How do you find driving for a living as a single parent does it fit in ok with home life ? l hope to get early start and hopefully early-ish finish work. Now my son is at secondary school I don’t have the school runs to do any more l hope to get back to work, part time to start with.
I couldn’t face going back to Decorating and It’s hard to do part time, plus I always fancied driving and thought now’s my chance to do it.
I’m thinking cat c work will probably fit in best ? to start with until he’s older.
Your ideal job would be on the bread, start around 3.30am finish for early afternoon 1ish, 2ish
Trade waste is usually early start/finish work as is bins on the council.
merc0447:
Your ideal job would be on the bread, start around 3.30am finish for early afternoon 1ish, 2ish
Yeah I’m waiting for a assessment drive at allied bakeries for a agency.
RottenRich,
I too was a loan parent of three and took jobs which allowed me to be there for them. My priority has and always will be with them.
Now, especially in this present financial climate where it’s a buyers market so to speak no one will take me on. Although I have the required two years driving C+E, without recent experience there’s no prospect of a job, without a job there’s no prospect of recent experience. With a little familiarisation I could be up and running but try explaining that and you start to sound desperate.
Anyway good luck with the future, I wouldn’t change a thing.
global.
You could try agencies then you can work to suit you to an extent tell them your predicament they may be able to sort something out
Sometimes van work may suit as you are not on tach but remember you should work to Domestic hours 
Ive spent the last two and a half years as a lone parent with 2 kids aged 3 and 4 now.
I work Sat and Sun for any agency I can get work at even if it means travelling miles. The benefits that are available to temps are fantastic if you know what you’re entitled to and know how to get them.
I am using 1 day during the week whilst the kids are a school/ nursery to retrain first as a teaching assistant, to get a weekday job that fits with their schooling, and then as a teacher.
I am more than happy to give you more detailed info on benefits/ tax breaks if you wanted to PM me.
coreysboys:
Ive spent the last two and a half years as a lone parent with 2 kids aged 3 and 4 now.I work Sat and Sun for any agency I can get work at even if it means travelling miles. The benefits that are available to temps are fantastic if you know what you’re entitled to and know how to get them.
I am using 1 day during the week whilst the kids are a school/ nursery to retrain first as a teaching assistant, to get a weekday job that fits with their schooling, and then as a teacher.
I am more than happy to give you more detailed info on benefits/ tax breaks if you wanted to PM me.
Good luck with it as know it not easy mine were that when I was a lone parent ( now 23 & 24 ) both doing ok both work 1 used to work in transport now is a home carer the other works in technology both now have nice partners proud of them both not easy but it is worth it in the end no not been easy at times but came through the other end ok
You could become a lollypop person that can fit around school hols as does working in the kitchen
Think I would prefer my Daughter to be in herself a couple hours after school rather than before.
She would never be there 
and could I leave her asleep, would rather she was awake and alert, unless you know someone who will get up at 3am and come to your house every morning.
Your lucky if you do, if I did I might be a single parent too.
aranger:
Think I would prefer my Daughter to be in herself a couple hours after school rather than before.She would never be there
Your lucky if you do, if I did I might be a single parent too.
I’m sort of lucky ! I’ve got my stepson is living with us too and he goes off to work at 7.30 which is when my son is meant to get up… mind you I sometimes think he needs more looking after than the 13 year old. 
They can do breakfast but l wouldn’t trust em to cook a decent dinner.
Thanks for the replies
aranger:
Think I would prefer my Daughter to be in herself a couple hours after school rather than before.She would never be there
Your lucky if you do, if I did I might be a single parent too.
If childcare was available during nighttime hours to facilitate early starts, how much would people be prepared to pay for it per hour??
coreysboys:
aranger:
Think I would prefer my Daughter to be in herself a couple hours after school rather than before.She would never be there
Your lucky if you do, if I did I might be a single parent too.
If childcare was available during nighttime hours to facilitate early starts, how much would people be prepared to pay for it per hour??
Depends on the Family credit and how much you earn, is it 30% you pay yourself.
If you earn £10 an hour and a childminder charges the same you’re down to £7.
Pay for everything, maybe a slight rebate on rent and tax.
A lower ratio than that is hardly worth it for either childminder or Parent.