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What job do you do in school hours?

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user1478639495 · 11/02/2024 22:59

I've got 3 kids, 2 at school one baby currently on mat leave. The job I had and nursery I had have both gone tits up so now I'm not able to get any decent childcare until next year. I'm getting a lot of pressure from the other half to find work. So my questions is, anyone that manages to work in school hours or even do remote jobs (ideally I need this so I can look after my baby!) what do you do?

I've tried looking at online jobs bits it's all the same commission jobs selling jobs all of which I am
No good at nor interested in.

Thoughts advice welcome thanks

OP posts:
Icanflyhigh · 11/02/2024 23:06

Parish council clerk. I have a few parishes, work almost full time, from home, I'm my own boss etc.
Started 6 years ago when kids were primary age, absolutely love it x

Randomsabreur · 11/02/2024 23:08

Contract supervisor for a university.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 11/02/2024 23:10

Teacher. Well... I'm at school until 5:30, but I have colleagues with young dc who leave at 3:30. They take work home to do in the evening though.

Milkand2sugarsplease · 11/02/2024 23:18

You're not realistically going to find a job that will allow you to look after a baby at the same time as working. You might find a flexible hours one that will allow you to manage your workload around your husband's hours and work in an evening/weekend to make hours up etc but not 9-3 with a baby on your knee.

Moonlaserbearwolf · 11/02/2024 23:34

I think you should come at this from a completely different angle.

A few questions… what was your previous job/career? What qualifications do you have? What do you actually enjoy doing? What are your key skills?

There are far too many mothers of young children looking for non-existant ways of making money within school hours. This is why many get sucked into MLM schemes.

Find something you love and then work out how you AND the Other Half going to arrange childcare. There will be a way of doing it!

Mumof1andacat · 11/02/2024 23:34

Some nhs admin staff work school hours, but they are not on term time contracts. Some work remote but you wouldn't be allowed to look after a baby/children at the time of working

NewName24 · 12/02/2024 00:32

What @Moonlaserbearwolf said.

You are looking at it 'back to front'.

You obviously can't work with a baby to look after anyway, so what about looking for something you can go out and do at a weekend or some evenings whilst your other half is looking after the dc, until you can find a Nursery or Childminder with spaces ?

TwylaSands · 12/02/2024 06:42

Bos does he expect you to work when there is no childcare for any of the children, including a baby?

your options are working when he isnt working. So what are his working hours? How much does he expect you to be able to earn working a job that fits around his?

Olika · 12/02/2024 06:55

Sorry but does your OH understand you are taking care of your baby? Does he think you sit on sofa watching Netflix all day?

Sunshineclouds11 · 12/02/2024 07:01

You can't work and look after a baby sadly, it's unfair on everyone involved.
I had no choice in Covid lockdowns and honestly it was brutal for us.

Have you looked into child minders?
Any family that can help?

IDontWantToBeAPieIDontLikeGravy · 12/02/2024 07:03

I work for a Multi Academy Trust, term time job, in school hours. But I couldn’t do it with a baby with me. Any job I’m being paid for deserves my concentration during the hours I’m there, and so would a baby - you’d be doing both a disservice.

chocolateisavegetable · 12/02/2024 07:05

I do an admin job for the council and have colleagues who do school hours and one who does term time only. However, not with a baby at home.

EasternStandard · 12/02/2024 07:06

You won’t be able to work and do childcare at the same time

What job did you do before?

BCBird · 12/02/2024 07:12

I think wfh and having a baby to look after are not compatible. Ask your other half to.find a nursery

crikeymosess · 12/02/2024 07:14

I agree with other posters, you cannot look after a baby and work at the same time. You'll be doing a very poor job of both and isn't fair to both your workplace and your baby. You neee to look at other childcare options either, different nurseries and childminder. There's got to be more around.

naffall · 12/02/2024 07:18

I work as a housekeeper, it works for us just now. There are lots of people at my hotel who do evenings/weekends or events only.

CCLCECSC · 12/02/2024 07:19

Like other posters I think you're asking too much.

If you've a baby are you looking to return to work without childcare in place? This is going to be nigh on impossible. You need to look for work at times when your partner is home to provide childcare.

Wfh is not free childcare and if you're found in breach of this this could end with contract termination.

BlindurErBóklausMaður · 12/02/2024 07:22

As above. The only job you would be able to do and not need childcare while you do it is in the poorly paid piece rate gig economy. Some of us on the Earn a Tenner a Day threads do that, but it's an extra bit of cash, not a full time job.

You need to turn it on its head and think about what you can do about childcare for the baby and wraparound for the other two, to enable you to work.

GiddyUpJingleHorse · 12/02/2024 07:24

Become a childminder. You’ll be self employed so can pick your own hours and look after your own baby at the same time. There is currently an incentive of £1000 offered for new childcare workers.

1984Winston · 12/02/2024 07:30

I work in a call centre

Snoozymoozy · 12/02/2024 07:37

Following as I'm in the same situation (but with a 2 and 4 year old).
I run a small business but I need to work 16 hours in order to prove my income and claim free childcare (all my earnings in my business have been invested back into the busines so on paper I'm not earning enough).

Having a nightmare trying to find work that specifically fits into school hours or weekends. Keep thinking I've found a decent job then it turns out to be fake 😫

MissyB1 · 12/02/2024 07:42

You’re going to need childcare (which could be your Dh at evenings or weekends). It’s hard because lots of jobs just don’t pay enough for you to pay nursery fees - although do look at childminders.
Im a part time T.A in a primary school, I also do invigilating for exams.

menopausalmare · 12/02/2024 07:45

You need a Saturday/ Sunday job so you can work when your partner is child minding (assuming he works Monday -Friday). Once your children are school age, you can review and get a school hours job.

Stressfordays · 12/02/2024 07:48

Can't you work evenings/nights/weekends? Then you can go for supermarkets/care/factory jobs. Other then that, you need to look at alternatives for your childcare.

Blake10 · 12/02/2024 07:53

Not school hours but I alway worked 2 late shifts a week (one shift which was at the weekend ) in healthcare when mine were little. I only needed to sort one afternoon a week childcare then. I worked 2-10 Wednesday and Sundays for years. I still got most of the weekend at home and was around most of the week.
It worked really well for us, especially in the summer holidays.