Work advice for 15 year olds

Pee

A part time job is a huge advantage to a young person when they come to applying for other jobs, whether this be a couple of years later when she leaves school and because of an opening at the same workplace or some time after on leaving Uni and trying to put the first CV together.

Supermarket, Spar shops, old people's home, cleaning tourist accomodation... ideally she wants something that shows she can deal with people and be trusted with money.

Mini_Bear

Im 23 and all my friends worked from 14 doing things like office jobs for friends parents after school (mainly frankin the post and clearing up). i worked in a little italian restaurant and used to make a killing in tips!
OP try small firms not the chains who require workers to be a minimum of 16.
unfortunatley 9 yrs ago there were plenty of there menial little jobs to go round, i guess there are many adults willing to work for minimum wage part time now.
As others have said best advise is word of mouth, where do your frineds work, are there any little jobs goin etc?

Absinthe_Fairy

Absolutely, there are many reasons why a young person should get a job - but any money they earn shouldn't be a substitute for parental responsibility.

My friend, who is short sighted, had to pay for her own glasses from the age of 16 which I thought was terrible.

skiTTish

Hands up to being a terrible parent too then ...
I bought my 16yr old a pair of trainers last week and told him that was the last pair I was buying ...
Whats wrong with teaching teens a bit of responsibility ?
Maybe this country wouldn't be in such a mess if responsibility with money was taught by more parents !!

bap98189

bristol_pilot wrote: »

A 15 year old is a child and shouldn't be working.

What nonsense. Children of that age are more than capable of doing a part-time job. It will teach them some responsibility and probably more importantly (to them) give them some extra money.

Lil_Me_2

I had a couple of paper rounds when I was 14-15 which were ok. I'd recommend getting in touch with your local free paper (if you have one).

I used to deliver about 300 papers a week which were delivered to me early in the week and had to be folded, stuffed with leaflets and delivered by the Thursday. I'd make about £30 a week for it depending on how many leaflets there were. It was really flexible too so I could fit it in around school/homework etc.

Absinthe_Fairy

skiTTish wrote: »

Hands up to being a terrible parent too then ...
I bought my 16yr old a pair of trainers last week and told him that was the last pair I was buying ...
Whats wrong with teaching teens a bit of responsibility ?
Maybe this country wouldn't be in such a mess if responsibility with money was taught by more parents !!

I wasn't talking so much about trainers and other non-essentials (although I think it's harsh if teenagers this age are expected to buy ALL their own clothes), I meant essentials really - like toiletries and glasses. I have been in paid work constantly since the age of 16 (I'm now 23), except for my first year at uni when I did voluntary work instead. While I was at college my part-time job paid for some clothes, makeup and nights out, though my parents still bought some of my clothes and gave me a little money for the occasional night out as I just wasn't earning enough.

Incidentally, the friend I mentioned who had to pay for her own glasses is absolutely terrible with money: in loads of debt, incapable of saving, doesn't dare get a credit card as she doesn't trust herself not to max it out.

I have another friend whose parents were the complete opposite - they wouldn't LET her get a job during her A Levels as they wanted her to concentrate on her studies. Now, she's good with money to the point of frugality - far more MoneySaving than I am!

I didn't mean to suggest you were a bad parent, and I'm sorry if I came across like that. I do think teaching responsibility is a good thing, and having a part time job is a good idea in many ways.

Oldernotwiser

skiTTish wrote: »

Hands up to being a terrible parent too then ...
I bought my 16yr old a pair of trainers last week and told him that was the last pair I was buying ...
Whats wrong with teaching teens a bit of responsibility ?
Maybe this country wouldn't be in such a mess if responsibility with money was taught by more parents !!

But we're not talking about teaching kids responsibility, we're talking about parents supporting their children with the government money they're given for that purpose!

Getting a part time job to pay for clothes and going out is absolutely right; having your parent object to supporting you at the age of 15 and in full time education is completely different!

HelenYorkshire

This may not interest your daughter but I worked 2 evenings and saturday morning in a vets - washing the equipment - and yes poop scooping!

toffee163

my daughter is 15 and has left school because she is starting college in August. She has been working at a hairdresesr for a couple of months now and loves it. She gets £30 plus any tips and has been using it to buy clothes, make up,treats etc. This is giving her good experience and responsibility as she wants to work in a salon when she leaves college. She is hoping to get extra hours during the holiday as she would probably stay in bed most of the day anyway.