Finding that illusive 'during school hours' job

walletmoths

Hi everyone,

Our twins finally start school next week - yay! This gives hubby the chance to earn some cash, which he's looking forward to instead of 100% childcare.

Trouble is - it's uber difficult to find that illusive 'during school hours, during term time' job. We were wondering what everyone else does in this situation?

(I work full time, so hubby is the one at home who wants/needs to be available in case the kids are ill and when the schools are on holiday.)

We've tried stuff in the past where you have to fork out cash to get started, like selling cards, selling hampers, selling holidays - only to really lose out when it didn't work out. We're looking for something that extends further beyond earning from family and friends. No offence to anyone who does these jobs... we're just really crap at selling, I think.

Any ideas, gratefully received

walletmoths

By the way - I forgot to mention that we're pretty stuffed where childcare is concerned, as we have no family nearby to help out and no bank will let us have a mortgage to move closer to people. So, it's just the 2 of us, I'm afraid.

Al1x

What about a job in a school. Our school is often after lunch time assistants.

Andypandyboy

Gardening,general handyman,or decorating, he could then work as and when it suited.

supertomsk

dwp is taking on - they do have family friendly working, check civil service jobs

bekkki1

I work in my local hospital and work during school hours, lots of my colleagues also do.

Its worth looking at the jobs going if your near a hospital.

t0rt0ise

When my children were little I worked first in a playgroup and then as a classroom assistant in a primary school. My daughter works in admin in a school so that she can be at home during holidays and so on with her son. No job is easy to get nowadays but there are these sorts of jobs out there.

Catwoman1975

I worked from home when my daughter was school aged. I was a web search evaluator (still am!) and also did call centre work from home. Now I also have a term time only job in a college.

He could also do evening/night work, bar work, supermarkets or caring as male carers are in short supply. Some of the at home call centre employers also take on evening only staff.

My advice would be for him to get back into some kind of paid work as soon as possible as the longer your leave it, the more difficult it gets.

flamin_galah

As a man, he might be a good candidate for a teaching assistant as most are women. In our school, we have to have a certain number of male TAs because we have male disabled pupils who require personal care. Obviously, he'd have to be able to do personal care, not everyone is keen on it.

The only thing with most TA jobs is that being in school hours means that you still can't do drop off/pick up because you are at work at those times, but if you have access to wraparound care eg breakfast clubs, then your children probably wouldn't have to be in them for too long as he'd finish somewhere around 3.30-4 and be able to pick them up then.

gillyrah

My first thought was a TA too. It's rare for men to apply but they really value male influence in schools. Some roles are part time so only 4 or 5 hours a day, meaning you can still do pick ups and drop offs.

missbiggles1

What qualifications and experience does he have?