiverr and Task Rabbit in my experience is it's ad hoc when they need your services, not ad hoc when you want to work necessarily.

Thank you

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SisterMichaelsHabit · 15/01/2024 16:19

Oh and FWIW, speaking English with students learning English is definitely a thing, it requires no foreign language skills but depends on your accent as they want "standard" accents. China is big on this, so work would be in their evening (your school hours).

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inabubble3 · 15/01/2024 19:06

SisterMichaelsHabit · 15/01/2024 16:19

Oh and FWIW, speaking English with students learning English is definitely a thing, it requires no foreign language skills but depends on your accent as they want "standard" accents. China is big on this, so work would be in their evening (your school hours).

This is what I meant by language teaching rather than teaching other languages I have a south east accent- not a posh one. Have definitely seen these advertised. I mean it might be ok I guess I’ll have a look at it x

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