"Very" part time work

[ren531]

This is sort of money related so putting it here .
I'm most likely going to retire from my 36 hour p/w job in a few months.
Now I want to supplement my pension income with a few hours work each week, I'm thinking ideally 10-15 hours per week, preferably 10 , had something lined up with current employer that suited but that's fallen through. Would there be much call for so few hours p/w from potential employers, going to knock on a few doors soon to find out but I think it's highly unlikely .
Something I might try is set myself up doing garden maintenance self employed, something I have experience in and most of the tools .
Has anyone found employment with so few hours

 

[fossyant]

Have you thought about some where like B&Q ? I'm a few years away (4-6) from taking earlyish retirement but I'd certainly consider somewhere like that.

 

[ianrauk]

As Fossy says. A lot of shops offer 8, 16 and 20 hour contracts. However that does mean you will probrably have to work weekends.

 

[Oldhippy]

Support workers for people with learning disabilities are crying out for full time, part time staff.

 

[richardfm]

How about supermarket delivery driver or school minibus driver?

 

[Webbo2]

I did about 15 hours a week as Conservation assistant at a local National Trust house. Basically it was a cleaner but as well as cleaning the toilets you got to clean the old stuff when the place was closed to the public.

 

[ColinJ]

Now I want to supplement my pension income with a few hours work each week, I'm thinking ideally 10-15 hours per week, preferably 10 , had something lined up with current employer that suited but that's fallen through. Would there be much call for so few hours p/w from potential employers, going to knock on a few doors soon to find out but I think it's highly unlikely .
Something I might try is set myself up doing garden maintenance self employed, something I have experience in and most of the tools .
Has anyone found employment with so few hours

My sister retired a couple of years ago. She got chatting to a local village shop owner who turned out to be looking for help so she now works 2 or 3 half days there a week; sometimes more to cover holidays for the other staff. For her, it's as much about getting out of the house and meeting people as earning extra.

One of my sister's neighbours is in his early 70s. He does part-time gardening work round the village. I don't think that you would have any problem finding part-time gardening work, unless your area is swamped with other gardeners! Maybe offer a 50% discount for the first few jobs to get yourself established?

My niece is a self-employed cleaner. She schedules her jobs so she can minimise the driving between the various customers.

Once you get a few regulars, they tell their family and friends if your work satisfies them. Word of mouth is a good thing. Obviously, if you do a bad job, that information soon gets around too!

Have you thought about some where like B&Q ? I'm a few years away (4-6) from taking earlyish retirement but I'd certainly consider somewhere like that.

A friend of mine retired from his executive position but soon got bored so he now works part-time at his local B&Q.

 

[markemark]

A couple of hours a day, a few weeks a year - you could become a teacher?

 

[fossyant]

A couple of hours a day, a few weeks a year - you could become a teacher?

I think a toilet cleaner job is better.

 

[annedonnelly]

Lollipop person and, as mentioned above, school minibus driver. I'm actually doing a favour for a local bus company who do the rural school pick-ups/drop-offs and have done a couple of runs this week. These are done in a car rather than a bus and only for one or two schoolkids.

Though anything related to schools is rather tying - you need to be available both morning and afternoon five days a week. Personally I'd prefer a part time job that only impacted a couple of days a week.

 

[ren531]

Have you thought about some where like B&Q ? I'm a few years away (4-6) from taking earlyish retirement but I'd certainly consider somewhere like that.

Yes that sort of thing would work , I am wondering if I'd get laughed at wanting so few hours though.

 

[ren531]

How about supermarket delivery driver or school minibus driver?

I drove HGVs for a lot of my working life and it kind of put me off driving, now if I could deliver stuff on my bike without joining the delivero types I would.

 

[ren531]

My sister retired a couple of years ago. She got chatting to a local village shop owner who turned out to be looking for help so she now works 2 or 3 half days there a week; sometimes more to cover holidays for the other staff. For her, it's as much about getting out of the house and meeting people as earning extra.

One of my sister's neighbours is in his early 70s. He does part-time gardening work round the village. I don't think that you would have any problem finding part-time gardening work, unless your area is swamped with other gardeners! Maybe offer a 50% discount for the first few jobs to get yourself established?

My niece is a self-employed cleaner. She schedules her jobs so she can minimise the driving between the various customers.

Once you get a few regulars, they tell their family and friends if your work satisfies them. Word of mouth is a good thing. Obviously, if you do a bad job, that information soon gets around too!



A friend of mine retired from his executive position but soon got bored so he now works part-time at his local B&Q.

I think there are probably opportunities for this here and there and like your sister I think asking around locally could come up with something.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Yes that sort of thing would work , I am wondering if I'd get laughed at wanting so few hours though.

Not at all, certainly retail and hospitality are industries where workers that are happy to exist on short hours contracts are welcome. It gives employers greater flexibility week to week to rotate staff and helps with costs to not have lots of people on 25+ hrs per week.

 

[ren531]

Lollipop person and, as mentioned above, school minibus driver. I'm actually doing a favour for a local bus company who do the rural school pick-ups/drop-offs and have done a couple of runs this week. These are done in a car rather than a bus and only for one or two schoolkids.

Though anything related to schools is rather tying - you need to be available both morning and afternoon five days a week. Personally I'd prefer a part time job that only impacted a couple of days a week.

Definitely don't want anything too tying , a couple of mornings a week I'm thinking, one thing I want to enjoy is more freedom from commitments, though obviously some commitment is required.