My son is desperate to work !! Part-time work for 15-year-old

tjrm81

My son is 15 and is very hard-working and reliable, and is keen to find some work at weekends.  I have read up about the restrictions around work for people at this age, so I know it is legal, with certain conditions.  I am aware that a lot of companies don't employ people under 16 but I was wondering if there was anywhere that did or anything that he could do independently to earn some extra money. Do you know if leafletting or stacking shelves is an option? 

Brie

I would have thought his best bet would be to do simple jobs around the neighbourhood - like weeding flower beds, planting bulbs, sweeping up all the leaves starting to fall.  I would be happy to have someone available 1 hour a weekend to do little chores like that and my guess is that some of my elderly neighbours would too.  

A lad I know has also set up a small business of pet sitting and walking dogs.  All under his mom's guidance as he's a bit younger than your lad.  

strawb_shortcake

We found it really hard for ours to get work before 18. Two of them did leaflet delivery, but that stopped with covid.
My youngest can't even do voluntary work with one organisation until he's 18 unless he has a family member go with him.

Locally, we have youngsters washing cars and they seem to do quite well, I'd suggest similar, or gardening.

beckstar1975

DS is 16 and he got work over the summer helping an older couple we know move boxes around when they moved house. They were impressed with him and now he does 2/3 hours grunt work gardening a week - which he's delighted with. DD got a job at 17 working in a cafe and has been doing that for nearly 2 years - so things are available from 16 definitely.

I'll caveat this by saying we're London suburbs with good transport links so they can get to/fro independantly

GrubbyGirl_2

Get him to put himself out there on Facebook.  A young lad of 15 local to me said he was willing to do odd jobs so I contacted him when I had a load of top soil delivered that needed moving to the back garden.  He did a great job and it was the best £50 I ever spent and will definitely use him again.

Marcon

tjrm81 said:

My son is 15 and is very hard-working and reliable, and is keen to find some work at weekends.  I have read up about the restrictions around work for people at this age, so I know it is legal, with certain conditions.  I am aware that a lot of companies don't employ people under 16 but I was wondering if there was anywhere that did or anything that he could do independently to earn some extra money. Do you know if leafletting or stacking shelves is an option? 

If he's desperate to work (good for him), then perhaps he should be the one doing the research...? It'll increase his skillset, too!

You don't say whereabouts in the country you are, but if you are somewhere with access to a shopping centre, plenty of shops (eg Boots) employ 15 year olds - see https://www.boots.jobs/

Otherwise there are the 'traditional' roles of paperboy (yes, they still exist even in this digital age), babysitter and the like.