Summer Jobs in Britain 2003 : Including Vacation Traineeships

by Andrew James and David Woodworth

• ISBN13: 9781854582690
• ISBN10: 1854582690
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Vacation Work Publications

Summary

Listing over 30,000 exciting vacancies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the summer of 2003, this book includes not only paid jobs and voluntary work, but also vacation traineeships giving on-the-job work experience. Summer Jobs in Britain explains when and to whom to apply, gives information on wages (up to $400 per week), when the work is available, what experience if any is required, etc. Also includes tips on work permits, including the work in Britain scheme for American students, and information on taxation, and the British national minimum wage. Opportunities include the possibilities to work as catering staff from Land's End to John O'Groats, guides in a Scottish whisky distillery, ticket marshals at a Grand Prix race track, apple pickers and marquee erectors, software designers, hang-gliding instructors, helpers at a monkey sanctuary, ride operators at theme parks, teachers of English as a foreign language, volunteers at Buddhist retreats, and volunteers at Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Author Biography

Andrew James was a travel writer. Later work as a finance and economics specialist has helped in a burgeoning career as publisher of directories on working abroad. David Woodworth has edited every edition of Summer Jobs in Britain since 1995. David lives in Oxford with his wife and son.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 5
Working this Summer
Overview
Business and Industry
Children
Holiday Centres and Amusements
Hotels and Catering
Language Schools
Medical
Outdoor
Sport
Voluntary Work
Vacation Traineeships & Internships
Au Pairs, Home Helps and Paying Guest Agencies
Further Sources of Information and Employment	p. 8
Tax and the Minimum Wage	p. 22
Creating Your Own Job	p. 23
Tips on Applying for a Job	p. 24
Work Permits and Special Schemes
For EEA Citizens
For Non-EEA Citizens
Citizens of Commonwealth Countries
Students from North America
Seasonal Agricultural Work Scheme
Voluntary Work
Traineeships & Internships
Non EEA Students Studying in the UK
Au Pairs	p. 26
Abbreviations and Glossary of Qualifications	p. 29
The Directory
Nationwide	p. 30
Organisations which have branches in numerous parts of Britain
London and the Home Counties	p. 65
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire Hertfordshire
London
Middlesex
Surrey
The West Country	p. 109
Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Somerset
Wiltshire
The South Coast	p. 138
Channel Islands
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Kent
West Sussex
East Sussex
East Anglia	p. 170
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Norfolk
Suffolk
The Midlands	p. 188
Bedfordshire
Cheshire
Derbyshire
Herefordshire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Worcestershire
The North	p. 221
Cumbria
County Durham
Greater Manchester
Isle of Man
Lancashire
Merseyside
Northumberland
Tyne & Wear
Yorkshire
Scotland	p. 245
Wales and Northern Ireland	p. 272
Au Pairs, Home Helps and Paying Guest Agencies	p. 287
Useful Publications	p. 297
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