Where can a fourteen year old living in Los Angeles get a summer job?|105895

I am fourteen years old looking for a summer job, but by this summer I_ll be fifteen. I need to raise money to pay for this trip to Alaska. I_m mainly looking for summer jobs where I can work with kids at camps and maybe teach them soccer. However, most camps only offers positions to volunteers. It would also be really helpful if the camp had a website. I live in Los Angeles by the way, so nothing too far, maybe thirty or forty miles max.

You need to be 15 in order to get a work permit. Since you are underage, you will have to try the usual: Babysitting, yard work, and dog walking. You will have to ask around local small businesses to see if they will hire you and pay you under the table. Don_t bother with the big companies, their policies prohibit hiring you.

As for camps, they won_t hire 14 or 15 YO. Insurance requires them to hire 18YO. Under 18, you_ll be a volunteer Jr. Counselor or Counselor-In-Training.

Good luck!

Mow lawns, clean houses or maybe a box boy at a super market.. some private schools have summer programs for their students (pre school ~ 2nd grade. you can always apply for a counselor. My cousin did that when she was about 15 or 16... It didn_t pay well though.

I don_t know of any camp that hires 14 yr olds as counselors. Usually you have to be at least 16 years old (some require you to be a college student), before that you can be a junior counselor but you don_t get paid. Some camps will only hire junior counselors who have attended their camp in the past. I know teens who coach, but none get paid, they do it as an internship or community service for their college resumes, so it might be tough to find a paying job, but look!

Summer Camp and other Jobs for Teens:

http://www.acacamps.org/jobs/


http://www.waic.org/summer_jobs.php


http://www.jobopenings.net/jobs.php?indu��


http://www.teens4hire.org/articles/ucla.��


http://jobstar.org/socal/adjobs/summer.p��


http://www.groovejob.com/browse/jobs/in/��


Here are lists of summer camps:

http://www.summer-daycamps.com/camps/los��


http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/sub��


Are you a really great swimmer, good enough to pass lifeguard testing? If so, you might look into Gerrish Swim _ Tennis Club, 2713 New York Dr, Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 798-9909 They have hired younger teens (14 _ 15) in the past, usually from the local private schools. It_s a pretty cushy job but the teens complain all the time anyway.

Unfortunately, there aren_t nearly as many summer jobs for teens as there were a few years ago, due to the economy and adults needing to take those jobs. I know because I have a 14 yr old who will be working this summer, and I_ve kept my eyes open the last few years for ideas. If any of your friends work, apply where they work. Look in the local mall and shopping areas to see where kids your age are working. It_s much harder to get a job before you_re 16, because there are stricter rules the employer has to follow. Here is info on work permits, you_ll need one, even though it_s during the summer. If you keep the same job when school starts up again, you have to get a new work permit.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/we/wpfaq.asp


Good luck!

Edit, something I forgot to include:
Here_s info on the hours you are allowed to work depending on your age. During the summer, at 14 _ 15 years old, you can work 8 hours per day, 40 hours a week maximum, between the hours of 7am and 9pm. Important to know because many employers don_t know off-hand.

http://www.svusd.k12.ca.us/guidance/work��