Mums - where would you look for pt job?

SueC_2

Wherever else you choose to advertise, make sure you leave the advert in the Job Centre running. It may or may not generate a single enquiry, but it is a very effective way of demonstrating that you are not 'targeting' any particular group of people to the detriment of other groups of people.

sams247

Thank you, I think we're likely to stay with Job Centre plus, and use local papers and perhaps even a mention on Gumtree. That should spread the word.

onlyforboards_2

surreysaver wrote: »

In my experience, it is women who are more disrciminatory than men. Look at the health service - it is staffed mainly by women, and look how it hates men! Men have always been happy totreat everybody equally - it is women who hold the stereotype views, thereby holding women back in the workplace, as well as holding men back in domestic duties.

Lol, women holding men back in domestic duties. Men and women the world over do whatever it is they have to do to keep their familes ticking over.

You seem to be dishing out plenty of stereotypes, and false stats yourself.

thursday

sams247 wrote: »

Well a few points. First, I am a very small fish in a bigger company, and it's my job to do the advertising, not make the big decisions. I am very aware of discrimination law, and I would not place an advert based purely asking for females, certain age etc, I guess I should have phrased my original question more carefully and realised that people would leap onto pointing things like discrimination out rather than simply see I was seeking advice in a generic nature. But to the people who have answered with good advice I appreciate it.

And why a 'mum'. Well, we actually already employ house fathers, and a semi retired person. We were looking for a person who would blend in with the 'needs' of those people, as in be open to swapping days to help each other out in school holidays. We operate a flexible approach to the hours worked to fit in wiht everyone's life, whether it is for child care, senior parent care of simply to fit in with an extreme sport. It works well if a new person comes with the same flexible attitude and appreciates the team ethic of support, so a 'mum' is ideal in that it is assumed that this is exactly the sort of support they would be looking for. But a 'mum' can be a dad, a nan, a single elderly semi retired butcher........ it was just simply a title I used to encapsulate the working attitude sought. And no offense or discrimintaion

Just to say I loved your post above and think this is what modern work place should be about....this is just a comment.

As for your need, I recently read a book called Kitchen Table Tycoon and in it there is a reference to some web site that specialises in finding work for mums, if i remember right it was called mumsincontrol.com or .co.uk (not sure, did not try it but you can probably google it out).

best of luck

mum26

Hi I'm a parent and i'm looking at company websites, job centre, some recruitment agencies (although they have been worse than useless - retail job in Afghanistan with the forces springs to mind. That won't fit in with the school run will it? ) and googling mostly.

Not having much luck though tbh, I think all the stuff talked about parenthood giving you skills must only be believed by other full time parents!