Part time librarian, I went back to uni when the kids started school and finished my degree. It’s a great job and very female friendly, many of the staff are mums and are understanding of time off for shcool and illness

I w as working in aged and disability and really enjoyed it. I was working in home care and community access. It was also something I had never even considered before I started studying community services years back. To me the only downfall was the lack of consistency – I would be out of the house like full time work hours but only get about 25 hours of paid work (many broken shifts of 2-3 hours and so much travelling)
However due to circumstances I have now moved on to a completely different field that I also never thought I’d be doing.

I chose a community based career. I was never sure of what I wanted to do, so I looked at what I didn’t want to do and went from there. I don’t want to be our in the weather all day, don’t want to be stuck wearing “professional” attire all day etc.. I then looked at the skills I already have, so followed that path. Your day can be a whole lot easier when you’re doing something you enjoy.

Nothing! I’ve floated from job to job, no training required. Now I’m medically not well enough to work and slowly going nuts. There’s only so many home jobs to do

Pre-kids I was a psychiatric nurse and worked for over 20 years in the field. When the kids were a little older we started fostering.

I work in aged care but would eventually love to become a nurse, just a bit hard for me to study right now as i live in a small country town and the closest place to do it is 2 hours away 3 days a week and i’m not confident enough to do it by distance. Maybe one day

I used to do cleaning, not much but it got me out of the house mixing with other people and earning some extra money. Then arthritis got a hold and that was that

I’m still studying for my dream career. I can’t wait to do counselling/psychology but the study might turn me insane before I get there
I did part time admin and have picked up some casual days since my new baby, which is an awesome easy job when the rest of life is hectic.

I do an admin job. Its good for me to socilaise with people and get out of the house.
It is not an amazing career but I have made some great friends.

pre baby i was a hairdresser. i loved it and i still cut my family’s hair and mine!

pre baby i was a hairdresser. i loved it and i still cut my family’s har and mine!