Is there such a thing as £60k+ part time/term time career?

[workingmum6]

I currently work part time days and for this I get paid well (£45k ish)

The business is good, they mainly let me get on with my own work but the stress is high. Never ever do I finish on my third day and that's it until the next week. I would say I probably work 4-4.5 days every week and it's almost expected of me.

The office is over an hour away from me and I'm expected to be in as much as possible. I have a little one along with step children and throughout the week it's a constant battle trying to get back in time to do the pick up or just be there before they go to bed.

I'm also freaking out at the thought of when he starts school and how I'm going to manage the school holidays.

Are there any jobs that can pay well part time or term time? I'm in business development and I wasn't sure whether schools/colleges/universities look for business development/relationship management.

Any help would be really appreciated!

Rather than doing unpaid extra days why don't you ask fromTOIL days

I would not be seeking work in an indie right now. Parents will be pulling kids out left right and centre with VAT changes.

The problem is these “unicorn” jobs require you to put the hard yards in just at the time when you need the flexibility. So you build up your full time career, qualifications, experience and then can step back a bit at around 50 on a reduced, but still very good salary after 30 years of working.

You’re effectively asking for a job now that would be a promotion, more money, less hours, more flexibility without additional qualifications. Those jobs don’t exist.

LA education - you'd not earn £60k part time, unless at Assistant Director level or above ( possibly).
LA education jobs are not term time only either but follow usual council policy of ‘number of days’ annual leave.

Any flexibility for term time only, if agreed as a request, would mean pay would be two thirds less too so the annual salary for the post, would have to be beyond AD level.

I earn £80k FTE equivalent but work 4 days. Used to be 3 days but like you I was ending up working more hours and basically not getting paid for them. I'm in FMCG (specifically food) lots of business dev type roles. I'm also home based and travel on average 1 day per week. My role is more niche than BD so have been part time and a chunk wfh for over a decade because it's hard in the industry to find my skill set and I was able to dictate terms. But things have changed massively post covid and most big firms are offering great flexibility across all departments. So I think what you want is perfectly achievable.

@Unicorntearsofgin Would you mind if I asked what you do self employed?

I basically fell into this position, I don't have a degree but I'd worked my butt off in my 20s and was head hunted for this role. Because of this, I negotiated a part time position for a fixed salary no commission. I'm always happy to reply to emails and work additionally if the matter is important. I get the job done and do it well, but I've made a rod for my own back because clients don't care if I'm FT/PT, they want their answers and they want it now 😂

Thanks for your answers everyone, it's definitely interesting to know it can be done. Business development/relationship management is a role which can be carried out in nearly all sectors so I'll keep my eyes peeled.

If you can afford insecurity then do your job but contracting you can then dictate the hours to an extent, I know a pm who is in £650 per day, she does term time only and has Fridays off

@workingmum6 Im so sorry I didn’t see this message. I work in marketing so have a self employed day rate of around £450. However, it has taken a lot of time to get to this point and I get lots of work from recommendation. If you are thinking about going SE I’d really recommend you find a niche as it makes it so much easier to attract clients (in my experience anyway.)

I’m a senior manager in the NHS, full time equivalent salary is high 60s, I work 0.8WTE