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Welcome to CareerMums - Australia's leading careers centre and jobs board for working parents and parents returning to work.

To make the most of the CareerMums service, please use the following guide for either Candidate or Advertiser.

Travel Management Company Gets Flexible

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has reshaped its working arrangements for staff, including the introduction of a nine month working year, in a move it claims will encourage consultants to remain in the industry.

VIP Home Services Franchise Opportunities

V.I.P. Home Cleaning franchises start from $20,000 –  If you are looking for a flexible, rewarding career that allows you to work the hours that suit you while still earning a great income, this is it.

Join the franchise group that was ranked #1 by Financial Reviews Smart Investor as the best franchise system under $50k in 2009.

Learn and work at home – as a Medical Transcriptionist

Medical Transcription is the fastest growing industry in Australia and Ozetrainer is Australia’s #1 training company. Work from home as a trained and qualified MT –wherever and whenever you like!

CareerMums enewsletter - Latest issue

View some of our latest flexible jobs now; Sign up for our next webinar on working parent challenges made easy; Find out about your workplace obligations and entitlements - you will be surprised; Follow our tips on how to find a flexible job; Remind yourself about how hard you work at home; and more.

Dads: How to support your partner at home

Keeping your relationship strong in the early years of parenting can be challenging.

More and more dads are doing a great job at sharing parental responsibilities. And they are keen to understand how they can better support their partners at home.

Macleans Bright Sparks Competition

Macleans has given CareerMums 2 fun family prize packs to win. Each prize pack is worth $115.

All you need to do is add your details to our candidate database or create a job alert by 5pm on Monday 6th September.

Find out more.

ACT Government Return to Work Grants

The ACT Government offers financial support, information and resources for women returning to the paid workforce after childcare responsibilities.

Find out if you are eligible.

Government subsidised training

Anyone looking to complete a course this year should explore the Government funded Productivity Places Program. it is for both job seekers and employees.

Check out the courses available and the Registered Training Organisations in your area. Courses can be done either online or face-to-face or both. It is extremely flexible to suit parents!

VIC Parents - Return to Work Grants

Grants are available to eligible parents in VIC to return to work after an absence of two years caring for children.

Grants of up to $1000 are available. The money can be used to cover any costs associated with approved training, such as books and materials, course fees, transport and childcare.

Tips for dealing with recruiters

Like it or hate it, recruiters tend to be one of a few employment channels we pursue when looking for a new job. CareerMums surveys have shown repeatedly that parents have not been impressed with recruiters, particularly post-child.

Find out how to stay in control.

Returning to work and the challenges of childcare

It's quite simple really..... when a child starts going to childcare, he/she will most probably catch everything going around the centre.

To match this, you have work deadlines, limited sick days and unlimited guilt because you should be with your child but your pile of work is building up as well. How do you deal with this?

Take on the workforce again

We are dedicated to helping parents return to the workforce with confidence. How do you start building that confidence? With the best information.

We provide you with the answers to the key career concerns and questions working parents need resolved so you too can start thriving again at work.

Working from home

Working from home is something most of us would love to do. Being able to work part time and structure work around your family is so appealing.

Current skills shortages combined with globalisation and technological advances are changing the mindsets of organisations about working flexibly.

'Hanging by a thread'

New book for Post Natal Depression sufferers - it is written by Dr Mataji Kennedy, a clinical psychologist, who specialises in helping new mums adjust to motherhood and who has also experienced postnatal depression first hand.

Flexible Work Options

Working flexibly explained and examples of flexible work arrangements such as part time, flexible hours, compressed working week, work from home, job sharing, job splitting, purchasing leave, career break, gradual return to work and more.

Find a flexible job

Finding flexible working conditions can still be a challenge. Some of our CareerMums have expressed frustration when dealing with recruitment firms who are not as excited about their potential in the job market when they say those 3 little words: “part time job”.

Don’t be discouraged. There are employers who want your skills and experience, and are more than happy to ‘think flexibly’.

Keep your skills current

During parental leave, many parents often experience a lack of self confidence when it comes to their career and the prospect of returning to work. It is so common, and happens simply because you are removed from the workplace for a period of time.

In order to make the transition back to work as smooth as possible, it’s important to maintain your skills while you’re on leave.

Managing your career as a parent

Managing your career becomes more challenging after you have children. Before children, all you had to worry about was your career, your social life and your personal relationships.

Children add a whole new dimension of responsibility and selflessness to your life, and unashamedly to most people, they take priority to a career.