Are there any jobs you can do one day a week starting after 3pm?

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I have a sleep disorder and many conditions including ME/CFS. I haven't been able to work at all for the last 4 years but partly because I've been using the little energy I have to try to pursue various diagnoses and treatments. I've now got a dozen or so diagnoses and feel I finally know what's wrong with me so I can finally start using the small amount of usable hours on something like work. But what can you do one day a week in the evening?

I just heard about Match Day jobs in sports stadiums but don't know how likely they are to be evening jobs? I'm in Scotland - my PD seemed to think that evening football matches are more of a thing in England? Do you ever get catering jobs that are just one day a week and in the evening? What's temping like these days? I signed up when I was a teenager one summer but they were useless - just kept telling me to phone back the next day while my friend got given opportunities despite our cvs being more or less identical at that age and there being no difference between us. Probably just the company but it put me off.

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You could do cleaning perhaps in an office or school

or do some in someone’s house who was hopefully flexible so if you felt unwell one day you could do another day?

working in a pub or cafe - guessing someone might need someone on a regular staff members day off?

set something up yourself? Can you make something then sell for a couple of hours a week perhaps like a craft at a local village hall or something?

Something like working the bar in a nightclub or other evening event that happens weekly? Though the venue may well want staff with more flexibility than just definitely only one day every week. Event security? Again if you're rigidly only wanting one day it might limit your appeal. But it's worth a try. You do need a SIA badge for security though.

Do you have any experience or qualifications?

My son does a zero hours job working at events. You basically get to pick / bid for shifts that suit you.

I have a degree in Economics and Modern Languages and a professional translation qualification but my sleep and speech disorders plus all the other things make them impossible to use in any real way so I think it will have to be something minimum wage.

Bars, restaurants, shops open late, restocking over night, cleaning... Lots of service industry options?

How about working for language line?

I used to do youth work with a local charity - one/two days a week and usually after school so 4pm-7pm or so

i can't really do phone calls due to speech disorders. I've done translation before but it's rarely one day jobs. It's usually either 3 weeks of 16-23 hour days or a few hours here and there. And the pay is a pittance.

I'd love to do youth work. Just wonder about my speech. I sound normal for short periods of time if I don't have to use my voice too much but that sounds like there's a fair amount of interaction?

You could work in an after school club attached to a primary school. The hours are 3.30 to 6pm or a bit longer if you are setting up and closing up. As it’s only a few hours you might be able to manage 3 days a week perhaps?

It’s nice work; you’d be moving around and often outside in fresh air.

Sadly that's what most disabled women end up having to do these days

Can’t you go for twice a week or be more flexible on start/finish?

Offer 1day a week after school child care? There is bound to be someone out there who needs exactly that. Particularly for older children who basically need someone to be in the house with them/ making a snack/ prompting homework, rather than racing round a park. Or possibly a respite session for a child with more profound needs.

Trouble is, being reliable might be essential and it depends how well you can predict you will be ok each week.

Pot washer on a Friday or Saturday evening when a restaurant is at its busiest.

Despite your qualifications and the intelligence, you are sadly too much of a liability and have nothing to show for the last four years Not your fault at all but no one is going to offer you a serious position with limited hours.

Paper round. Some local newspapers are delivered one day a week

Not sure I'd manage to get up and dressed that many times in a week! I already go out for a social thing once a week and a couple of walks. I could try and combine things but I might end up crashing. It does sound enjoyable though.

Is there any subject you'd be qualified to tutor in? An individual child may often just have tuition for one hour per week.

If not, perhaps you could get experience in tutoring somewhere as a volunteer (get your own DBS checks first) and then work independently later.

Edit: I do find it very rewarding, as a child who has been struggling in a classroom starts to understand when things are explained one-one.

Could you try working for a translation service? For the NHS or something like that?

I don't expect any sort of serious position! I'm long past thinking I can ever earn even a minimum wage income - was never going to be able to do that. Wouldn't mind pot washing to be honest. But yeah, think 2 days might be too much. I'd definitely want to see if I could even manage one first.

Can you do evening paper rounds? How much walking's involved? I do have to walk a couple times a week for my health so if I could get paid to do it that would be great. But it's the time of day thing.

Academic editor?

I'd love to tutor but I'm not a qualified teacher or anything and don't know anything about modern exams. You'd probably have to do 3 or 4 hours though to get to a day of minimum wage work? It might be less exhausting just washing the pots...

One day a week and in the evening and without any phone calls?!

There were evening paper rounds when I were a lass, but far fewer paper copies of newspapers are sold nowadays.

You might be able to do leaflet distribution, though. We still get flyers pushed though our letterbox at odd times, in addition to the ones Royal Mail delivers with our regular post.