Jobs

Hi I am currently going to be an incoming freshman into high school and I was thinking about getting a part-time job. What are some jobs that you guys have done throughout high school?

I worked in a restaurant from my junior year until 2 weeks before I started teaching. I started as a busgirl, then hostess, then waitress.

My son started right after his freshman year. He found a job with a local woman who boards houses out of her home. He walked, fed, and played with the dogs for a few hours a day. Once he turned 16, he applied at a local supermarket. Three years later, he still works there, in the dairy department. He was offered a job as Dairy Manager of another branch, but chose not to accept because it would interfere with school.

My 17 year old daughter has worked at a local Italian Ices franchise (think Carvel, but Italian Ices instead of ice cream) since the summer after her freshman year. Since they close for the winter, she has supplemented that with baby sitting. Last winter she worked at a local restaurant-- they have a group of small shops. She worked mostly in the bakery and the General Store. Today she’s applying at a local diner to work as a hostess-- the owner has pretty much offered her the job already.

She has put in a good word for her 14 year old sister, who will be working at the same Italian Ices place starting next spring.

Take a look at www.snagajob.com You can filter phrases like “jobs for 14 year olds” and specify a radius from your home.

Know that in many places, you’ll need to get working places. Around here at least (Long Island NY) you can get them at your local high school, through the guidance office.