Where can I get a job at 15?

how about babysitting ?

Waitrose take you at 15

I would prefer if I do not work at a supermarket or local corner shop, but thanks for the suggestion!

If you change your mind about Waitrose they pay £7.05 an hour - you get the same hourly rate as an adult - and they pay over £10 an hour on a sunday - at 15 they don't usually put you on the tills - you are usually put on replenishment ie- shelf filling or trolley collections - and you get an annual bonus - my son got £450 bonus last year and my daughter £600 as they did extra shifts over the summer and Christmas - good luck - hope you find something -

WOW! £7 an hour is not bad and is maybe too much for me at my age ^^
I will definitely give it a go and hopefully I will stick to what I have been saying and not get lazy.
Thanks!

If you do decide to apply set aside a good amount of time to do the on-line assessment - that is the first stage - there are lots of customer service focus questions such as "a customer comes back to the store and complains about a sandwich that he bought for his lunch - he brings back the half eaten sandwich but does not have a receipt do you a - give him a refund
b give him a refund and a new sandwich - c - tell him there is nothing you can do as he has eaten half of it - the answer is b - as its all about customer service - and there are also questions about supporting your fellow worker - as you are all "partners" and you should be prepared to help and encourage each other and help out in the store when needed - there is a waitrose thread on here that will give you loads of help - the only other thing to mention is that you must log in and check your application and status daily - as sometimes they dont send you an email saying that you have passed the online assessment, so you have to log in to find this out and you only have 2 days or so to reply before your application is cancelled (this happened to my daughters friend) - good luck - if you do decide to go for it and get a job there it looks great on your CV and your personal statement.

Hi,

This will be my first post on the student room, anyway, I am 15 years old living near Ladbroke Grove and I want to get a job! I've been looking all over the internet but I can't seem to find anything. All I found was job offers for university students or for teens over 18. I would be a paperboy but that is rare in West London and I would work at a local corner shop but I am afraid that the people who come will just take advantage stealing everything and I'll be in the middle of it.

I want a job where it is close to me and can earn me some good cash that I will be saving up for when i'm older.

Thanks,
El_lanzo

Hi,
Thanks for the advice! I just finished completing the first application and I'm waiting for them to contact me via email. But, I'm not sure if I applied to the right one. I signed up on this site "http://jlpjobs.com/apprenticeships/waitrose-retail-apprenticeship/", is this the right one?

That's a full-time 39h/w apprenticeship scheme :/

You want to look out for available positions at http://jlpjobs.com/partnership-jobs/waitrose/ or just go and ask in your nearest store if they have any positions available.

Most retail stores have finished their hiring burst by now (they usually need more people around Sept/Oct), so good luck

how about babysitting ?

There seems to be a bit of bias against teen guys in that department. T(w)een girls are more trusted, and are much more likely to do regular babysitting in my experience.

Waitrose take you at 15