My daughter is looking for ideas for work for a one year term. She just graduated from college last week and is taking the summer off (big surgery coming up next month), but would like to move back to the Boston area in late August and work for a year before starting grad school in the fall of 2018. She doesn’t want a career type job, since she won’t be working during grad school, but needs to make enough to pay her share of the rent (which isn’t known yet–still working out ideas with friends), as well as living expenses.
She’s fluent in French, has a lot of tutoring and teaching experience, has taught piano, done much paid writing and editing, had an office job her last year of college, is good with people of all ages, doesn’t mind manual labor and absolutely does not want another nannying gig. The kicker is that she needs regular hours due to sleep issues. Any ideas?
Have her go to a temp agency and submit her resume. I bet they’ll place her in a heartbeat. DD did this and got a basic entry level position as an “admin” (what we used to call secretary) but at a good firm. They always need people to fill that role. Good luck to her!
Temp agencies? Some non-profits have one year “fellowship” type jobs that pay a salary (not much!) and sometimes provide housing.
^yes, temp agencies. What do you call them?
I know several 2016 college grads who are earning $75-$100 per hour as tutors, essay editors and test preppers for SAT and SSAT. As we all know, there are plenty of parents out there willing to pay top dollar to give their kids their best shot for admissions.
I know several 2016 college grads who are earning $75-$100 per hour as tutors, essay editors and test preppers for SAT and SSAT. As we all know, there are plenty of parents out there willing to pay top dollar to give their kids their best shot in the current competitive climate… especially in a city like Boston.
@Classof2015 I was posting simultaneously with you. My comment was a suggestion (and therefore agreement with you) not a questioning of your answer. Sorry for the confusion. 
It’s late for applying, but what about something like AmeriCorps?
Staffing agencies would be a great option! She’d definitely have to live cheaply, but the job market up here is pretty strong right now so even the temp salaries aren’t too bad. I found my job through a Boston staffing agency and would be happy to give you some recommendations if you like… I’d also be happy to give the names of some Facebook student/recent grad housing groups for the area, which helped me a lot.
If she is good with kids I would suggest she apply for nanny jobs for the year. When my D was a nanny in NYC for a family with two school aged kids she made excellent money. The family loved her since my D was able to cook for the kids and take them to all activities and was able to tutor them so they family did not have to hire a separate tutor. My D worked from 12 pm to 8 pm M-F. She ran errands and did grocery shopping prior to meeting the kids after school. My D’s good friend was a live in nanny for two school aged children in Boston when she was getting her masters. She was paid a salary plus had her own room and bath in a basement apartment.
Hey doschicos – thanks – sorry if I came across the wrong way. I feel so old when I use terms like that (like “taking steno”) haha but recently DD went to one and got a good paying job. She didn’t believe me and had never heard the term before but it helped her land something that would help pay the bills. That’s why I thought it might help OP’s DD.
And yes apresski – temp salaries aren’t too bad – DD was hired at $25/hour plus O/T.
See what is required to be a substitute teacher in boston. Here, all that is needed is a college degree (background check, fingerprints, etc). She might get a long term sub position in French or just daily work. It could also lead to some tutoring jobs.
Is her alma mater in the Boston area? Colleges often hire recent grads to work in admissions or their major department or whatever.
I agree with @cameo43 that tutoring may be a very good option. I know a couple of kids (including my own daughter) who had lucrative side jobs as reading/math/SAT tutors while living in the NYC and Boston areas. Get a couple clients and suddenly you’re making enough to pay the rent, etc.
One of my daughter’s friends ended up being hired full time as one of two tutors to a wealthy homeschooling family. They homeschooled because they traveled a great deal – and the tutors went with them. It was winters in Aspen/summer in the South of France kind of travel. Yea, it sucked 
Thanks for the ideas! I didn’t know temp agencies still existed, whatever they are called now. Years ago, my first jobs out of college were temp jobs. I got to try many different industries before taking a job as a technical writer. This is what you do with a degree in history.
She’d be thrilled to make that much as a tutor! One of her current clients, whom she is about to drop, only pays $20/hr for French tutoring, but D didn’t know that she was worth more than that when she took the job last semester. But she’s got her degrees (summa cum laude, too!), so she can now say she is a smart college grad and be paid more fairly.
@OHMomof2 , yes, she went to Wellesley, but doesn’t want to work there anymore–she wants to be in Boston or Cambridge.
@katliamom, that sounds like a great gig! D would love to get back to France, but we told her this would be on her to finance. That would be a creative way of doing it.
Could she substitute teach? Local to my area they make about $100/day so its not much but it is M-F and short hours each day. It would also give her the summer off before starting back up at school.
I think you need a master’s degree to teach in MA. Or are the requirements different for substitute teachers?
Temp agencies are great and often have temp to permanent jobs, even at higher career experience level. Robert Half agency has professional jobs though their various sections - financial and legal staff, admin staff, IT, marketing/ creative. Also, I recommend getting their Salary Guide. The download is on their website.
Many states allow substitutes to just have a college degree. A guy I know is a retired engineer, but teaches almost every day because he has the science and math background.
Here in Colorado you need a college degree and to pass the background check. Then you get put on the list and most schools seem to call the same people every day or at least from the same short list. Private schools can set any conditions they want and may not even require a degree.
I suggest she look at hireculture.org, a great site hosted by the Mass. Cultural Council.