student work...part time & flexible...any good ideas?

tom_and_barbara_good

My DS is looking for work to fit in around his sporting activites and training (and his studying too I assume)


I'm looking for bright ideas that he can pick up and drop easily if, say, he has to do extra training now and again - he just can't commit to regular hours.


He has a computer so he can work at home on things like the Amazon surveys and Pigsback but is there anything else he can do that doesn't need regular commitment?

Any suggestions? all welcome, none will be thought of as stupid

pavlovs_dog

jobs with his student union may be best, they tend to be most understanding of the demands on students time.

or failing that, some sort of self employment (ebaying/odd jobing etc), that he can pick and choose when he works to please himself.


personally, i would recommend going for a job with a national company (mcdonalds/tescos etc etc), and commiting himself to a set number of hours each week. it teaches a great deal of discipline, time managent skills, is work experience and something to add to his CV, means he will have a set amount of money coming in on a regular basis, and when he comes home for the holiday he can transfer to a local branch at home.

it is unlikely that the average joe will end up in a job where they can dictate their own working hours. i would highly recommend that he gets use to having to bargain/swap shifts/take time off to ensure he is free for the things he feels he cannot miss.

many more places that take people on a part time/shift basis offer flexitime, perhaps this is something he can investigate when he starts looking for work?

stockmarket-diva

My daughter has applied to a promotions company that I do some work for. She has been working non-stop through the summer and I know that they need male staff members aswell. Whats even better is that you aren't contracted to work atall, its up to them if they take on whatever work is available. My daughter has been earning between £50 and £65 for a days work.

One of the companies is Contact Field Marketing....look them up on the internet. They seem great to work for.

Mattjimf

I would say the same as pavolv about national companies as most the part time staff will be students and speaking from experience with McDonalds it's really easy to get time off or swap shifts, plus you get a full meal for your break.

HGLTsuperstar

Dear Stockmarket Diva, please can you post here or email me the contact details for your promotions company?
Thanks

lellie

Every university city will have HUNDREDS of flyer jobs in the next few weeks as freshers week approaches.. Just stand outside uni and hand out flyers..

Snapfax always employ people to hand them out - sign up for the snapfax mailing list (and get a new snapfax at the same time - excellent bargains) - They'll send an email out sometime in the first few weeks of uni asking people to hand them out - it's easy and ok pay.

I have 2 part time jobs both with flexible hours..

That or a big company - I work for the council at the library.. hours are quite flexible. I'm contracted for 10.5 hours a week but often get offered more and it's up to me if I do it.. I HAVE to do my 10.5 hours and it can be any time of the week - weekends and evenings or mid week but usually if I can't do the hours they can swap shifts around easily enough.. (Manchester city council have their own temping agency too with flexi hours.. -they also publish a magazine every month advertising vacancies - perhaps your council does too, look on the website)

I also work for the driving theory test centre on flexi hours - I'm contracted for just 11 hours per month which is easy to achieve (surely he can find 2 days a month to work!).. but I usually do between 20 and 30 hours a month.. it's excellent pay and i can work when I need to.. (They're a huge company - it's run by pearsons)..

Just keep an eye out on the job centre site (yes it's a crap site but it got me both my jobs! - just keep trying) - my test centre job is usually advertised as "test centre administrator".. We're getting busier all the time so are often recruiting..

Our union only really employs ex-students (ie people who have just graduated..) it might be the same with you.

Bogof_Babe

Round here they are always looking for distributors for the two local free ad mags. They'd have to be taken round on the right day, but the time would be flexible.

Felixradge

Im a student, i work casual hours as a life guard. Started during the summer i did a seasonal contract then i was offered overtime after the contract was up and the only way to pay me was to create a zero hours contract if you like so every hour i did was overtime.

Just got in contact with different sites after i was put on the payroll. Got to know people pretty well at different places so they phone me up and offer me shifts. Recently however i was told that i had to sign a contract in order to get paid as they would not pay anyone without a proper contract. So i managed to take just one day on a contract (10 hours) and the rest is still overtime.

pug_in_a_bed

My university has a UK Student Recruitment Office, which deals with open days, clearing, admissions etc. Right through my studies (6 years) I have been able to get temp. work with them foe pretty good money: stuffing envelopes, talking to sixth forms, shwoing students round on open day, working on clearing hotlines etc etc. I am pretty sure most if not all universities have such a department, so it would be worth trying to get in touch with them and get on their lists for work.

lellie

Bogof_Babe wrote:

Round here they are always looking for distributors for the two local free ad mags. They'd have to be taken round on the right day, but the time would be flexible.

hehe I am from hereford.. this is true - there were adverts in there every week!

Helen_from_yorkshire

My son also works as a lifeguard but had to take the lifeguard qualification first, and pay for it himself, before he could get a job. It cost him around £130 but it's been well worth it and he has re-couped the money time and time again.

Given that your DS (unsure what that stands for!) is studying sport, this may be another useful qualification to have.

Many national health and fitness club offer casual hours but it is worthy of note that LA's hourly rate is higher.