Sorry, i know this has been done before (by me for one!) but I really want some help getting my ideas straight here.
I want to return to work after pretty much 10 years out but I am not sure I want to return to teaching which is what I did before kids. Basically, teaching is attractive because it is (comparatively) well paid and of course you get the hoildays and don't have to think about childcare for 13 weeks of the year.
But, that is it. Nothing else attracts me to the job and I just don't feel that is enough. What I really want is a nice quiet office job - administration, something like that. I want to work maybe 2 or 3 days a week, no more. I am 40 and don't feel the need to prove myself career wise anymore, but I don't want to do anything too mindless IYSWIM. I want it to be stress free and relatively well paid but I am not looking for a huge salary.
Firstly, could I get a job like that? Obviously I have a degree but I have no experience of that sort of work. Has anyone else done that sort of work with the same or less qualifications as me. Lack of computer skills really worries me but would that be a bar to getting office work these days?
Also, would having to work in the holidays make childcare prohibitively expensive? I have 4 children so I fear it would. How much are holiday schemes?
What are the best childcare options for holiday care? (Three of my children are in school and the fourth would be at playgroup mornings as from next Sept - he could go to a childminder for the pms.)
What happens to a child when he/she turns 11 and I believe holiday clubs are no longer open to them? Anyone want to tell me what they do with their plus elevens during the holiday when they have to work? Do childminders have over 11s? Could they be left at home?
If you can answer any or all of these questions, I would be very grateful. If you want to persuade me teaching is still my best option, go ahead! I am not closed to any ideas yet.
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Lonelymum · 11/10/2005 17:08
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