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Before you turn 16 finding work can be a little tricky. It also will inevitably involve doing things you might not actually enjoy or get paid a great deal for.
Some ideas which may inspire you are:
Paper Rounds - ask at local newsagents
Waiter/Waitress - apply to restaurants and pubs
Shops - vacancies are usually advertised in places such as bakeries, gift shops etc
Babysitting - offer for parent's friends and neighbours, but remember some may be difficult to convince if they don't know you very well.
Dog-Walking - ask your neighbours (the elderly may appreciate this service) but ensure you can control the animal before you agree to walking it!
Gardening - mowing someone's lawn or helping to revive overgrown gardens could earn you a few pounds on a Saturday or Sunday.
Car-Valeting - see if anyone in your street would like their car cleaned inside and out for a small charge, like ?5.00 a car.
Fruit-picking - if you live in a farming area during the summer months there is sometimes opportunities to help harvest fruit. Call local farms to see if they need a hand with anything.
Some ideas which may inspire you are:
Paper Rounds - ask at local newsagents
Waiter/Waitress - apply to restaurants and pubs
Shops - vacancies are usually advertised in places such as bakeries, gift shops etc
Babysitting - offer for parent's friends and neighbours, but remember some may be difficult to convince if they don't know you very well.
Dog-Walking - ask your neighbours (the elderly may appreciate this service) but ensure you can control the animal before you agree to walking it!
Gardening - mowing someone's lawn or helping to revive overgrown gardens could earn you a few pounds on a Saturday or Sunday.
Car-Valeting - see if anyone in your street would like their car cleaned inside and out for a small charge, like ?5.00 a car.
Fruit-picking - if you live in a farming area during the summer months there is sometimes opportunities to help harvest fruit. Call local farms to see if they need a hand with anything.
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answered 4 years ago
I am 15 and have tried lots of places, but I am not 16 so people will not take me and I have also got a friend to help but still no luck.
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commented 3 years ago
im 15...n iv spent weekends in different places looking for jobs and iv had no look wot so evah!
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commented 2 years ago
do you know anyone who will have a job for a 15 year old in chelmsford or braintree
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commented 2 years ago
To the person who said work in a resturant, legally you can't until a certain age wich i think is either 16 or 18 if they are a licence holding pub (can serve alcohol). i've reaserched it all.
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answered 4 years ago
To the person who said that you need to be 16 or 18 to work on a license holding premises:- a person of any age can work in a pub or restaurant serving behind a bar or waiting tables. The only thing is that they cant do is take money to pay for items such as beer or food. They can take orders, pull pints and serve food. My mother is a personal licence holder for a restaurant in Manchester and i've asked her.
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commented 3 years ago
I have got a job in Pillars restaurant but the money is quite terrible. I am only 15 years old and there is no other place I can work because I am under age.
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Pillars in Cardiff?
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commented 2 years ago
I'm 15 and have applied for 4 different paper rounds, however none have got back to me (and that was over a year ago). So I decided to take things into my own hands and work for myself. So I set up an ebay account not long ago and just by selling unwanted items in my house I've made over £100 in just over a month (which is better than nothing) and I can work to my own hours.
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I'm 15 years old, my name is paige rowley and i would love to have a job close to home in Sheffield, something that is at least £4.00 or above a hour. i am happy and i get on with other people i can communicate in two languages Spanish and English. i wish to have a job and thank you for taking your time to read this i appreciate it.
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Im 15 and have had 2 jobs. I had one when i was 13, in a hairdressers.
I currentley work in a pub and get paid £4.00 and hour.
So if i were you i would ask around in pubs etc.
I currentley work in a pub and get paid £4.00 and hour.
So if i were you i would ask around in pubs etc.
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Just because you're under 16 doesn't mean you can only get summer jobs, jobs are all around at all times you just got to look.. And if you get a job stick at it for a while don't go and get board otherwise word will spread and no one else will want you!!
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to sharkey,
and how many u16s did you employ???????????????
and how many u16s did you employ???????????????
I really want a job, but i cant seem to find 1.. So if anybody knows and good paying jobs in leeds... Let me know.. Because i really need one..
This is all wrong!
You can get a job if your 14, basically once your in high school.
Just ask the teacher or whoever handles the job permits,
and go get an application,
then fill it out and the teacher gives you another paper,
and then you get it signed by your manager and principle
im 14, and i work at pet-co.
You can get a job if your 14, basically once your in high school.
Just ask the teacher or whoever handles the job permits,
and go get an application,
then fill it out and the teacher gives you another paper,
and then you get it signed by your manager and principle
im 14, and i work at pet-co.
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answered 8 months ago
The best thing to do is be a paper boy/girl the moneys not to bad but i got around 700 pound a year. Wen i started there i was 13 and now im 15 looking for a different job, can anyone help!
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answered 8 months ago
Hi
i would like to no were u live because i can not even find a paper round
rosie 14
i would like to no were u live because i can not even find a paper round
rosie 14
Ask at soft play areas / nursery's im 15 worked in a nursery when i was 13 nd got 15 pound a day wow i earn 35 pound 10 till 4 in a soft play center
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answered 7 months ago
I'm under 16 and I've applied to a stack of places but none will give me a job. :-( What's good pay for that age in N.S.W. Australia?
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answered 7 months ago
I am 14 and work as a pot washer, tis gr8 there and i get paid £3.25 an hour and a share of the tips. Now it is christmas go to gardening centres and places where they sell xmas trees. They are generally needing a bit of help during this season.
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i am 13 14 in april
I'm looking for a job. I went to a local pub resturant and they said i had to be 16/18 :(
but he said I can be a runner in the summer so hopefully it will work but its really hard.
I'm looking for a job. I went to a local pub resturant and they said i had to be 16/18 :(
but he said I can be a runner in the summer so hopefully it will work but its really hard.
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Part-time positions only, not more than 20 hours per week is the legal limits for anyone under the age of 16 years old. Here are a few shop types: Clerk, Avon, Telemarketer, Work-At-Home mailstuffing.
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answered 3 months ago
Cn u work without a permit??
Sweeping and cleaning parking lots at grocery stores and or shops, washing store front windows, but you are only allowed to work so many hours per week because of school and home work but weekends you can get more time in and you need a parent or guardian to sign a work permit if you are under 16, you did not say your age but there are child work laws in the U.S so you may need a signature to work, perhaps you need to get a work permit from the unemployment office in your area and have a parent to sign it......the best to you
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A camp counseler - during the summer if you find yourself with too much time on your hands then find a local kids summer camp and be a counseler
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answered 4 years ago
To the person who asked for jobs in mildenhall, i live near there and my advice is get what you can, i work in a pub and get paid. £2.50 an hour! its awful apy and its complely crap job. all my mates are all looking for jobs and some have been lucky enough to find some in pubs and paper rounds but other than that there is hardsly any jobs in this area going, so get what you. £30 a day is brilliant pay compared to £20 for the whole entire weekend! count your self lucky for that pay!
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answered 4 years ago
Look out for posters and advertisements, i emailed for one that i saw unfortunately there were no vancancies. it was basically distribution like leaflets and stuff. i wouldnt have minded though as long as i got some money. theres just no work for under 16's. You never know though local newsagents are a good place to start
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answered 3 years ago
I am a paper boy and I've just been given a promotion to senior sorter and head of paper rounds! There is hope yet!!! But getting work under 16 is very very hard and I got this just by luck!
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answered 3 years ago
when you started the job, did you just ask at the local post office?
I'm 15 next week and i really would love a job, there are so many things you can do with money. I'm fed up of my 18 year old brother and my 16 year old sister sat at home when they could go out and earn so much money, i would do anything but a paper round. I like to have money on me all the time.
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You sound pretty switched on there.wish there was more youngsters out there wanting to work,Fed up of so many people saying youngsters don't wanna work .All the Best
I know that where I live, in Ontario some 14 year old kids work in grocery stores, and some of them also work in campgrounds around town. And finally a lot of the kids do the lawns for people during summer times.
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I'm 14 and got a job in a cafe... I called up and she said she would call when there was a vacancy. And there had been names on the list for like a year - it took a couple of weeks and she phones. She said she called me because I lived so local. So just keep trying your local places, get your names put on lists and you never know who might call...cya guys
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I'm 15 and i've been looking for a job for about a year. Nobody hires people under 16!! I've tried grocery stores, clothing shops, everywhere but the only place that will hire anybody under 16 is fast food places. At first i was set against working there but after i changed mind and went to ask for an application they told me that there was barely any time. They would actually hire anyone because as soon as there is an opening somebody will get it. Well i guess i will just have to wait until i'm 16...
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dr300 the 1 tht said under 16's can only get summer jobs, this is incorrect, they can get a saturday or sunday job, but they have to work a certain amount of hours under UK Law.
dr300, yiu said "If you under 16 you can find summer job only". This is incorrect an under 16 can work on saturdays and sundays, up to five hours out of Holidays. Under UK Law
There are absolutely no jobs where I live, iv tried going around and asking, and calling people with adverts but no1 will take an under 16, my parents make me pay for all my clothes and going out with my mates and currently I don't get out much, am running out of jeans and need a new bikini as summer is afoot. Iv read about the ebay comment and would say it is a good idea but I believe you have to be a certain age? Other than that I am completely stuck. Any help here?
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answered 8 months ago
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answered 7 months ago
If ur 14 and live with ur bf and have a baby on the way surely u are in-titled to some benefits or something instead of working.
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answered 7 months ago
Yeah but it's not enough to pay for the house, the baby, and everything, my bf can't get a job either
What sort of thing is that to say, live on benefits, surely she wants her child to see that she was independant and didnt count on tax payers money to help her afford her own child!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its a GOOD thing she wants a job, thats whats wrong with this country lazy people on benefits.
Its a GOOD thing she wants a job, thats whats wrong with this country lazy people on benefits.
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answered 6 months ago
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answered 6 months ago
Ebay is actually a really good idea! I do it because i have M.E and cant leave the house for a real job so grant yourself lucky if all you have is 'a measly paper round' or whatever - at least its something!!
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answered 5 months ago
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answered 5 months ago
I am 14 and have hunted around for jobs in my local area and i cant seem to find many. Only a weekend job in a cafe (which they gave to somebody else) and a dog boarding kennel which pays 30 pound a day!! but i will have to shovel poo all day and anyway i will have to wait untill another person goes to uni next year!!!
Does anybody know of any jobs gong nr Mildenhall,Suffolk????
Does anybody know of any jobs gong nr Mildenhall,Suffolk????
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answered 4 years ago
I have a saturday job but working 9 till 5 for 15 pound is hard work in a hairdresser if any body knows any job in Manchester near town or newton heath let me no please hannah x x x
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commented 3 years ago
Hi, I'm jamie-louise walsh!
i am a 15 year old and i am searching for a job, parents are getting very fed up of me asking for money! I'm willing to do pretty much any hours friday after 5pm till sunday night! for no more than peanuts just so that i can have some money in my pocket!, I'm very trustworthy and am very eager for a job. please contact me asap.
i am a 15 year old and i am searching for a job, parents are getting very fed up of me asking for money! I'm willing to do pretty much any hours friday after 5pm till sunday night! for no more than peanuts just so that i can have some money in my pocket!, I'm very trustworthy and am very eager for a job. please contact me asap.
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commented 2 years ago
Well there are many jobs which are available for the students who are under age of 16s. The students who have small sage can participate in the home jobs and communication jobs like the call center. So you can be the call center agent there are many jobs which are advertised on the daily basis for the call center executives so you can also find the jobs on the different regions for the call center.
So there are many other jobs which are available for the students and youngsters who are under age of 16 year. Hey can go for the jobs related to programming, internet marketing, telemarketing and other internet based jobs. So you can search for the different jobs on the internet. So this is the easy way which you can use in order to get the job. There are few restrictions on the jobs for the students or that requires some experience so that you can not apply for the jobs. So this is the reason you can find the jobs for yourself. So this is all about the jobs for the students.
So there are many other jobs which are available for the students and youngsters who are under age of 16 year. Hey can go for the jobs related to programming, internet marketing, telemarketing and other internet based jobs. So you can search for the different jobs on the internet. So this is the easy way which you can use in order to get the job. There are few restrictions on the jobs for the students or that requires some experience so that you can not apply for the jobs. So this is the reason you can find the jobs for yourself. So this is all about the jobs for the students.
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what type of call center can you work in if your only 15? and what other jobs can you get apart from a paper round, dog walking or babysitting?
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commented 2 years ago
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