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The challenge.... find DH a job..... any idea GRATEFULLY recieved....I need Mumsnet POWER!

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pupuce · 04/03/2005 09:27

As some of you know DH is largly a SAHD.... but my income as a doula is not sufficient and we are now going through a rough patch financially... I want DH to get a JOB!!!!
He has a degree in marketing and communications, he use to work in market. comm. for a very large car manufacturer in another European country but that was 8 years ago,..... he has since re-trained as a yoga teacher.... his students LOVE him..... but he has stopped teaching in London because the corporate classes he was teaching have dwindled.... the company stopped allowing him (and others) to advertise these internal classes so only a hardcore of 10 kept going but that was just not worth the hassle to go for the day to London for £40..... profit for the whole day was £ 25 ! *
So he has lost his confidence..... he needs to work...... preferably something flexible as I am often on-call but if it was a great jobn for him (not just £££ wise) I am happy to slow down or re-organise my activities and let him work.

ANYONE ahs got any idea ??? We are in West Kent (50 mins from London)......
Thank you....

*And if you work for a London our South East company who wants a yoga teacher... let me know... he has glowing references !

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pupuce · 04/03/2005 12:11

Scummy - he did do that twice and the second time managed to loose £1300 in the prcess ....
Though he could revisit the idea.... thansk

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pupuce · 04/03/2005 13:03

DH does not agree with yoga for kids... he believes it's all a marketing gimmick, kids are too young to do what he calls yoga... yes he has these sorts of views... me thinks he could earn money that way !!!

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ScummyMummy · 04/03/2005 13:10

Ok- maybe we need some more info to come up with ideas, Pupuce.

What are his skills?
So far we have yoga, people person, marketing

What are his interests?
So far we have yoga...

What kind of salary would be 'good enough'?

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pupuce · 04/03/2005 13:12

Gosh Scummy.... maybe DH should read this and answer himself.... I have told him I posted on his behalf... not sure he is impressed
Salary.... anything from £10.000/year I say - he would say more but that would be a very good start ! Considering he hasn't paid tax for many years !!!

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pupuce · 04/03/2005 13:18

DH's not impressed
so I will have to answer myself
He speaks 3 languages fluently
He likes music, alternative therapies and health matters in general
He can cook well
He is very good with kids - though I am not convinced he would like a job witgh kids
I'll think about this - must go food shopping....
Very proud man - hence the refusal to answer this

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milward · 04/03/2005 13:23

Could you work as a team - offering antenatal yoga, doula in labour and postnatal yoga & baby massage. Think this would be popular. Could advertize with nct, local hospital clinics, gp offices, local newspaper - perhaps a feature - put an add in Junior mag (don't know cost!!) but has well off readership plus other parenting mags. Write some leaflets on helpfullness of yoga & baby massage. Selling point is that you are a team and cover the whole experience. Could you team up with any nct classes? Is there any sort of natural birth centre in London or similiar support group that you could rent space from. Best wishes

Enid · 04/03/2005 13:25

can he write - how about working for a health orientated advertising agency or communications agency in London - he could commute?

katierocket · 04/03/2005 13:28

that's a great idea milward.
I was desperate to find a specific antenatal yoga class when I was pregnant.

ScummyMummy · 04/03/2005 13:30

How about looking at support work in schools if he's interested in teaching but is finding it hardgoing to gain a teaching qualification? I'm thinking maybe things like being a learning mentor or classroom assistant- very rewarding and some people walk in and know thay've found their niche. There's starting to be more of a career structure for jobs like that, I think. Even if it doesn't turn out to be his niche it could be a fantastic and flexible stopgap job if he isn't sure what in the world he wants to do but needs to do something interesting and make baby steps back into the workplace. Not brilliantly paid but school holidays off and flexible. And might fit in with his ideas of having a holistic approach to life?

Lolasmum · 04/03/2005 13:39

One of the teachers at Triyoga does kids Yoga parties. Dd went to one once. She was a bit too young but she loved it. I think they charge quite a bit. With his marketing background he coudl sell himself quite well...

I also think the idea of contacting nurseries is a good one. Our local SureStart nursery does yoga for the kids one morning a week. SureStart are also orgnaising anti-natal yoga classes in our area. Do you have a SureStart near you? Chains of private nurseries may pay more though...

I know kids may not get any of the traditional benefits from Yoga but it opens up their minds to it and are more likely to have a positive view of it as they grow older.

Good luck.

Cam · 04/03/2005 14:33

On this subject, a Pilates teacher friend of mine did a mother & daughter fun session for her daughter and friends' daughters during half-term. The mums paid normal class rates and the children were cheaper and everyone loved it. The moves were aimed differently at the adults and children but the children were far more flexible than us!

Lolasmum · 04/03/2005 14:34

Or what about the Personal Trainer route - specialising in Yoga? Could market himself at Mums stressing the benefits of Yoga for the pelvic floor muscles!

Fimbo · 04/03/2005 14:49

You said he was good at cooking. In Amsterdam they have a children's cafe, where the kids cook the food (under supervision of course), its really busy and you have to book ages in advance. Just a thought but probably not practical at all as the costs of setting it all up would probably be a fortune.

Cam · 04/03/2005 15:03

Children's parties in their own home with cooking and yoga!

hatsoff · 04/03/2005 15:46

I agree with Lolasmum - private yoga in people's own homes - I assume you could charge a fortune for that - weekly lesson plus personalised exercise schedule - very few overheads I should imagine

hub2dee · 04/03/2005 18:17

Possibly the language skills are key as this is a major differentiator.

I understand that loads of parents (whether English or from abroad) want their kids to speak French / German / Spanish etc - whether for fun / socialisation or more as a tutoring enhancement to schooling.

There are organisations which franchise out their brand / materials / teaching methods and the teachers act as self-emplyed (but 'company backed') agents. This therfore brings into play his marketing skills too.

hub2dee · 04/03/2005 18:20

Possibly if he doesn't fancy actually doing the teaching, he could leverage his trilingual skills on behalf of the franchise company - helping teachers set up their regular French Clubs, advising on promotion, developing the franchise company's presence in new markets etc.

My mum is a French teacher and has considered launching a French Club in her area and looked into this sort of structure.

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pupuce · 05/03/2005 08:48

Sorry - I went to work than had a dinner with friends..... you have all been very busy with great ideas... I am going to show DH this thread.... hopefully it will give him food for thoughts.
DH already does one to one yoga and he loves it but he is very much struggling to get clients and he does advertise... I think if he had 7 ot 8 of those he would be delighted - he has 2 only....
As I have said below I suspect DH would not do young children yoga due to his belief that it is not yoga and a marketing ploy... so kind of against what he believes in IYKWIM...

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hub2dee · 05/03/2005 17:54

Another one...

Combine the doula / birth coach type work you do (hope I got that right) with his marketing / yoga work and offer some kind of integrated / ongoing preperation antenatal type classes.

NCT seem to charge £100 - £150 for their 8 hour classes, often spread over 8 weeks, though sometimes condensed into a couple of times a week for a month, or more intensive all dayers.

There are some yoga guru types (can't remember names) doing this sort of thing... often tied to a birth centre.

Dead trendy too!

hub2dee · 07/03/2005 22:23

bump for pupuce incase you didn't see...

Did dh find any of MN's suggestions useful? Hope it can spawn some work ideas.

SenoraPostrophe · 07/03/2005 22:39

Pupuce - ROFL at the idea od corporate yoga classes! How the world has changed...

Anyway, don't know if anyone else has suggested this, but does he have time to run a small information type website? It is a lot of work, but if it's something he's really into it's a bit like having a paid hobby (the payments come from ads etc). The marketing angle would really help. I could help out in some way on that and the bonus would be that he'd be learning a new skill.

Pamina3 · 11/03/2005 11:06

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WideWebWitch · 11/03/2005 13:13

Pupuce, I thought of you (or your dh rather) yesterday, there's a centre in Bristol which combines trad medicine with alternative remedies, could he approach one in London if there is one?

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