odd jobs

When you become a teenager, you reach the age of responsibility and financial independence. You may want to earn money so that you can buy the clothes that you like or get music by your favorite artists. You may want to go out with your friends on Friday night and pay for the meal or the movie. If you are thinking of your future, you might also want to start putting money in a savings account for college or a new car. Performing various jobs can help you get the cash for whatever it is that you need.

ODD JOBS

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In addition to mowing the lawn in the summer, there are plenty of activities that homeowners may need assistance with throughout the year. Teens can explore tasks such as shoveling snow, raking leaves, and planting flowers depending on the season. The jobs can be done alone or together with the homeowner. Talk to the homeowner about which yard work tasks they need help with and go from there.

GARDENER

• Teenager (about 15-16)
• Every Sunday afternoons and sometimes during the school holidays
• Experience necessary
• Job description: maw lawn, rake leaves, plant flowers, water plants, and flowers
• Qualities: punctual, hard-working, skillful
• £3.50 / hour gardener
• Starting next week

Many teens can find starter positions in fast food restaurants based on the minimum age to work in each state. These establishments will usually hire people who do not have any experience. To work well in this position, you have to love working with people at a fast pace. Most fast food restaurants expect the servers to be very quick and work well under pressure.

WAITER/ WAITRESS

• Teenager (about 15-16)
• Every Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
• Experience necessary
• Job description: take orders, serve the clients, clean the tables, the toilet, and the floor
• Qualities: punctual, hard-working, good communication skills, foreign language (English or Spanish)
• £3.50 / hour
• Starting next week

Even with the internet being as popular as it is, people still love reading an old-fashioned newspaper. A delivery person is someone who brings the newspapers to the customer’s front door. Companies will hire walking or driving delivery people. The hours are very early in the morning, but the pay is decent. The frequency of the job will depend on the newspaper, is it a daily or weekly paper?

PAPERBOY/GIRL

• Teenager (about 15-16)
• Every day before school, on Saturday and Sunday mornings Experience not necessary J
• job description: pick up newspapers, deliver them to the houses Qualities: punctual, sporty (must have a bike), polite
• £7 / round
• Starting next week

Dogs need to get out for exercise all year long, so dog walking is a great job for teenagers. Make sure that you feel comfortable with the pet before you take the animal for a walk the first time. In addition to dog walking, you can also offer to pet sit for the animals while the owners are away on vacation.

DOG WALKER

• Teenager (about 15-16) Every day after school.
• Experience necessary with dogs
• Job description: walk the two dogs, play with them, feed them and sometimes wash them
• Qualities: punctual, polite, must love animals, patient
• £3.50 / hour
• Starting next week

While this is often a great starter job for young children, it is also a very flexible job for a busy teenager. The responsibilities typically include stopping by a neighbor's house to feed an animal a few times per day while the owners are away. Also, they can also offer to bring in the newspaper or mail and water any houseplants. Talk to the owners before they leave and go over all of the tasks that you will need to complete while they are away.

CAT SITTER

Teenager (about 15-16) At the weekends and during the school holidays Experience not necessary Job description: feed the cat, play with him, look after him Qualities: reliable, polite, love animals, patient £3.50 / visit Starting next weekend

A babysitter or a childcare provider is a person who watches over someone else’s children. The parents may use a babysitter for work or a night on the town alone. Most people have either hourly or per day rates, and they pay in cash. Babysitting is a very good job for teenagers because the hours are flexible and almost everyone in the neighborhood will need a babysitter at some point. All you have to do is offer your services, and someone will accept them.

BABYSITTER

• Teenager (about 15-16)
• Every day after school and some Saturday evenings
• Experience necessary with children
• Job description: pick up 3 children from school, help with homework, feed them, wash them, read them stories
• Qualities: serious, creative, patient
• £3.50 / hour
• Starting next week