Casual jobs for 18 year olds

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DD finished her 'A' levels in June and is currently looking for a job. After hearing nothing from online applications, she has been going round pubs/restaurants/cafes with her CV. She has a very small amount of waitressing experience, baby fitting and play worker type roles. She's not been able to apply for play schemes as she doesn't have a paeds first aid certificate.

We live in London and she's been into 20+ places. A few 'we'll call you's, presumably to be kind, but nothing more. All her friends are out of the country for the whole summer, so she's bored and lonely.

What else does she need to do? She's not keen on working in retail, but would she have more chance with the big supermarkets? She's personable and comes across as sensible iykwim. Quite shy and I'm really impressed that she's doing this leg work, but she's getting down about not getting anywhere yet.

TIA

Yes, hard here too, very little seasonal work, no fast food chains apart from Dominos/Subway (everyone says get a job in McDs but our nearest is a 45 min bus ride away and buses only run between 7 and 7). My DD has a two day a week job with occasional extra shifts which was fine in term time but she can't find anything with more hours for the summer.

She could do market or social research calling from home? They do flexible shifts like you pick each week days or evenings or weekends.
I know one that pays London living wage wherever you're based. It's just asking people surveys about government schemes etc so it's not thrilling. But they fully train you so no experience needed.
Maybe she could try something like that?

I had this conversation with a friend as my child is about to turn 16 and they said just tell them to get a job like it was still possible to walk into a a part time job like they did 20 years ago.

We're in London, ds almost 19 and we have struggled to find work. He has lifeguard qualifications and level 1 swim teacher. He has 3 hours swimming assistant on a Saturday which ends for summer. Gets ad hoc lifeguard work.
Signed up as a kids camp assistant for 6 weeks and has been given 6 days work. Tbh I'm really cross about the kids camp work but he'll do it anyway.
I am taking him to a farm to do farm work for family members for the rest of the summer.

So far as I can work out seasonal jobs have become full time jobs so there's not much availability unless students want a full time/part time contract.

Very frustrating.

Yes, nothing like it was when I was young when a few hours knocking on doors around the town centre would result in at least a Saturday job.

She does have some baby sitting, so that's something, but with no social life it's not really enough at 18.

@citychick yes that's what my friends say, all the traditional seasonal jobs aren't there anymore.

@pucksack
Yes, and staff are staying on so no need to employ others.
Also...I have noticed a trend at a local leisure centre that children of employees are being given first dibs at any ad hoc jobs over the summer.
So no opportunities for anyone who doesn't have a family member already working there.
I know this because I see it and I know who they are.
Again , very frustrating.

In London just join a casual staffing agency for event work. They’ll be shifts at ally pally and football stadiums for example and she can choose her hours. They pay quite well. It’s all done on an app I can’t remember the name of

Is the app called GIG? Someone mentioned Ally Pally but there were only perm jobs on the website

@citychick my friends are saying the same, the teens with jobs all knew someone in the supermarket/leisure centre etc.

My first job was in a department store working late night Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. None of the management or senior staff worked Sundays so it was left to the 2 most junior members of staff ....now if you work in retail, all staff will be on a rota and if they're ft will likely be working any combination of 5 days out of 7 so no gaps for "weekend" staff

DC1 is 19 and it seems as though zero hours roles are the only ones going and not just over the summer, but all year round. Their first holiday job was found on Facebook - a local small business had an equipment failure so suddenly needed to fulfil loads of orders by hand. It was messy, hard work and long hours but the company paid the London Living Wage, including to the sixth formers who were under 18. That was going to be for two weeks but ended up being for nine! It also led to some at hoc work over the next couple of years. The next job was another spotted on Facebook and was an immersive venue about to open. That was zero hours, mostly weekends and there was little work available on sunny day. The current zero hours job is a large venue but there is little in the way of summer work. As well as never hearing back from places, DC has had a couple of frustrating experiences when they've attended interviews, been offered the job and attended training only to realise the place is completely disorganised and the onboarding never gets completed

Friends of DC1 mostly have jobs in McDonald's, holiday playschemes and bars.

Pubs are her best bet, they are all desperate around here but she needs to at least appear confident when she goes in with her cv, many will offer a trial shift (paid) or a one hour unpaid shift to see if she can do it it rather than a traditional interview

pubs, restaurants and cafes i think are her best shot

i agree about the app, my dd used Limber

Thanks all EDP for the app recommemdation

Hi - what is this DC 16 also looking. Thanks

Eek. DC 16 applied to loads and loads of jobs. Nothing back. Didn’t apply until post GCSEs, wonder if earlier would have helped, although v slim
pickings. Friends with jobs all through contacts. Got one phone interview for coaching work and not heard back yet although only yesterday! That would just be a few hours. Got to start somewhere. I had no idea how hard it would be and there are a lot of regs in place which I can see make it hard for employers.

Any ideas appreciated - in a big city. Maybe too late now though…