Finding a work-life balance is tough, especially when you have young children. However, working remotely can provide mothers and fathers with an opportunity to manage their parental responsibilities alongside a promising career.
Thanks to our increasingly digital lifestyle, it’s now easier than ever for stay-at-home mums and dads to earn an income online that sustains the household financially without taking them away from their little ones.
There are a wide range of remote roles worth considering, but which one is best always depends on the personal taste, abilities and experience of individual parents. Here, we look at some options.
Online consulting
Perfect for professional people who leave the workforce for children and wish to return in a flexible way, online consulting is a lucrative profession. Parents with expertise and qualifications in a specialist field can provide an online consultancy service to clients during the hours that best meet their needs.
Social media management
Companies of all shapes and sizes today are expected to have a presence on social media to engage with their audiences. Firms hire people with experience of using platforms to manage their accounts, providing a role for stay-at-home parents. Creating content, posting and interacting with potential customers on social media channels like Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok, this job can be easy to manage while caring for little ones.
Data entry
Requiring only basic IT skills, data entry involves parents inputting data into company spreadsheets, digital filing and maintaining records. Full training is usually provided, making it easy for even absolute beginners to get started.
Virtual assistance
Many firms employ remote assistants on a freelance or part-time basis to help them carry out a range of tasks related to their business process. Assistance can be creative, technical or administrative, suiting stay-at-home mums and dads who are good at multi-tasking with a variety of skills. Tasks can include managing emails, answering customer questions, gathering and organising data and scheduling appointments.
Tutoring
Parents with a teaching qualification or experience in a learning profession or specific subject can provide students with online support. Parents picking this role will need strong communication skills and an in-depth understanding of their subject, and some students seeking help will request proof of certification and teaching references.
Selling handmade goods online
Several digital platforms are available for creative parents staying at home to sell handmade goods online in Australia. Greetings cards, candles, mugs, keepsakes and art prints are among the most affordable products to produce and package to earn an income.
Madeit Australia and Etsy are among the most popular marketplaces for mums and dads who craft to sign up to, but Shopify provides a personalised platform that lets them build an online store of their own. Additionally, Facebook Marketplace among other social media groups offer useful avenues for collecting direct sales from local buyers.
Freelance writing
Perhaps one of the most accessible jobs for parents who want to earn money while staying at home with their children is freelance writing. Mums and dads with a good command of the English language won’t need to have professional experience or formal qualifications to apply to write from home. Usually, a writing sample is required that tests their abilities and, once passed, parents are offered a wide variety of work. This can range from writing monthly blogs and web copy to product descriptions, feature articles and news pieces.
Writers are paid by the word, which soon adds up with the more assignments they take on. Sticking to deadlines is critical, but parents can choose when they write and work around their childcare responsibilities. To take on this role, parents will need a device to write on and dependable access to the internet so they can accept jobs, interact with editors, research articles and submit completed work.
Parents who opt to write from home as freelancers benefit from a supportive editing team that lets them earn while they learn and develop a rewarding career.
Are you interested in earning money writing from home?
If working from home with your children as a freelance writer appeals to you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply to write with Words of Worth Australia today.