Top 10 Flexible Jobs For Mums and Dads

Top 10 flexible jobs for mums and dads will show you how to change the way you work. In today's society, more and more mums and dads are doing superhuman tasks of simultaneously raising young kids and working outside the home. We all know what a tightrope this is, and how impossible it seems to create a workable balance between the two. This is why it was important for The Relationship Blog to come up with the best, most enjoyable, flexible jobs for mums and dads. Take your pick from below.


Top 10 flexible jobs for mums and dads

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Flexible job number 10 - Driving Instructor
Train: Train within a year to become a fully-fledged instructor. It will cost about £3,000, but you'll be making this within your first four months of working - not a bad investment.
Qualifications: You do not need a degree, just an aptitude to learn. You do however, need to have had a driving licence for at least three and a half years with no major traffic offences in the last five years.
Earnings: between £700 to 900 per week (30 hours)
Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: Very high

Flexible job number 9 - Florist
Train: If you're creative, this is the perfect job for you. You can train in as little as 6 months. However, if you want to run your own business, you can study for a further 6-12 months. Cost of this course is no more than £1,000.
Qualifications: Good with people and creative.
Earnings: It varies greatly what you can earn. If you're employed, you can expect to make about £20,000 per year. If you own your own business, your earnings are up to you.
Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: Very high

Flexible job number 8 - Legal secretary
Train: In the UK it costs about £1,000 to train if you have no previous relevant experience, less if you do. It takes three months.
Qualifications: You don't need a degree, just good passes in two or more GCSE subjects.
Earnings: up to £40,000 per year.
Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: Very high, not to mention, this is a prestigious position.

Flexible job number 7 - Registrar
Train: Train on the job.
Qualifications: An acceptable standard of education, but no degree is necessary.
Earnings: £16 - 24k a year.
Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: Medium. However, you're going to be working in a very respected profession.

Flexible job number 6 - Private Investigator
Train: Train in your own time. You can take one to six months depending on how much time you have to spare. It costs no more than £400.
Qualifications: An adventurous spirit.
Earnings: up to £150 per hour.
Flexible working hours for mums and dads: High, although you may have to work some early/late hours.

Flexible job number 5 - Wedding planner
Train: 2 months in an Events Management Training course. It will set you back about £1,000.
Qualifications: You don't need a degree, just a love for life and fun things.
Earnings: Expect to earn between £20-40k annually, depending on how many hours you put in.
Flexible working hours for mums and dads: High to medium. You may have to work at weekends.

Flexible job number 4 - Shiatsu practitioner
Train: Train in as little as one week. Expect to pay about £400, but you'll make that back on your first day at work. You can also train for higher qualifications which allows you to work on a wider range of patients and earn more.
Qualifications: An open mind to learn new things -  no degree.
Earnings: £400 every day you work.
Flexible working hours for mums and dads: Very high. Work when you want.

Flexible job number 3 - Air traffic controller
Train: It takes one year to train, then another on the job before you're a full-fledged Air Traffic Controller. The good thing is that you're paid to train. You can make about £10k as a trainee.
Qualifications: You don't need a degree, but you need to have at least 5 GCSEs subjects, grade C and above.
Earnings: This is a well-paid and important post. At the end of your training, you'll make £45k+ annually. As you become more experienced, you can earn as much as £80k
Flexible working hours for mums and dads: Medium. And you can obviously only work from airports.


Flexible job number 2 - Teacher
Train: It takes about a year to train, but all of it is done on the job. Training is also paid, so it costs you nothing. Various job-share teaching positions are available in the UK.
Qualifications: You need a degree if you want to teach primary school.
Earnings: New teacher - £20-25k. Experienced teacher - 33-40k.
Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: High - with lots of fun and mind stimulation.


Flexible job number 1 - Website developer

Train: There are several good distance learning courses for this job, with recognised certificates at the end of each one. You can expect to be in training for between one to two years, depending on what your speciality is. The course can cost up to £3,000, but check out the earnings below.

Qualifications: No specialised qualifications needed. You have to be willing to learn new things.

Earnings: £20 - 50k

Flexible Working hours for mums and dads: Very high. Work from your living room.

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