In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.

[Anonymous]

Hey There! I am a SAHM and I trying to find a part time job to help with our tight finances. Our youngest is now in Pre-k 3 so I have more time now (yay!) but I also only have very specific timeframes that I can work. Ideally I am looking to work 2-3 days a week from around 9am - 2:30pm, in between school drop off and pickup. Working at night is really not an option because the time that my husband gets home from work is super variable, ditto weekends.

Ideally I would like to work somewhere as an hourly employee not a gig or side hustle as the goal is to bring in a fairly consistent amount money monthly.

I appreciate any ideas you smart folks have or experiences you can share from a similar situation.

Thank you !!!

[Anonymous]

Offer to watch another child when yours is at school and/or on weekends.
Weekends should be perfect unless he doesn't want to watch be with his own kid.
Two weekend brunches or two to free dinners would bring in $2k easily.
I worked years around my husbands schedule and saved us daycare/nanny money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Offer to watch another child when yours is at school and/or on weekends.
Weekends should be perfect unless he doesn't want to watch be with his own kid.
Two weekend brunches or two to free dinners would bring in $2k easily.
I worked years around my husbands schedule and saved us daycare/nanny money.

OP- My husband is very attentive with our kids and would be very happy to be home with them solo on the weekends while I worked. He however often has to go the his office on the weekend and it is not very predictable which weekends he does and does not need to. I don't want to be in a situation where I have to call out on a job every other weekend.

I am open to considering doing childcare work but in all honesty would prefer to spend that time interacting with other adults.

[Anonymous]

Get a job at Target.

My DC works there PT, and makes their own hours.

[Anonymous]

How much $ do you need?

[Anonymous]

Look for part time jobs in the school district? Front office, administrative?
Local Library?
Local township might have something?
Our local gym (think YMCA) occasionally has part-time roles open at the front desk, customer service, events group

[Anonymous]

Admin at a staffing agency. They often need interviews scheduled, candidate profiles put together, calendar management, social media management, emailing background checks, verifying references, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?

Honestly, between $500-$800 a month would make a big difference.

[Anonymous]

Substitute teaching?

[Anonymous]

Costco?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey There! I am a SAHM and I trying to find a part time job to help with our tight finances. Our youngest is now in Pre-k 3 so I have more time now (yay!) but I also only have very specific timeframes that I can work. Ideally I am looking to work 2-3 days a week from around 9am - 2:30pm, in between school drop off and pickup. Working at night is really not an option because the time that my husband gets home from work is super variable, ditto weekends.

Ideally I would like to work somewhere as an hourly employee not a gig or side hustle as the goal is to bring in a fairly consistent amount money monthly.

I appreciate any ideas you smart folks have or experiences you can share from a similar situation.

Thank you !!!

Walking dogs? You could work for fetch or something like that. You could make your own hours.

[Anonymous]

Substitute teaching. You pick the days when you are available week to week, day to day. Many half days are even available.

[Anonymous]

I would look at service industries for front desk work like gyms, beauty salons, community centers, places where they need someone greeting and sitting for certain hours.

[Anonymous]

Yoga studios/gyms that need people to check in members.

[Anonymous]

Could you work for a family as a household manager? Grocery shop, errands, meal prep, laundry and light housekeeping? 2-3 days/week for 4 hours a day...?

Otherwise, I've heard Container Store has good retail benefits. Starbucks, Target (mentioned), hospital admin, medical transcriptionist, receptionist at a doctor's office (I did this right out of college and more than half the admin staff was part-time).

Keep in mind that if you are part time, chances are you will have limited flexibility. Work it out with DH in advance that he takes time off for sick kids.