Part time casual work at 60

Supermarkets often employ older people. A friend had a art time job at Waitrose until she was 80.

It also depends on your skills and working background.

DH is a chartered engineer and has been working intermittently on a freelance basis since he retired. He is now 76.

Employers do value the reliability, experience and common sense of older employees. They may have concerns about failing health and frailty, though, so casual work is easier to find (less risk for the company).

We are in direct competition with mothers so hours outside school times are more available. It's much easier to get extra work than to cut down, so maybe start with about fifteen hours? Your opportunities will largely depend on what area of work you have experience or training in.

My work today is commercial contract management but I’m reaching burnout. After 40 odd years in stressful environment I’ve had enough. I want to spend more quality time with the people I love. I want to quit and live off my savings. It’s those savings I want to supplement without an intray.
When I was a teenager I did all sorts of casual work including retail and hospitality. I’d love to go back to that and get away from a laptop.

I guess it depends where you live and what you’re prepared to do. Plenty of part time retail, restaurant and caring opportunities down our way.

Downsizing might make those savings enough to live on? I was amazed at the difference it made having a smaller house and not having the expenses of working.

Just a thought.

Could you do consultancy work?

Always lots of care jobs but long (12 hour +) shifts can be the norm. It’s physically hard work. Retail tends to have shorter shifts but is quite hard to find - huge numbers of applications for each job.

Could you set up your own business so you can dictate when/where you work?

I’ve done all sorts around a severely disabled (now adult) child for years. Fewer hours of skilled (better paid) consultancy type work tends to be far easier than physically demanding casual work (most casual work is physically demanding for us oldies). Unless you really need the sociability of being employed in a workplace (which is a benefit) I would think about whether you can create some sort of role for yourself. I have always set myself up as a sole trader so tax/paperwork easy.

I do exam invigilation on a casual basis, so it’s not every week, but you can choose when you wish to work. It’s pocket money for walking up and down an exam suite, so am actually exercising too ! I work with a lovely group of retired ladies and gents too.

Same here with invigilation. I find it enjoyable & a lovely team to work with. Usually on Saturdays (all day) but not every week.

I'm about to embark on what coconut suggested. Our local university is always looking for invigilators as are some secondary schools. I retired at 60 in November and have enjoyed a few months of r and r but am ready now to do some work. Good luck.

If you can stay on at your old job on a part time basis, that might be the answer.

To find a new job at 60? None of my friends and former colleagues have managed it yet. Most likely because, once they have taken you on, they can't legally get rid of you if you are physically not up to it.

Most 60+ people I know have been eased out by "redundancies" (throwing out the older employees to bring in new young people at a fraction of the salary).

What is your background work Gummie ? My friend has has regular employment through an agency from the age of 64 ( when made redundant, company failed) until 72 when she decided to give up . Accounts roles.

I worked in a specialist residential SEN school for 2.5 years and finished at 63 , and have had a recent suggestion from them to go back .

If you set up a search on INDEED for part- time work you will see there are lots of options.

Disagree with you Grannie . I left my last job at 63 when I was proactively approached by a company to work for them . I currently work for them 3 days a week .
My brother in law is also 64 and currently working on a contract basis having been head- hunted .

Perhaps it depends on the area you live ?

You sound employable and up to date, so I don't think you'd have a problem.

Try Indeed or similar, or try your luck with a high street agency for starters.

Are you eligible for Universal Credit? If you sign up you'll have the support of a Work Coach who should help you to find work, or training.

Put your details into a benefits checker such as Entitled to to give you an idea.

Took me a year and a half to find a job when I was 60 after my dh died, I had! to get a job as had 6 years of working life to do before pension.
Love the little job I have now work 16 hours at a supermarket.

At 62 I started volunteering at my local museum. As a I was a retired primary school teacher, it was suggested that I might like to help with school visits on a paid basis. This was after a few months of working in another area of the museum.
Eventually I led some of the school sessions and after the education officer left, I ran the department for 3 months until a replacement was found.
I'm now 68 and stopped my paid work 18 months ago. Last week I was asked whether I would like to return to pt paid employment. ?
The opportunities are out there. Good luck, I hope you are successful.

My friend is 62, and works at Sainsbury’s and loves it, but she doesn’t look her age.

I am 62 and have just got a job with the National Trust as a conservation assistant. The trust are good at taking on our age group as they value experience.

I am 67 and have done care work for the last 20 years, firstly with people with learning disabilities and then In a care home for the elderly, unfortunately the place I worked for seven years closedown 18 months ago but I have been at my new place for 18 months now and I really love working with the elderly. It’s a very looked down on job but I love it and it’s the most rewarding job I have ever done....

Tried Indeed, you ask for part-time. They are all full time.
Can anyone suggest any other agencies?

I would not choose to work in a supermarket at the moment as
you are in a very vulnerable position if somebody with coronavirus comes in and coughs over you. Especially as you are in the older age group.

They are always looking for exam invigilators at secondary schools and universities. It's interesting and useful but you don't work every week, only when the exams are on. It suits me because I don't want to work every day, and the exams start early in the mornings and many finish by lunchtime.

I retired a couple of months ago at 68. I am going yo look for 16 to 20 hours a week. A friend who works in Sainsbury's said I won't have a problem getting a job there.

I have a job at Boots pharmacy as a trainee pharmacy which I got age 63. The recruitment should involve no age discrimination. You just have to be the right candidate for the job. I di an online application. Give it a try ?

A fellow retired teacher is really enjoying her work in a garden centre. She's interested in plants anyway, there's no stress or prep/marking to worry about, she can have a good chat with people - and extra spending money!

Another lady does deliveries for Hermes, just in the local area, in her little van - and always seems happy.