Like many French people still working, many retirees seek to supplement their income, which has most often decreased after leaving the labor market, by taking up a side job. Some retirees also do it to continue to be active and maintain a rhythm of life that has necessarily changed once retired. It is thus possible to supplement your retirement pension by offering your services for DIY or gardening work, to look after children, take care of pets, for house sitting, etc. For retirees who have a pedagogical streak, getting into tutoring is also a good idea.
Once retired, you always have the possibility of supplementing your pension with income from a professional activity. Depending on your retirement situation, combining employment and retirement is possible without limit. This is the case for people who have reached full retirement age (67 for those born in 1955 and later), or those who are 62 and have the insurance period necessary to obtain a pension. at full rate.
For those who do not meet these conditions, the total monthly income from a professional activity and a retirement pension (basic and supplementary scheme) must not exceed the monthly average of these activity incomes for the last 3 months. civilians (or 1.6 times the minimum wage if this amount is more advantageous). Otherwise, the amount of your pension is deducted.
Whatever your situation, and if you want to supplement your retirement pension, you can choose to work for a few hours of tutoring if you think you meet certain essential conditions for this type of service.
Many parents are indeed looking for people capable of helping their children to prepare for an exam, for example, to improve their level in such and such a subject, or to help them with their homework.
Obviously, teachers are in the best position to carry out such an activity to supplement their income once they retire. But tutoring is not reserved only for these retired professions. The experience and knowledge of seniors is highly valued by parents looking to help their children with schooling.
If you have patience, if you think you have all the qualities in terms of pedagogy, that you have the ability to transmit your knowledge, and especially if you have skills in a particular subject, such as French, mathematics, history, geography, etc., you have the perfect profile to offer your services as tutoring, especially to students from primary to high school.
If you wish to supplement your retirement pension by offering your tutoring services, you have several solutions to find this type of activity.
Classified ads in the local press or on websites specializing in job searches, and for some which specifically target retirees who offer their services, are very effective means if you are looking for a paid tutoring activity.
Another solution:display your service offer in shops near your home or, even better, on the notice boards of schools.
In any case, remember in your ads to specify the level of students you can help (primary, middle school, high school, or even higher education) and the subject for which you can offer your tutoring services.
Be aware, moreover, that tutoring hours are generally billed between 15 and 20 euros per hour. A good way to supplement your income once you retire.
