Juggling between being a mom and keeping a job is never an easy task. Sometimes, we worry and feel guilty about whether our kids get enough time with us while we try to make headway in our career. In today’s world thankfully most forward-thinking companies give people the opportunity to work flexibly, which also allows them spend more time with their family. In addition if you are a stay at home mom looking for part work that pays or you are a working mom looking for a flexible job around your kids schdule, here are 5 flexible jobs you may be interested in. These jobs offer flexibility and make it easier to balance life a mom and work.
- Freelancing
If you have writing and research skills, freelance writing is a great fit for you. Take up a job as a freelance writer and find jobs that work with your schedule, work from home and look after your kids at the same time. Write articles for blogs, produce web contents, reviews, travel guides, write ebooks and so much more. It doesn’t stop at writing alone; you can work as a freelancer for companies without long-term commitments. Be an independent employee from the comfort of your home. Take up a job as a virtual assistant, secretary, assist in bookkeeping and more. Check out freelance platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, freelancer etc. to get started.
- Teaching
This is by far the best career path for moms who want to always be home with their kids. Whether you are tutoring in kids in the comfort of your own home or teaching in an elementary or secondary school, moms who are teachers can enjoy the same holidays, breaks and half days with their children. They may even have the opportunity to see their kid(s) if they teach in the same school and don’t have to worry about child care cost. While teaching may not pay so much in some countries, some moms are content with it because they get plenty of family time.
- Entrepreneurship
What are you passionate about and what do you love doing for fun? Baking, hairdressing, making jewelry, fashion designing, blogging, vlogging, make up artistry and lots more. If you can turn your passion into a business, you are off to a good start. You can start up a small business doing what you love to do. Start from the comfort of your home and it might become bigger than you expected. Create online shops and sell your goods/services via your websites. As they say, if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your live.
- Child care
If you love spending time with your kids and enjoy time with other kids, you might want to take it up as a profession. Taking care of children, as challenging as it sounds, can be fun and immensely rewarding. Start from your own home or create a small child care centre. You won’t have to work for so many hours since most families only need a few hours of childcare. Look after your own children and other children while making money. It might get quite overwhelming when you start to get more kids. Once this happens you may need to take on staff with childcare experience and become an employer!
- Fitness trainer
Stay fit while helping other moms lose weight. Being a fitness trainer offers you a very flexible schedule and quite an attractive pay.
Spend less time scrambling for babysitters and daycare centers. These jobs would hardly keep you away from your child for too long. Embrace easy motherhood along with career success.
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