job ideas for young teens (merged)

gentlepurr

ian,

you've blinded me with science there! (not difficult to do that to me, i'm not very computer literate!) but it sounds like a fab idea!

can you do me an idiots guide please?

thanks xx

wigginsmum

Washing cars for neighbours? Gardening? Dog-walking?

inmypocketnottheirs

Car washing, as previously suggested, for neighbours, gardening, pet walking etc are good ways of generating fivers!

Hope this helps

LumpyBumpy

Counting_Pennies wrote:

I would check with your local council, the education department will be able to let you know the type of job he can do and the hours per day/week.

It is worth calling them and getting this information first, and then you will know the type of employer to approach.

I would suggest (if Council approved) washing up for local tea shops/restaurants or catering firms with marquees that do dish hire too etc.

I'll have a think on others.

Not sure whether this is still the case but you used to have to get some sort of permit to work if you were under 16, I guess that this is to make sure that the employment type and the hours were appropriate. I've just found this website that might help: http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=75&catalogueContentID=120

Piggy-bank_2

If you are in the south-west, then most skittles stickers seem to be aged 12-15. Ours used to earn about £12 for 2-3 hours work (depending how fast we played and how many spares were scored ). I say south-west as I dont think I've seen any skittle alleys further North or East than Gloucestershire, but some places down here, there seems to be one with every other pub!

HTH!

hollydays

Need to be aware of child protection issues around a website putting kids in touch with adults.I do think thats a great creative idea though.

callyhall1978

What about leaflet delivery, most businesses would love someone reliable to deliver leaflets for them such as pizza and kebab shops, sports clubs etc, this is something he could do in daylight hours and in my area the going rate is about £20 per thousand leaflets, also slimming clubs always want people to deliver leaflets - hope this helps- maybe he could design his own leaflet to drop into businesses that he thinks may be interested

buttoneer

I believe a drug dealers runner can be quite lucrative, must have a mountain bike though.

Karnam

i advocate the paper delivery. my little brother used to do the local paper here, and as it came out once a week and there was no specific time it needed to be delivery (just before certain days) it meant he could mooch around with his cd player posting the local paper after school. you do need give permission as his parent as well as permission to have the papers delivered to your house for distribution

howalsh

buttoneer wrote:

I believe a drug dealers runner can be quite lucrative, must have a mountain bike though.

LOL! I was going to suggest Chimney Sweep but this blows me out of the water!

I used to do a milk round - taught me good timekeeping if nothing else & accompanied by adult, unlike paper round.