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About five years ago I took the deposition of a guy who left teaching because he couldn't handle the kids but he continued to work as a driving instructor and he liked it. It paid better than substitute teaching and he took as many hours as he could get. From what I recall it was the one job he had that he really liked. I think it's a good idea to explore.

There are different ways you can work. Many companies want you to be independent contractors and work only when someone schedules you. That probably wouldn't include insurance as part of the job, but the hourly rate would be higher.

Maybe you could also look into being a delivery driver, courier, or medical transportation driver part time. My mother in law joined some sort of seniors group and they have a bus that runs around picking up all the seniors. The driver gets to know all the people and seems to enjoy his shift. I know it's hard to fill jobs like that with good, reliable people. You might find something like that a couple of days a week.