Jon's for a 16-year-old which are not hospitality or supermarket related?

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I'm trying to get a few ideas beyond the obvious for my 16-year-old. What else could he do apart from working in hospitality or supermarkets?

Thanks

I need to know this too. DS has food allergies which restricts what he can do.

Swim teacher (need to do course)
lifeguard (need to do course)
Cinema/Theatre usher type jobs
tuition centre tutors (if good enough GCSEs)
retail jobs other than a supermarket
Dog walking
Babysitting

Also ask the year above at school what jobs they do/did ... we found with our DC there was a lot of transferring of more niche jobs to the year below.

Mine is 17 now but works in IKEA. They pay over double the min wage for his age and they are great employers

Housekeeping/cleaning
Mowing lawns

Best jobs I had were shoe shops and clothes shops-staff discounts were great, shifts much shorter than supermarkets and conditions much nicer.

Shoe Connection in 1994 was the place to be, £2.08 an hour at the time. Is still one of the best jobs I have ever had. I’d do that again tomorrow. I’m still friends with people from there.

Lots of retail options rather than supermarkets clothes, shoes, acessories, chemists, bookshops, music and DVD’s, florists, toiletries like Lush, small corner shops. Gaming shops like Wharhammar If there is somewhere your son likes to shop or visit tell him to go in and ask if they have any vacancies
if you live rurally helping at a local stable, fruit or veg picking.
Create own opportunities offer babysitting, dog walking or pet sitting, garden tidy ups.

I was a waitress at this age, first in a cafe and then in a small restaurant. I absolutely loved it.

Retail/garden centers
Leisure center/life guarding
Babysitting
Dog walking
Check if any local mechanics or builders need a skivvy

“Create own opportunities offer babysitting, dog walking or pet sitting, garden tidy ups”

They’ll need insurance for the pet services.

Mine is a lifeguard at the local pool, applied and did the course at Easter.
Other friends 16 year olds:
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Pub waitress/wash up
Cafe
Local deli
Butchers
Mowing/garden tidy assistant
Co-op shelf stacking

My cousin worked in a pub washing up on a Sunday. I supose that is hospitality, but waiting tables is a goos skill to have whether it is every weekend or just weddings.

Babysitting is an old favorite for teenagers. As is mowing lawns.

Theme parks, Alton Towers pays well. One student I taught worked at the M6 toll booths. Only useful if you live near I supose.

If he gets up early then cleaning offices, it usually happens early mornings.

Delivering leaflets / free newspapers.

My Dd started work just after her 16th last year and works for the NHS as a housekeeper. Works 13 hrs a week (weekends only) and brings home just under £1k a month. There are also portering jobs for the same band.

All of my DSC did lifeguarding course and have been lifeguards through college and into uni, never struggled to get work, relatively well paid for that age bracket.

My 15 year old DS has a paper round, mows lawns and works in a pub (waiting on tables & pot washing.)

What sort of area? Villages might have occasional farm work; if it’s a city, can you say the city?

My 17 year old is a football referee and works in a boarding school kitchen.

Does ds do any eca’s that he can help out the younger ones.

DD had done her grades up to teaching in a couple of activities so was working as helper/teacher. She also did a bit of modelling and worked as a baby sitter

If he's confident enough to deal with horses, try a livery stable.

Labouring? My friend is a builder and often has youngsters he trains up.

So many ideas! Thank you, I'll look through them all.

Those trampoline/ninja parks seem to be staffed entirely with young people.

She takes home £250 a week for 13 hours work? If the NHS is paying almost £20 an hour (take-home) for a 16 year old for housekeeping, no wonder it is in a state. Think you need to check your figures.

Receptionist, admin, call centre, general labourer on farm or building site, factory, cleaner, house removals

I think I know my figures thanks. Yes, band 2’s get time and a half for Saturdays and almost double time on a Sunday. And given that she is there for 6am and works hard she deserves it. Luckily the NHS does not discriminate on age. Perhaps you need to check your facts before you respond so rudely.
but yes, you are right - it’s actually £960 she takes home.