Saturday Jobbss ??

[xjessicax]

I am Jess, Im 15 and Desperatly need/want a saturday job. I have had experience of all kinds of people before as i have worked in a cafe and a bakery previously. Im from failsworth in manchester and would be very very much obliged if someone could get back to me with any help with this . Thanks

Jess . =)

[mccfluff]

hi Jessica have you tried going round the local shops and applying for jobs? - care homes often want kitchen assistants

[xjessicax]

I havnt yet but lots have people have got it into my head that these days you have to be 16 for most things unless its private businesses , is this true ? if not then thats my day planned =)

[Booldawg]

sorry I cant help but good luck with your search. Its refreshing to see someone who could be bothered and pro-active. I'm sure with your positive attitude you'll find something real soon.

[mccfluff]

well i was a kitchen ass in a care home from 14-16 but that was a few years ago so not sure if the law has changed since

[sue11]

Hi Jess, you don't have to be 16 to be employed but your employer will need to get a work permit signed off by your parents and your school. You will only be allowed to work restricted hours and will be restricted to the types of tasks you are able to do i.e you are not allowed to use cutting or other dangerous equipment. These restrictions and the thought (unfortunately) that some teenagers do not always employ a lot of common sense and do take more looking after than an older employee tend to put a lot of employers off employing those under 16.
I own Subway stores and we do and have successfully employed 14 and 15 year olds, but I must admit it is more hassle than employing an older person. What I can suggest to make a prospective employers life easier and to make you more employable is to try to take as much of the hassle away from them as possible. By this I mean that perhaps you could telephone the the education authority for the work permit to save the employer having to get it sent to them and perhaps you could research exactly what you can and cannot do in the business that you want to work in. I know that this seems like you are doing things the employer should be doing, but if a 15 approached me and told me she had the work permit application form which she will fill in and get the school to finish off and then told me what work she could do and would be willing to do, I would be very impressed with the amount of effort and research put in and would be likely to employ her!
There is no reason why you cannot work in a place like a Subway store if you have one near you, a lot of businesses like these are always in need of good Saturday staff, you can do most tasks like serving customers, prepping sandwich ingredients, cleaning tables, till work etc. In one of my stores, I took on a 14 year old to work on Saturdays and she stayed with me until she left to go to college at 17. She turned out to be a very good reliable employee.
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