How can I find local work with a trusted employer for my 14 yr old son in the locality of Preston. Due to school commitments weekends are the only option. Does anyone out there know of others interested in this for their kids or possibly an employer keen to encourage young people to get a foot on the step ladder to work. Youngsters need to learn timekeeping, instruction, social interaction etc Any one out there with feedback?

re weekend job - good one, spinthief, but is that all the working community have to offer young teenagers looking for work?

Grab a bucket and sponge and a chamois leather and bang on some doors offering to wash cars for a couple of quid a go. When I was 14 (back in the hey day of 1982) I had a weekend window cleaning round on my local estate in London. I was picking up around 20 quid for a few hours work on a Saturday morning which back then wasn't bad at all. This does of course involve having a ladder or at the very least having access to one. You may only start with a couple of houses in a road but once people see that you are regular and keen (and do a fair job) they soon start asking if you can fit them in too.