Flexible working

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Are you looking for options that fit around the children?

Are you wondering how others do it?

Are you sceptic about flexible working options in your field?

Trust  me  it  really  is  possible  to  find  something  that  will  work  for  you  and  your  family, perhaps  not  today, but  some  day  you  will, many working mums have gone before you and we  are  here  to share their experiences.

We  also  love  to  hear  your  stories  and  invite  you  to  share  resources  that  are  valuable  to  you. Just  contact  us

Types of flexible working

There are many ways of working flexibly. Usually flexible working is considered as everything that isn’t full-time 9-5.

This could include:

  • Part-time
  • Reduced hours
  • Term Time
  • Job Sharing
  • Freelance/Contracting
  • Remote working
  • Compressed hours

If you would like some more inspiration on what type of flexible hours might suit you, do have a look on all the types of flexible working, and their description on Business Link

Information and advice for working mums

  • British mummy bloggers – loads of fun and interesting blogs from working and non-working mums, to read or to add your own blog
  • Working families – charity on work-life balance, offer resources on tax, maternity leave and just lots of advice and support for working mums and dads, also help-line for maternity discrimination
  • Suite101 – good quality articles and blogs on a wide range of topics including ‘Partners and parenting’ and ‘Working mothers’
  • Kintish – networking tips for women
  • MotheratWork – webzine for working mums, good lists of information and useful articles
  • Mothers who work – website with advice and articles for mumpreneurs and working mums, working mumsblogs and mumpreneur directory
  • GirlyGeekdom – fun blogsite with lots of blogs for and by girly geeks
  • Parental Choice -  ’one stop shop’  to help you make the right decision on your childcare needs and guide you through your legal rights before and after pregnancy, they offer services to: write your flexible work proposal, find your childcare and write your nanny contract
  • Work from home wisdom - blogs, advice and workshops on working from home
  • The Work Life Balance Workbook – to help you think through your priorities in life, by life coach Anna Meller

Recruitment agencies for flexible jobs

  • Balance Legal Recruitment – specialist legal recruitment company, special commitment to finding flexible working arrangements, main focus North West UK
  • Capability Jane – recruitment service for flexible jobs, aimed at experienced professional women, CV-writing service, coaching, re-launch your career workshop, main focus South East UK
  • Careers City from We Are the City – job board for women, extra focus on flexible and part-time jobs, family friendly companies and trustee positions for relaunchers, London focus
  • Sapphire partners – boutique head hunter with a strong focus on female talent for exec and non-exec positions, flexible working possible, based in London
  • Ten2Two – helps women find flexible and part-time jobs, based in Hertfordshire, job-reach to London
  • Mumandworking – part-time job site, businesses for sale, career advice and tips for working mums
  • Time wise jobs - job board for flexible work, main focus London (started by Women Like Us)
  • Time wise recruitment – recruitment agency for part-time jobs, main focus London  (started by Women Like Us)
  • Working mums – connects mums and employers, offers full-time, part-time and work-from-home jobs, lists family friendly employers
  • Work Clever – Recruitment and resourcing agency, with a focus on flexible working, Derby, East-Midlands
  • Work for Mums – on-line job board for network-marketing and franchise offers
  • Jobs4Mothers – on-line job board for flexible work and franchise offers
  • Jobs2FitU – recently launched job site offering part-time and any other type of flexi-job, register with CV, potentially UK wide
  • careerbuilder – regular job search site, good part-time section
  • UKjobsnet.com – regular job search site, good part-time section
  • Workpond – on-line marketplace for flexible work, offer your skills or offer a job, focus on IT-sector and small innovative businesses