Opportunities to return to my former company; conflicting options.

Opportunities to return to my former company; conflicting options.

My job role was eliminated as a RIF last August. Many people were upset that I was let go & have encouraged me to try & return. I applied for two jobs at my former company; there is some overlap on the timelines of them being filled. My first choice is a coordinator role that will utilize my experience, allow the chance to learn and grow in my career path, & is work-from-home 4 days a week. Second choice is a front office admin assistant job. In-office 5 days a week, interfacing with all of the teams in a base-level helping role as needed, & is about $12K less than the coordinator role.

I've had 2 interviews for the coordinator job; first interview for the admin job is next week.

I'm well-qualified for coordinator, and overqualified for the admin role. I sense the admin role will be offered first. The HRBP knows I've applied for both jobs & it's not an issue. My fear of taking the admin role is it can be a double-edged sword; leadership often doesn't want to "lose" a good admin to a promotion into another role. If I decline admin, & roll the dice on waiting for the coordinator job choice to be made, I may or may not be their first choice. So I may shoot myself in the foot twice.

After 9 months of unemployment, I'm ready to jump back in to the work routine. Unemployment has run out & savings is dwindling.

Do I hold out for the job I really want, or take the first one offered? The benefits packages for each would be the same. The salary difference and onsite/ WFH differential is noteworthy. I'm a single (grand) parent raising my young grandson on my own, so his needs play into my decision.

Also, I plan to negotiate a reinstatement of my almost two-year tenure from before my last role was eliminated, since it was not a performance-based decision. I've read that this is a fairly standard practice in most companies for employees who RTW in less than a year's time. Thoughts on that will be appreciated as well.

Thank you for reading...I know this is a lot!