Undoubtedly, your children are the best things that have ever happened to you. They bring joy and comfort most of the time, but let’s be honest, as a mum, you can soon find yourself in a rut with a monotonous routine to boot. Up between 6 am and 7 am, the usually herding kids around the breakfast table, the last-minute crisis as you head for the door, the drudge of the school run, the rushing home for forgotten PE kits, do I need to go on?
You may go to work amongst all this drama. It may not be the best job in the world, but you have convinced yourself that it pays the bills, the hours are good, and the boss is understanding, so why change?
Sometimes, the rut is a lonely place, but there are changes you can make to climb out of it and have a fulfilling career. “But I don’t know how to do anything else!” I can hear you saying, but with home learning courses, you can upskill yourself in all kinds of skills and abilities, perfect for finding a new job.
Even better, you don’t have to take time off from work because you can study when you want, when you can and when suits you. But what careers could be a good move?
5 Ideal Career Changes for Mum’s Stuck in a Rut
Here are five great ideas:
1. Childcare
Looking after children in your own home is a great way to make use of your time at home. It is a flourishing market, too, with many parents relying on childminders to take care of their little ones while they work. Knowing they have someone caring, qualified, and skilled to do so is peace of mind for them.
Most childminders look after preschool age children, possibly older children, for an hour or two at the end of the school day. Becoming a childminder is relatively simple. You will need to do a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, you will need to be registered with your local authority, hold a paediatric First Aid certificate and be qualified too. Various courses will see you enjoying a career as a childminder in no time.
2. Nursery nurse
If you don’t want to work at home, being a nursery nurse in a private or local authority-run nursery is a great career move.
As well as working for someone else, you may want to consider starting your own business, running a children’s nursery or an after-school club, holiday club, etc.
There will always be a need for high-quality childcare provision, so don’t think that doing one qualification means you can only work in a limited number of settings. As a parent, what childcare provision do you think is missing? Could you provide it?
3. Proofreader
Do you have an eye for detail? Can you concentrate for long periods? Do you have a high standard of English or another language? Do you have a love of reading? Are you organised?
If you answer yes to the above, then being a proofreader could be the perfect career move.
Businesses, charities, community groups, you name it, all produce a huge amount of printed and online materials. But mistakes can be costly in more ways than one. Having someone proofread and edit their material can change it from being ‘ordinary’ to ‘extraordinary’.
Most proofreaders are selfemployed and can work with a wide variety of clients. They can also specialise in certain areas, such as law.
4. Beauty treatments
The beauty industry is thriving, from lip fillers to eyelash infills to hair extensions to waxing. In Britain, it is a billion pound industry and not just for women. Men are becoming more aware of the need to be groomed, taking advantage of all treatments.
You could also work from home instead of in a salon. This can often make treatments cheaper, as you have lower overheads, and can contribute to the success of your beauty business.
However, you must have the right qualifications to buy the right public liability insurance.
5. Counselling
Mental health issues and illnesses are no longer hidden, with more and more people seeking counselling to work through various issues.
If you can actively listen to people while remaining detached, impartial, and yet caring, counselling could be your career. You will need to understand your own motivations for being a counsellor, and you can do this with a variety of courses.
Once you have a firm foundation, you can start offering counselling services. You can be self-employed or work for a local employer or health board.
Getting out of a rut is not always easy but a home study course is a rung on the ladder as you climb out to a better place.
NCC Home Learning is at the forefront of helping mums out of the career rut they can find themselves in. Offering hundreds of courses, from beautician courses to becoming a crime scene investigator (CSI), you have many exciting career opportunities.
What do you think of these five possible new careers? Do you think you could be good at one? Would you consider studying to change careers? Have you heard of NCC Home Learning before? What do you think of their courses? Have you taken any? Leave a comment below, as I would love to read what you think.
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Franca 💋
This is an awesome short list, Franca. I think that what you have here are some really good ideas and I like the fact that they are primarily freelance jobs that can be done when it’s convenient. That said, how do you feel about blogging to make some extra money? I mean, you do this yourself and I’d have to assume it’s somewhat lucrative for you to continue doing it.