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Part Time Jobs

Check the above websites for advertised jobs.
If you have a big shopping centre near you or a town/village with a decent amount of shops, hit the shops one Saturday and call in as many places as possible and ask for work - take copies of your CV with you with a cover letter. Put your CV and cover letter in an envelope addressed to ‘The Manager’ to make sure it gets passed to the right person. Click on CVs & Application Forms for help with CVs and letters.
Ask for work in local supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, cafes, fast-food restaurants, salons, warehouses, garden centres, leisure centres, animal shelters… and anywhere else you can think of!
If there is anywhere in particular you want to work, search on company websites as some part-time jobs are only advertised online i.e.

Ask family and friends to put in a good word for you at anywhere they work.
Think about doing some voluntary work – gives you the chance to meet different people, try something new, gain new skills and could lead to a paid job – Click on Volunteering for help with this.
Don’t be upset or give up if you don’t get something straight away - it can take a while but keep at it.

If you are under 16 you cannot work in certain types of places i.e. nightclubs, pubs, factories, on a building site, in betting shops…or do certain types of work i.e. sell alcohol, sell anything door to door or over the telephone…
If you are under 16 your employer will need to complete a child employment work permit and send this to the local Council and complete a health and safety risk assessment before you start work.