Where to find flexible jobs for parents (updated for 2026)

BLOG UPDATED FOR 2026: Recommended family-friendly and flexible job sites, and Facebook Groups, for parents

If I had a pound for every time I was told, very confidently, that clients can’t find flexible family-friendly jobs, well, you know how that sentence ends. Whilst I agree there aren’t nearly enough of these types of jobs, over the 20 years (plus) that has spanned my recruitment and coaching career, there is no doubt that things are changing. Massively!

This blog began in 2017,  when I asked on my LinkedIn profile which individuals and companies I should connect with that supported flexible and agile working. I wanted to speak to those consultancies that encouraged their clients to have open minds with recruitment. Who treated their staff the way they expect their clients to treat their candidates.
It was a Friday afternoon and as I closed down my laptop, I kept an eye on the notifications popping up on my LinkedIn app. Before I knew it the status had been viewed SIXTEEN THOUSAND TIMES. Maybe I was onto something?

My diary for the whole of that February involved calls with some of the most inspiring, motivated and innovative business leaders who responded to my LinkedIn post. These are people, like you and me, who have found the parenthood and careers didn’t mix in their previous corporate life. Who has witnessed, first hand, narrow-minded recruitment processes that don’t value experience and who simply thought:

“There must be a better way”

Whilst it is frustrating that the common issue my clients come across, around family-friendly roles, is repeated on a national and global level, it is so reassuring that so many people (like me) have put their “money where their mouth is” and are become disruptors. Leading a range of organisations, who shout loudly about the talent that exists in parents, that agile working is the way forward for business growth and you don’t have to stop working just because some elements of society thinks you should downgrade your career aspirations.

This blog has been brewing for a while, but I didn’t just want to pull together a list of recruitment consultancies and jobs boards you should check out after a quick google search. I wanted to make sure that these organisations values and missions were aligned with mine. Hence the phone calls and virtual coffees.

The opportunities available are varied; some are location specific, some industry, others are based remotely, others for the growing “freelance gig” economy. What they all share is the desire to create choices; flexible working for all – either as an employee or a freelancer.

Without further ado, here is The Balance Collective approved list: maybe your next dream job sits with one of their clients:

• • Inclusivity Partners
  • Ten2Two
• The Hoxby Collective
  • The Work Crowd
  • 923jobs
  • The Return Hub
  • Career Returners

I have seen such changes in recruitment and employment since I entered the industry in 2000, and it currently feels like we are in a real period of change. Change that goes beyond policies, arbitrary percentages and forced pay reporting. Parents, employed OR self-employed, realise they have choices, that they are worthy of well paid, flexible roles with progression opportunities. This is the start of the revolution; will you join us?

Every year this family-friendly and flexible culture is growing, so I am able to add some new sites and Facebook Groups to my recommended list. These all come as a personal recommendation as I have spent time in the groups, or have connected and spoken to the organisations:

• By Day – Matching projects with experienced Freelancers
• Flexible working for People – exactly what it sounds like from the title! They now have a website with roles! 
• Talented Mums Club has joined forces with Work 180.
• Find your Flex – finding roles that work for your version of flexibility
• Investing in Women – a growing, national-based site
• Flexa Careers – a highly searchable, and verified (by their employees!) site of flexible jobs and companies

How and where we work has changed, and now aren’t as location-dependent as they have been in the past. You may also be looking at changing how you work; combining project work, employment or self-employment. With this in mind, here are some flexible sites and groups that I think you should know about, reviewed and updated for 2026.

• DIFTK – AKA Doing It For The Kids. it supports parents who seek flexible work through freelancing and hybrid work via their community. They also have an amazing podcast!
• Escape the City –  Apply to some of the world’s most progressive organisations
• Welcome to the jungle (formally Otta) – a range of roles with-in start up companies, with excellent cultures!
• Nugget Savings – whilst they don’t share roles, they are compiling a database of parental leave policies, and have experts on hand (including me) for finance, HR, legal and career support.,
• The Work From Home Hub UK – Curating a range of work from home roles (majority of which are employed) across the UK.
• Four Day Week – THE place for 4-day week jobs.
• STEM Returners – Supporting people back into the STEM sector (STEM means Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
• VERDICA – with a mission to transform the workplace into a diverse & inclusive environment, they have a range of family friendly and flexible roles.
• Five Hour Club – for parents navigating work between school runs
• Mother of all Jobs – With a mission to connect parents and employers, they have a range opportunities
• Work Culture Jobs – Offers a range of roles in the culture and heritage sector. Sector specific, advertising flexible roles

If you want to be more specific with your research, and be led by the type of family friendly organisation you want to work in (why not go with culture first) then these websites are a great resource:

• Working Families – The UK’s national charity for working parents and carers, who run a regular “Best Practise Award”.
• Careers After Babies – They run an accreditation to help you find the best places to work, as a working parent.
• The Great Place to Work Awards – Where are best places to work? You can search via categories including “for” women, wellbeing, development, by sector and size!

Now, I’ve very aware that some of these sites are regionally focused or specialise with freelancers; you may have enthusiastically gone through each one and found nothing. Let me chat with you with my ex-recruiter hat on. Not every job is advertised via a recruitment agency or platform. Not every job that CAN be flexible is advertised that way. So, what is important during your job search is that you take the initiative and be proactive rather than wait for the “right job” to arrive. With this in mind, you will want to read the following blogs:

Why this Career Coach is wary of AI!

Eight top tips to search for jobs online

How to stay motivated during your job search

How to uncover the hidden family-friendly jobs

How LinkedIn can help you will your job search (don’t forget they have a range of flexible working filters)

The Redundancy Support Toolkit

The MUST READ blog for jobseekers

I hope that this helps, let me know if there is anyone else I should be looking into that promote and support family-friendly , flexible jobs for parents!

In case you didn’t know, I’m Clara Wilcox. A straight-talking, practical and experienced coach helping clients navigate the tricky waters of returning to work, career changes and professional development. The Balance Collective has a social mission,  focused on improving the lives of parents, by working together to build inner confidence and promote a healthy work/life balance. Isn’t it time you had a career to enjoy not endure?

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