It’s summer – time to relax! Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to spend a month or two lazing on the beach, so if you’re looking for a summer job, you’re not alone. The good news is, working a summer job doesn’t have to be boring – and you’ll gain invaluable work experience to help you find your dream career. Here are 5 reasons why a temporary job with All About Children is among the best things you can do this summer.
1. Earn extra cash
You can’t live on thin air! For many people, the most pressing reason to get a summer job is to earn more money. With a regular income during the summer months, you can save for university, pay your rent, and even afford to have some fun. And ideally, even if you’re putting in the hours, your summer job won’t be all work and no play.
Here at All About Children we have Monday to Friday summer nursery job vacancies – meaning you’ll always have the weekends and evenings free for festivals and nights out.
2. Dip your toe in the water
Not sure what you want to do for a career? You’re not alone! But one way to narrow it down is to get some practical work experience. Getting out and into the work environment will bring it to life and show you the reality of that potential job choice.
It can work both ways: perhaps there’s a career you never would’ve considered, but a summer job might open your eyes to a whole new field. Or maybe there’s a burning ambition you’ve had since childhood – but when you gain experience in the job, you realise your future lies elsewhere. Most likely, you’ll find some aspects you enjoy and others you’d rather avoid in future. It’s all really valuable experience to put you on track for your ideal career.
Working in a summer job at All About Children you’ll discover the many benefits of working in childcare and where it could take you, if you want to explore it further. There are lots of different roles and responsibilities in childcare, and dipping your toe in the water during the summer months is a really great way to find out more.
3. Boost your CV
It’s all very well getting good grades. But when it comes to the world of work, you’re going to need something more if you want to stand out to employers. Getting a summer job on your CV will show recruiters that you’re resourceful, hard-working and have some experience in the workplace. If you can get a job somewhere that’s related to your chosen field, all the better! In addition, a summer job can give you an all-important reference, for example the team at All About Children can vouch for you and your employability.
4. Meet new people
It’s summer, it’s the holidays – you should be having fun! In the right summer job, you can. Working somewhere with great people and interesting activities is a fantastic way to spend the time between terms, and who knows? You could find you make friends for life.
Meeting new people isn’t always just about fun times. Networking – getting to know other people in a professional context – is always worth doing, as every contact could provide a potential nugget of insight or career opportunity somewhere down the line. So whether it’s a colleague who lets you know about a work experience opportunity, or a nursery manager with a wealth of experience behind them, it always pays to meet new people at work.
5. Develop your skills
You’re probably pretty perfect already – but there’s always room for improvement. And working in a summer job is a really great way to better yourself, by helping to develop your skills in all sorts of areas. From time management to interpersonal relationships, getting out into the world of work will give you a heap of transferable skills that you just wouldn’t get from your studies alone.
Here at All About Children, our summer student jobs will give you lots of opportunities to really boost a number of skills that will take you far in life!
- You’ll gain people skills from working with a truly varied cross section of the community.
- You’ll become super organised, thanks to all the experience you get coordinating your daily activities.
- You’ll learn to work as a valued part of a larger team, with all the success and satisfaction that brings.
Check out the summer vacancies here at All About Children
All About Children is a great place to develop a career and begin your work journey! Not convinced? Discover more about why you should work for All About Children.
Ready to apply? Check out our latest nursery vacancies – including lots of summer student cover opportunities.