| |  | More people, of all ages, now work part-time. For many young people it’s a way of earning some money when at school or college. You could work during term time, in the holidays or throughout the year |
| | | If you are below school-leaving age (year 11 or younger) there are specific regulations about what you can do and how long you can work. Click here for details |
| | | There are fewer rules once you’re at college or in the sixth form but you’ll need to make sure your job doesn’t interfere with your studies. It’s possible your school or college may have their own rules about this |
| | | Once you’ve left school or college you may decide to work part-time during a gap year or when you’re at university. Many university students now work during term-time, in the holidays or all the year |
| | | You could work part-time if you’re not in permanent, full-time employment. Some people have more than one part-time job. Others gain life experience by doing a mixture of part-time jobs, voluntary work and short courses |
| | | If you’re looking for full-time work it’s possible to use a part-time job to get something permanent. This can be a good way of “getting your foot in the door” with an employer |
| | | Remember that many part-time and temporary jobs do not include formal training and are fairly routine. This means they may be a good idea in the short-term before you move on to something more substantial |
| | | It’s worth contacting employment agencies in your area to see if they handle part-time jobs. Look in the yellow pages directory or try www.agencycentral.co.uk. Agencies differ in the types of work they handle and the ages of the people they recruit. The agency may ask you to talk to Connexions for careers guidance before they register you |
| | | Local newspaper adverts, notices in company windows and word of mouth are other good ways of looking. It’s also vital to contact places yourself to see if they have anything. A letter and CV can help with this (just like for a full-time job) |
| | | Connexions centres and jobcentres sometimes advertise part-time job vacancies (although they often place more emphasis on helping people find full-time jobs) |
| | | Throughout the workforce people are working part-time in all sorts of jobs. Once you’ve got a career it’s often possible to go part-time whatever you’re doing |
| | | If you’re a young person it may depend on your age (eg you can’t work in a bar until you are 18). The most likely part-time jobs for people under 19 include shops and supermarkets, hotels and restaurants, delivery rounds, care homes, cleaning, factory work and warehouse work |
| | | Rather than work for someone else you might be able to make work for yourself by doing things like babysitting, gardening, cleaning or pet minding |
| | | Part-time and temporary jobs are a way of earning money for a short time and can help you thorough your studies |
| | | You can develop essential job skills (which can be added to your CV and used in your eventual career). These include dealing with people, learning to work for a boss, becoming part of a team, taking responsibility, problem solving, coping with tricky situations and using equipment |
| | | You'll also benefit from the experience in general and possibly find out about specific jobs or careers. As well as doing your own job you'll see how managers and specialist workers go about their work (maybe giving you something to aim at in the future). These insights may clarify your career plans |
| | | Temping means doing short-term jobs through an employment agency. Your job could be in a factory, office, shop or elsewhere depending on your preferences, skills and experience |
| | | Temping is different to part-time work because it can mean doing full-time hours (35 hours, 40 hours or whatever) |
| | | Sometimes temps cover for people who are off sick or because it’s company policy to use temps in certain jobs. Equally temps may be recruited if an organisation has a lot of extra work for a certain time |
| | | For many people temping is a way of working without ties. This is something that may be very attractive for a while or from time-to-time |
| | | Some people 'temp' purely for the money. Others do it for experience or because they like working for different employers doing jobs that differ |
| | | You can work for a while before stopping or you could change jobs when you fancy doing something a bit different |
| | | Temping can also be a way of earning money before going off travelling, returning to college or settling into a permanent job |
| | | Wherever you work you’ll be paid by the employment agency and be classified as an agency employee. Your place of work (not you) will pay the agency a fee for employing you |
