Anonymous
Post 02/03/2024 03:14     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Para educators. Some work at our school for only 4 hours a day, like 10-2.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 17:13     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:Look at small businesses. I sometimes hire people to help on my farm and it is very flexible on my end when the work is done, as long as it is done correctly and not too slow. I know many other small businesses who can’t afford to hire a FTE and aren’t regimented time-wise.

Also consider being a teacher’s aide, etc.


Thank you for this suggestion! This along the lines of what I am hoping to find
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 17:13     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
If you like dogs, you could easily make that much on rover.com doing pet boarding.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 17:09     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
The issue is there are many other parents of school age kids wanting the same thing, and most jobs are just not set up for these parents. They want actual part timers, or afternoon hours that don’t work for you, or people who won’t quit in the summer when school gets out.

Can you teach a class at the gym a couple times a week plus get membership? Or be a grocery shopper.

I would try to get a job at your child’s school. It will have hours that most closely matches your child’s schedule.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 17:06     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Dog walker! You can set your own hours.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:56     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?


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


So like $125 per week or more - if you're available for 10 hours per week that's basically any job you can get. You could go to McDonald's and make more or, like someone else said, Target.

You don't really need ideas - just go put in some applications at stores and restaurants where you live.


OP- I am aware that McDonalds and Target exist, but usually those jobs have specific shifts that are a specific amount of time and they typically need you to have a lot of flexibility. Like every week the schedule could change. The reason I was asking for ideas is that I feel like I need to think out of the box to find something that will work with my limited availability and also to hear what may have worked for others in a similar scenario.


These places are all incredibly understaffed right now. If you go in and say you can work five hours, twice a week, it is very likely that they will hire you. Or four hours three times per week.

But if what you want is a magical job that isn't gig work but also gives you total autonomy over your schedule, then I guess go over to Magic Indeed where they post all those jobs.


^ Unless you have skills and experience and a network you can leverage into a better job that is more flexible than a regular job that pays about what you are asking for. You didn't mention having that, so I didn't assume.

Anyway, good luck! Sincerely.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:56     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Look at small businesses. I sometimes hire people to help on my farm and it is very flexible on my end when the work is done, as long as it is done correctly and not too slow. I know many other small businesses who can’t afford to hire a FTE and aren’t regimented time-wise.

Also consider being a teacher’s aide, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:55     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?


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


So like $125 per week or more - if you're available for 10 hours per week that's basically any job you can get. You could go to McDonald's and make more or, like someone else said, Target.

You don't really need ideas - just go put in some applications at stores and restaurants where you live.


OP- I am aware that McDonalds and Target exist, but usually those jobs have specific shifts that are a specific amount of time and they typically need you to have a lot of flexibility. Like every week the schedule could change. The reason I was asking for ideas is that I feel like I need to think out of the box to find something that will work with my limited availability and also to hear what may have worked for others in a similar scenario.


These places are all incredibly understaffed right now. If you go in and say you can work five hours, twice a week, it is very likely that they will hire you. Or four hours three times per week.

But if what you want is a magical job that isn't gig work but also gives you total autonomy over your schedule, then I guess go over to Magic Indeed where they post all those jobs.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:51     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?


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


So like $125 per week or more - if you're available for 10 hours per week that's basically any job you can get. You could go to McDonald's and make more or, like someone else said, Target.

You don't really need ideas - just go put in some applications at stores and restaurants where you live.


OP- I am aware that McDonalds and Target exist, but usually those jobs have specific shifts that are a specific amount of time and they typically need you to have a lot of flexibility. Like every week the schedule could change. The reason I was asking for ideas is that I feel like I need to think out of the box to find something that will work with my limited availability and also to hear what may have worked for others in a similar scenario.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:34     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?


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


So like $125 per week or more - if you're available for 10 hours per week that's basically any job you can get. You could go to McDonald's and make more or, like someone else said, Target.

You don't really need ideas - just go put in some applications at stores and restaurants where you live.


Hourly workers used to have very little say in their schedule and would shifted on a whim all the time. Has that finally changed so they can have some say and some consistency?
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:33     Subject: Re:In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:See if any gyms need a childcare person, that way in theory you could bring your own child. There used to be a service where seniors needed someone to take them to the doctor. What about aftercare with children from your kids school? Maybe start in the school cafeteria, they are always hiring. Dog walking.


Try to work for county rec centers too
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 16:18     Subject: Re:In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
See if any gyms need a childcare person, that way in theory you could bring your own child. There used to be a service where seniors needed someone to take them to the doctor. What about aftercare with children from your kids school? Maybe start in the school cafeteria, they are always hiring. Dog walking.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 15:56     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How much $ do you need?


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


So like $125 per week or more - if you're available for 10 hours per week that's basically any job you can get. You could go to McDonald's and make more or, like someone else said, Target.

You don't really need ideas - just go put in some applications at stores and restaurants where you live.
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 15:54     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
ELD/ESL tester.
Unlike subs they don’t need to arrive before start of school.
It’s very very part time though as testing is done 2x/year for 1-2 months.
But it can help you pick up some more jobs with the district
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2024 15:48     Subject: In desperate need of ideas for a very part time job.
Anonymous wrote: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.


This is a really good point. You wont be able to call in and take leave if your kids are sick. So if yiu get a job and want to keep it, DH has to be able to cover the unexpected.