Maternity cover for school office

[Longingforsummer583]

I'm applying for lots of school admin roles to fit in around my kids, I currently work full time but term time would be perfect.
I've been offered an interview at a very local school to me which would be absolutely ideal. The only problem is it is a maternity cover role until December. I don't know what to do.
Obviously no-one on here can tell me what would happen in the Dec, If the person came back etc and I would have to leave, but it would give me amazing work experience to add to my cv .
Am I mad leaving a permanent role to a temporary role?

I did exactly the same a few years back & I was offered a permanent role at the same school after the maternity cover ended. If doesn’t work that way for you at least you’ve got the experience working in a school office. Lots of school’s like it when you have that school experience.

That's what I'm thinking, they may keep me on anyway. I don't like the uncertainty of it but it gives me the experience

I’d say go for it! Good luck

Schools can't usually afford to overstaff so if the person comes back which they usually do then you'd be stuffed. I would make you decision based on it being temporary not potentially permanent.

It depends how much you rely on your salary, I guess. If they let you go at Christmas and you couldn’t get another role for a few months, would you be ok financially?

If you’re going from full time, to school hours/term time only, check the actual monthly take home salary, it can be quite a bit less than you think when you pro-rata it.

Jobs like that are hard to find, there would be a high chance of her returning

i work in a school office and bloody love it! 10 weeks holiday a year!!!

I’d go for it.

The maternity person may or may not return (cost of childcare).

If they do come back they may go part time, giving you something.

If you do well, there may be more opportunities in the school - TA etc.

Its not guaranteed but more often than not, once you’re in, you’re in!

The pay is as follows: Grade 4 - £23,500 per annum £21,922.79 pro rata.
So I will my monthly pay be £21,922.79 divided by 12?

Not necessarily. Term time non-teaching jobs are usually pro-ratad twice. Once because they’re not usually full time and again because they’re not usually all year round. What are the hours and weeks worked? I’d ring the school to find out.

Assuming it's a 30 hour term time only contact you'd be looking at £1267 before deductions
To work out TTO wages it's wage / 52.14 (weeks in year) 44.6 (usually TTO contracts are 39 working weeks plus 5.6 weeks statutory annual leave allowance) / 37 (full time hours) * 30 (or working hours) / by 12 to give monthly salary

It's 37 hours a week

how did you get on? Did you get the job?