term time only job question

merlin1

hi all me again!

can i ask if anyone here works term time only (in any capacity) in a job where you only get paid the weeks you actually work and not during the school hols? if so how does that work for you having no income during the hols?

this might seem a daft question but the reason for it is seeing an advert for such a job but it doesnt state the wage being pro rata so i'm assuming it'll be weekly paid but nothing during the school breaks?

thanks again in advance
merlin x

notisis

I know someone who works part time at a school only during term time. What happens is the total pay (only for the weeks worked) is divided into 12 so she gets the same salary each month even though she may not have worked during that month if you see what I mean. For example during summer break she still receives the same monthly salary even though she hasn't worked at all in August.

For other jobs though they may well pay you weekly only during the weeks worked with an allowance for holiday pay.

elisamoose

Most jobs in schools are paid on a 44 or45 week contract.This is school terms plus statutory paid holidays and possibly training days depending on the school. remember when you see a job advertised the salary is the full time equivalent ( FTE). This means 52 weeks and 37 hours.The actual may be considerably less. an example. FTE 19621 pa , 20 hours a week term time only 9047! in my experience most support staff jobs are 30 per week maximum and are never particularly well paid. HTH

bertiebots

I work in my local school term time only as a customer service assistant (or dinner lady!)
My pay is based on working 45 weeks per year and all holiday and training pay is included in my salary. It is then spread out over 52 weeks so that I get payed throughout the year, in other words i get paid as if I worked every week at a slightly reduced rate!. I think this is roughly how most local authorities pay their term time staff.

LittleVoice

I have an assistant who works term-time only and this is not in a school. As above, the total pay for the hours to be worked is calculated and then paid in equal monthly instalments.

Are you sure that that is not how the job will work?

If it does only pay you for the weeks/days actually worked and as they occur, then you need to work out your own budget so that you have enough savings to deal with the long summer holiday in particular. At least starting fairly soon in the year, you would have time to build up your savings pot.

mrsbobharper

A friend of mine works in a pre-school and works only the term time. They get 4 weeks pay in the year which is paid during the Summer holidays. They only get paid the hours they actually work so each month varies. So the months where they work less hours such as Easter time and Christmas they have to be careful with their pay. They say it can be hard to juggle finances but replies mainly on their spouses pay for the majority of things.

There is no harm in applying for the position and if its not for you, you can always refuse the job....

Good luck!

MBH

merlin1

many thanks to you all!

well, its seems that the situation will be just as mrsbobharper has described:

mrsbobharper wrote: »

A friend of mine works in a pre-school and works only the term time. They get 4 weeks pay in the year which is paid during the Summer holidays. They only get paid the hours they actually work so each month varies. So the months where they work less hours such as Easter time and Christmas they have to be careful with their pay.

the manager advised me it is doable as a single parent with the help of tax credits, but would need to budget fairly tightly to account for the no pay weeks. she said most people take their 4 weeks holiday pay during the summer hols to break that up. hmm its certainly a new situation for me to think about...

the good news is i've been invited back to meet the director for a second interview and discuss what my pay will be etc sometime next week :T

elisebutt65

I did it like that for 2 years and it was hellish, thankfully I'm now on a 37/52 term time contract so I get paid in the holidays. It didn't help either that my first payday wasn't until October as it took that long to sort out my contracts. So I'd go from end of June to end of Oct with no money.
Luckily I was able to claim housing & CT benefit during the 3 months I wasn't working or I'd have been on the street. Lol

Don't rely on holiday pay unless you are going to get it. Mine was bundled into my take home pay so I used to put it away every month