The first job of most individuals, especially high school students, is a temporary job to explore interests, earn money and get valuable work experience.
These jobs for high school students do not have many requirements or need loads of experience, and sometimes may not have a 9-to-5 schedule but they are a great start to learning something new.
The good thing about this job experience is that you can add it to your resume or part of your college application.
Students can discuss their part-time job thoughts with education counselors available at their international schools in Tokyo so the counselor can guide them in choosing the right job option.
Part-time jobs for high school students are one way of showing your efforts to the counselors, sponsors and employers.
So, are you looking out for options available for you? Worry not, here’s a list of the best part-time jobs opted for by high school students!
Best Part-Time Jobs for Students
1. Babysitter
This is the most common job but requires a lot of patience. Here, you have to demonstrate responsibility by keeping watch over kids, playing with them, and making sure that they do not harm themselves while playing.
Requirement:- Patience, flexibility, enjoying playing with them, good sense of humour and little tricks to keep them engaged. CPR certification may be an added advantage.
2. Barista
You need to provide a menu to customers, take their orders, and serve customers as per their requests (coffee and other varieties of drinks or snacks prepared at the store).
Requirement:- Most of the time they do provide training on how to attend to customers and prepare beverages. You need to have attention to detail and great people skills.
3. Call Centre Representative
Many businesses these days have a call centre to answer customer queries and provide service and inform about new products.
Mostly, you will have to answer questions via phone, messaging, and email.
Requirement:- Job training will be given but you need to have patience in listening to the customer and providing them answers, basic knowledge of using computers, messaging systems and a willingness to solve their queries.
4. Camp Counselor
Here you can have fun and earn money. You have to basically guide students who will join the camp.
There are many types of camps (such as wilderness, sports, summer, arts and crafts, academic camps and more) conducted by a top high school in Japan and other companies.
Requirement:- You need to have an interest in working with groups of kids and a passion to teach them whatever the camp is related to.
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5. Cashier
Cashiers basically work in malls, stores, restaurants or any shops where they need to handle money paid by customers for products bought.
You have to tag the items as per the price, collect money, provide them receipts and sometimes help them bag their items.
Requirement:- Training will be provided, you need to have good stamina as you will have to stand most of the time, good people skills and knowledge of the store’s prices will be an added advantage.
6. Dog Walker
Most dog owners are busy and aren’t always available to their pets for a stroll.
You will have to take them for a stroll regularly each day as per the time decided.
Requirement:- Love for pets, understanding what they need, commitment to taking them daily or weekly.
7. Paid-up Volunteering/Internships
Most non-profit organizations or companies look for students from schools who want to learn and gain experience. So you can assist them in their work spending in the sector.
Requirement:- Job training will be provided, you need to assist people, and help them in getting things done.
8. Personal Assistant
You can also be a personal assistant and help owners or individuals’ local businesses. Here you will need to do administrative work
Requirement:- Help them in getting things done as you will be guided by the people.
9. Restaurant Host/Hostess
You will greet guests/customers who enter the restaurant, help them find tables, and provide the required information as asked.
Requirement:- Having detailed information on restaurant and food items, service hours, etc is essential. Having friendly communication is needed as a skill.
10. Retail Sales
Retail businesses have a number of sales jobs where you will have to sell their products, answer customer queries, handle all the marketing etc.
Requirement:- On-the-job training will be given for marketing and selling tactics, and people skills.
11. Swimming Instructor
Being a swim instructor you will need to guide children and adults’ swimming techniques and swimming strokes.
Requirement:- Swimming skills and lifeguard/CPR certification.
12. Tutor
You can teach students of primary school/secondary school at your home or can teach at their home.
At your home, you can teach as many as students but if you teach at students’ homes, you will have to teach one student at a time.
Requirement:- Good knowledge of subjects you are going to teach, managing kids’ learning pace.
Tips for Shortlisting the Best Part-Time Job
These simple tips will help you to brainstorm potential answers:
● Know your interests and talents,
● Check your academic and personal strengths,
● Check extracurricular activities you enjoy,
● Explore choices in your area or online and also look for trending ones,
● Check with a high school counselor,
● Check your major goals for life and career.
Preparation to Apply for Part-Time Job
Even though these jobs are temporary, high school students still need to do basic formalities such as filling up forms, providing information, attaching documents, etc which makes them eligible for work.
As most employers check the age and conduct background verification depending on the criteria of the company.
If you’re under age 18 (most of them will not allow or some have restrictions of hours) if you are above 18, you will have to submit a birth certificate and other necessary docs so check in advance.
Conclusion
There are many jobs that can provide high school students with valuable work experience, skills, a sense of confidence, independence as well as income.
Students can enquire with counselors in their local areas that match their skill sets or look for freshers’ job opportunities where they will get to learn more.
High School is the time to explore potential future careers and take necessary action toward those careers.
In the process do not be overwhelmed, break the process into easily manageable steps, and start preparing for the opportunities available.
