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With my youngest off to school soon, I’d love to look into a career change but it also needs to suit school hours. My background is in admin. Any suggestions?


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  • There are a lot of work from home admin jobs going


  • School admin or a home business where you can work your own hours.


  • My best advice would be to follow your passion. When you are doing work that feels meaningful and you enjoy life is happier. If you love admin work find some part time doing that. If you want a change try doing some micro courses online to see if you like it. Open Universities have lots of taster courses to try.


  • I dont speak from experience, but i do have friends who are teachers and it seems to work amazing for them having all the same holidays off!


  • My dil switched from childcare to kindergarten when my grandson started school. So she has school holidays off, which is awesome. She still uses before and after school care, but only for an hour each day. Or admin at a school


  • I think that working as a school admin at the same school as your youngest is a great idea. ????


  • I think anything you enjoy. Many jobs can be done part time or via job share.


  • A business you can run from your home office at the times you want. Buying and selling; Blogging; Some companies are running Call Centres from people’s homes (I am sure Coles are doing this).


  • I have noticed lots of cleaning jobs offered in my local area that are during school hours. Also, if you’re looking for a career change, aged care are desperate for workers! Some places will help with the cost of getting your certificate and many places offer flexible hours.


  • There may be local admin type jobs in your area that support flexible hours during school times?


  • There’s no right or wrong answer. Do whatever makes you happy really


  • My daughter has an admin job. Her employer has allowed her to set hours that suit. She likes to avoid early morning traffic, so she starts earlier then others. After a few months there, she thought an rdo might be nice. So now she works an hour or so more each day so she can have every 2nd Friday off. I think it comes down to not only the job you choose but also how flexible your boss will be


  • When my kids started school I got a job waitressing at night. That way my ex was home and he could put them to bed. I wouldn’t get home till nearly midnight, then up again at 5am went picking tomatoes and when finished there around 11am I would go to our spray painting, panel beating business and work there for an hour or two. So I had a full plate. P,us, I started netball in my area because the only netball was about 1 1/2 hrs away and a learning group too. I don’t know where I found the time. I look back in amazement at what I accomplished in that time. Find something you like to do and see how you go. My daughter does yoga and massage and Aryvedic medicine.


  • Comes down to what you like to do I changed career to a carer as that’s what I knew I liked to do.


  • I raised my children and had crap jobs around school hours. Look at maybe doing massage therapy at home or eyebrow and lash tinting from home. Suit you better you are your own boss.


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