11 Flexible Jobs for Working Parents

11 Flexible Jobs for Working Parentsfinally ready to go back to work after your maternity or paternity leave? need a bit of extra income to make ends meet? or maybe you just need some time spent with actual grown-ups. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) it can be really difficult to find work that matches your experience, pay needs, and schedule conflicts. here are 11 flexible jobs that shouldnt be too far away from ideal for the working parent.1. school bus driverthis job still requires you to spend the vast majority of your time with children, but youll get a break between the morning and the afternoon runs. all you need is a valid drivers license and your high school diploma. average annual pay about $31k.2. web writerthis job can be as flexible as you want it to be, and the field is very broad. find a kind of writing you like that youre good atmaybe an area whereyou have some experience. or start a blog you may need your bachelors degree , but you can easily use this job to channel your creative energy. average annual pay about $47k.3. marketing assistantyoull probably need a bachelors degree for this, as well as fantastic project and deadline management skills, but you can harness all that pta and volunteer experience youve built up helping your kids school and start getting paid for coordinating events average annual pay almost $38k.4. call center repits leid the most glamorous job in the world and some of your callers might be even needier than your kids, but you can sometimes work from home or platzdeckchen a flexible schedule that fits your familys needs. average annual pay over $28k.5. translator/interpreteryoull probably need a bachelors degree, plus superb communication skillsnot just in english, but in multiple languages. but if this is your skill set, you can make your own hours and konzeption a schedule that works best for you. average annual pay $43-44k.6. personal trainerif you havent taken a break from the gym the way you have from the workforce and you can pass the necessary licensing tests, then you can make a good amount of money helping other people to get fit. bonus youll get or stay fit yourself. average annual pay just under $53k.7. hairdresser/stylistyouve been cutting your kids hair, and you love chatting to people. add a high school diploma to this, and youve got yourself a pretty flexible gig. average annual pay $23.6k.8. teachers aideyou love education and teaching kids, and you feel youd work well in a classroom setting, but you dont want the full time responsibility of being a teacher. you can help out in the classroom, implementing curriculum, helping kids one-on-one, and still not be the one who bears the entire weight of the responsibility. and youll be working when your kids are already in school average annual pay $20k.9. web designerif you have a great eye for design, and lots of experience with computerspossibly also programming languages and a bachelors degr ee, then you can make great money, set your own hours and projects, and do web design as your career. average annual pay $62.8k.10. dietitianyou already put so much care into what your family eats (and youve done so much research), why not start making money spreading what youve learned? you might need a masters degree for this, but you can choose the setting (educational, clinical, private, etc.) that you prefer to work in and usually set your own schedule. average annual pay $53k.11. event plannerwith all the skills you have planning birthday parties and family cookouts, this is just the big league equivalent. youll probably need a bachelors degree, and good attention to both details and deadlines, but if that sort of high stakes (occasionally stressful) environment appeals to you, then you could work in event planning. average annual pay $55k.