Got a job but Job Centre insist I get a different one!

starchild1972

EleanorRig wrote: »

I have been training to be a teaching assistant for the past year, I also volunteer for Home Start, am studying with the Open University and have a part time job (which I declare, before I get lynched!)

My mortgage lenders have agreed to accept interest only payments until I am back in employment. I don't know of any temporary (i.e just over month) jobs that would pay enough to cover childcare and my full mortgage.

Tax credits help with childcare. Can you not up your hours at your part time job?
If they find you a full time job in the meantime you won't have a choice.

HappyMJ

EleanorRig wrote: »

I have been training to be a teaching assistant for the past year, I also volunteer for Home Start, am studying with the Open University and have a part time job (which I declare, before I get lynched!)

My mortgage lenders have agreed to accept interest only payments until I am back in employment. I don't know of any temporary (i.e just over month) jobs that would pay enough to cover childcare and my full mortgage.

Oh well. Looks like if you are not looking then you'll have to sign off. Not sure how you will pay the mortgage. I think when the bank say back in employment they mean full time permanent and temporary doesn't count.

DCFC79

EleanorRig wrote: »

My mortgage lenders have agreed to accept interest only payments until I am back in employment. I don't know of any temporary (i.e just over month) jobs that would pay enough to cover childcare and my full mortgage.

have you looked though, the alternative is to come off jsa but then you wont have much coming in

scooby088

Look all you need to do is search for work, the jobcentre don't know if you have interviewed for jobs unless you tell them, you only have to do 3 steps per week to find work, that can be in looking in the newspaper, going into the jobcentre, looking on direct gov, you dont have to apply for any jobs at all( But it does help)

epsilondraconis

EleanorRig wrote: »

Any ideas what temporary jobs would be enough to pay child care and my mortgage?

EleanorRig - Perhaps you could get a job where you pick up the rice in a church where a wedding has been.

Alternatively maybe Father McKenzie will pay you if you help him write his sermon or darn his socks.

Hope you resolve your issue with the job centre anyway.

donnajunkie

EleanorRig wrote: »

I have been training to be a teaching assistant for the past year, I also volunteer for Home Start, am studying with the Open University and have a part time job (which I declare, before I get lynched!)

My mortgage lenders have agreed to accept interest only payments until I am back in employment. I don't know of any temporary (i.e just over month) jobs that would pay enough to cover childcare and my full mortgage.

if you get a job to cover the period between now and september it doesnt have to be classed as a temporary job. there is nothing stopping you from resigning when the september job is due to start.

I'mcomingbackasaman

Congratulations on getting a job. I'm still looking/trying and applying for jobs everyday for 2 months, as I've been made redundant after 17 years thanks to the ****y Tory Government.
The Jobcentre will expect you to look for work up until September as thats what your signing on for, as I'm sure you already know. I suggest working as a care assistant so you can pick your hours to suit children at school etc. Otherwise theres not much out there.... Hope that helps.

DCFC79

scooby088 wrote: »

Look all you need to do is search for work, the jobcentre don't know if you have interviewed for jobs unless you tell them, you only have to do 3 steps per week to find work, that can be in looking in the newspaper, going into the jobcentre, looking on direct gov, you dont have to apply for any jobs at all( But it does help)

you could just do this OP, write down you looked on 2 websites and local jobs paper for work since it is what you have to do to get your jsa

donnajunkie

DCFC79 wrote: »

you could just do this OP, write you looked on 2 websites and local jobs paper for work

more accurately they should do whatever it says on their jobseekers agreement at least.

DCFC79

donnajunkie wrote: »

more accurately they should do whatever it says on their jobseekers agreement at least.

well that would be the sensible thing to do