Hi everyone,
My 15 year-old daughter is looking at getting a part time job, and we initially looked at the "classic" teen-age jobs like McDonald's, waitress, retail assistant etc.
We've been thinking that maybe she'll gain more from a getting a part-time job at a university, in an environment where she'll be exposed to academic role-models/mentors.
Does anyone know if this is possible (without having connections inside the universities)?
Thanks
What kind of job will she hold at a university anyway? The only jobs I can think of is to work at the
If you don't want your child to be working at these retail type of roles, you can perhaps look into a charitable organisation, they're always looking for volunteers in all sorts of positions.
Don't underestimate the benefit of the 'classic' teenage job. If nothing else it will help to motivate your daughter to study hard so she isn't waiting tables/flipping burgers for the rest of her life. In many ways a university job would be a much more sheltered experience. Just my 2 cents worth.
I got a job teaching at uni at 19 and was by far one of the youngest people employed on an academic basis (in my faculty anyway), so whilst it may be possible with the right credentials, it is unlikely. Why does your daughter need a job anyway? Money? Experience? Working with people skills?
If it's money, just pay her more to focus on school. Then she can start tutoring for money. My first job was teaching maths for selective schools @ 20$/hr when I was 16.
If it's experience or people skills, tell her to volunteer somewhere and pay her (or send her to Maccas for a bit!)
I doubt it will be possible as university hours are the same as high school hours.
And they will op to hire a uni student of their own uni rather than a high school. Worth a shot but i doubt its possible