Advice on term time employment

paul2louise

Apart from the obvious jobs like dinner lady/man, midday supervisor and working from home, can anyone suggest employers or agencies for getting some term time work during school hours.
My son starts school in September and I don't want to start on the breakfast, after school and holiday clubs just yet. I want to be there to drop him off and pick him up. I have a Saturday job at the moment with Asda. I want to finish that job so I can spend time with him at weekends. Asda insist on a minimum of working a weekend shift and will not offer just midweek roles.
Does anyone know if the other supermarkets are fixed on this requirement.

Sorry lots of questions.

Thanks for reading.

Savvy_Sue

Some of the banks and building societies offer term time only, I believe. Universities, hospitals too.

Or, sign up with agencies and say you only want to work term time.

polgara

There are a number of jobs that offer term time only, however I think you may struggle if you want to do the drop off/pick up too. How about local shops - co-op etc?

dawyldthing

Care work sometimes can or if there are any care day centres. Coming up to Christmas more might come available in shops etc

owlet

Teaching assistant in school & school office work.

PenguinOfDeath

Civil service is full of term time workers

pinkladyvenus

contract cleaning job at a school.

2gorgeousgirls

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

Civil service is full of term time workers

OP not sure where you are but above isn't the case in NI. There may be a couple of staff left on these old contracts but they are not available for new staff.

To confuse matters staff can apply for "term time" but it is only for an extra week or two (usually during the summer hols). It is unpaid and at the discretion of management so not guaranteed. Definitely would not get all school holidays.

paul2louise

2gorgeousgirls wrote: »

OP not sure where you are but above isn't the case in NI. There may be a couple of staff left on these old contracts but they are not available for new staff.

To confuse matters staff can apply for "term time" but it is only for an extra week or two (usually during the summer hols). It is unpaid and at the discretion of management so not guaranteed. Definitely would not get all school holidays.

But u need to be employed first by the employer before they are obliged to offer flexible working. I work for asda on a Saturday. There min requirement is I work a weekend. But they may let me reduce or change weekday shifts during the holidays. I would like to drop the Saturday and get some midweek hours. I don't mind working every other Saturday but not EVERY Saturday. So plan to finish just after Christmas. I don't mind keeping it going for a few months but when weather picks up and my son is settled then I want to have weekends free for family time.

FBaby

No employer is obliged by law to offer flexible arrangements they are obliged to CONSIDER a request for it. They can turn down the request with a good reason and business continuity if well explained would be enough to be considered a reasonable response to say no.

paul2louise

FBaby wrote: »

No employer is obliged by law to offer flexible arrangements they are obliged to CONSIDER a request for it. They can turn down the request with a good reason and business continuity if well explained would be enough to be considered a reasonable response to say no.

Yes the point I was trying to make is no new job has to offer or consider any flexibility.