Thinking about where to find work during the June school holidays? Looking for something to do during these 30 days of study break?
Indeed, life’s not just all about play and studying. Increasingly, our youngsters in Singapore are venturing out early to garner work experience. And to this, MEIDE.SG is all for it. Getting your hands dirty by finding work during the vacation would bolster your life skills, polish up your resume, and even earn you some extra bucks!
Without further ado, let us take a look at 15 ideal jobs for you to choose from for work during June school holidays:
An Overview Of This Article:
Safe Distancing Ambassador
Firstly, the role of a Safe Distancing Ambassador (SDA) probably needs no introduction. For the past 15 months and more (still counting), residents in Singapore have became all too familiar with our courageous officers patrolling with their striking name tags written in big red font.
With COVID-19 still raging around the world, and Singapore not being spared of outbreaks, the job of a SDA is all the more relevant and important. Whilst it may seem simple, do not underestimate the responsibilities and challenges that come with it!
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Decent Pay, No logistics required (almost none except a cap and some good shoes)
Cons: Physically Tiring, Relatively Fixed Hours, Stress Level 4/5
Delivery Work Crew (Food, Goods, or Transport)
Secondly, one cannot be a stranger to delivery riders anymore today. From food delivery, to goods delivery, and to ride-hailing services, these industries are taking Singapore (and many parts of the world) by storm!
There are several big boys in the market like Grab, Foodpanda, and Deliveroo. However, did you also know that delivery work positions are offered by many other agencies? Try searching for delivery work with Lalamove, J&T, Ninjavan, GogoX and WhyQ! With a burgeoning market, one can expect continual changes. Indeed, there are many businesses that aim to provide delivery services and outbeat each other. This can only spell good for us who are looking for jobs. Best still, some companies offer lucrative incentives when you sign up!
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Decent Pay, Flexible Work Hours
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 4/5, Require some logistical setups (eg. bicycle, helmet, motorbike)
Clinic or Dental Assistant
Thirdly, this is really relevant for students in the biological, chemical, healthcare, sciences, or even human relations sector. The benefits are substantial because a clinic assistant has the privilege of experiencing what goes on in the back-end of a healthcare setting. Additionally, some may get hands-on learning on handling restricted poisons, drugs or assist in medical procedures.
Indeed, the learning curve may be higher than normal. However, with many available positions all around Singapore, you may get lucky in finding a job vacancy near your house and possibly quite high pay too.
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Decent Pay, Great Boost to Resume
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 4/5, High Learning Curve
Swabber
Again, this is a job similar to that of a healthcare assistant. However, in this case, the learning curve is less steep. This is because your main role would be facilitating and conducting the swab tests! If you remember, the pay being offered for this part time job is rather attractive too. Nonetheless, be prepared to be gowned up and physically tired with repetitive manual work. Also, be prepared for a certain extent of social bias towards you – some may laud you for being a contributory hero, whilst some may shun you simply due to their personal views. All in all, MEIDE Career does espouse this crucial and meaningful job!
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Decent Pay
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 2/5
Patient Service Associate
Technically speaking, this is a similar role to that of a clinic assistant. However, the benefits of being a PSA (Patient Service Associate) is that the training is more organized. This is because a clinic assistant helps out mostly in privately-owned clinics, whilst a PSA helps out in governmental institutions. The job of a PSA is primarily to serve visitors, patients and families in public healthcare settings. Moreover, PSA job scope can range from mere customer service duties, to arranging medical appointments, and settling administrative and payment tasks.
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Organized Training, Beneficial to Resume
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 3/5, Fixed Hours
Home Helper
Next, a home helper is a relatively unique role. If you are wondering where to find part time work during this school holidays, you should definitely consider this.
Home helpers function mainly as a part-time housekeeper and do cleaning and dusting of units in HDB or condos. Sometimes, there can even be ad-hoc larger jobs like a post-renovation cleaning up or post-tenancy tidying of houses. As a bonus, you get to work up a little sweat and stay health whilst earning a high “per-hour” pay! Furthermore, it is a nice getaway from your regular deskbound duties and textbooks. Did you know about 6 other special benefits a home helper can enjoy?
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, High Pay
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 2/5
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Babysitter
Do you like babies and kids? If yes, take up this part time job ASAP! With many of us working from home, the job of a babysitter has became increasingly needed. In fact, you can choose from either going to the parents’ house to take care of the child, or request for the parents to bring the child to your place for you to mind the child.
If you are looking to having fun, whilst performing a fulfilling role in your temporary job, choose to be a babysitter. Certainly, this job would put all smiles to your face during many moments of the work!
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, High Pay
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 3/5
Tuition Teacher
How could anybody miss this out? During the school break, you could keep yourself busy by both studying and helping others study. At the same time, get paid handsomely for your job as a part time tutor. This is a relatively lucrative job and some may even consider going full-time!
There are many useful platforms to get started, such as Smiletutor. Or, simply venture out yourself by advertising to your juniors, classmates, friends and relatives! Alternatively you can also find available tutoring jobs via these platforms:
Pros: Relevant and Meaningful to Society, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, High Pay
Cons: Stress Level 3/5, Require Preparation For Tuition Classes
Sales / Retail Personnel
Next, to your surprise, there are retail positions still available! Yes, even though many stores may be suffering from tough times, there are also several businesses that are in need of manpower. For instance, supermarket chains have been seeing rising influx of customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, certain shops are geared specifically towards combating the pandemic and its affiliated circumstances. Other examples include pharmacies (eg. Watsons, Guardian), and retail shops that sell “Work From Home” furnitures and computer hardware. If you have experience (pre pandemic) and would like to explore such vacation jobs, apply here:
Pros: Straightforward job scope, Easy to pick up, Stress level 2/5
Cons: Average Pay, Fixed Hours, Limited benefits to resume
Customer Service Assistant
Where to find work during June school holidays? Start from the stores and offices right below and beside your house!
The position of a customer service associate or assistant is perennially available. Even with changes in ownership of retail lots and businesses, there has always got to be someone at the frontline attending to clients. Therefore, if you have no time to search for other fanciful jobs for the student break, why not get started immediately by picking a part time customer service job?
Pros: Relevant to Society, Readily Available, Easy to Pick Up
Cons: Stress Level 3/5, Fixed Hours, Average Pay, Limited benefits to resume
IT Support / Developer
Are you IT-savvy? Perhaps you are a computer science student, graduate or simply have a flair for coding. It so, take up jobs for IT support and database development! Contrary to some beliefs, these roles do not always require extensive experience or a full-time commitment. There are many areas which simply need temporary assistance. Also, many IT and computer coding gurus work on a project-by-project basis. This means that you can take up temporary work during the June school holiday break, and make the best of your time even whilst staying at home!
Pros: Work From Home, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, Decent Pay
Cons: Stress Level 3/5, Require IT knowledge and coding skills
Telemarketer
Similarly, if you got sub-par computer coding skills, but still IT-savvy, and possess a knack for communications, try out the role of a telemarketer! There are many possible job scopes – from engaging in cold phone calls, to handling emails and engaging audience via social media platforms. This is a rather popular choice for people seeking work during the school holidays because of it’s convenient work requirements!
Pros: Work From Home, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, Decent Pay
Cons: Stress Level 3/5, Require good communication skills, May require repetitive work and substantial amounts of patience
Blogger / Writer
Heads up to all you keyboard warriors – it is now your time to shine! No need to wonder where to find work during June school holidays. Simply sign up as a writer for any popular blog or website, and get paid whilst churning out creative, original, and noteworthy content! Furthermore, you get to hone your writing skills and command of language throughout your work too.
Pros: Work From Home, Readily Available, Flexible Work Schedule, Decent Pay
Cons: Stress Level 2/5, Require good language and writing skills
Banquet Crew
Unfortunately, this once-popular part time job has fallen down the list. Colloquially known as “banquet job”, it simply refers to helping out in the banquets held at hotels around Singapore. Essentially, such banquets would be for weddings, anniversaries or other celebrations. However, with the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, many such events would have been scaled down, postponed or cancelled. As such, the availability of banquet crew positions is understandably diminished. Nonetheless, if you have experience (eg. worked in banquet before), and would still like to give it a shot, try your luck by applying through these platforms:
Pros: (Once) Popular Job, High Pay, Routine Work
Cons: Physically Tiring, Stress Level 2/5, Limited benefits to resume
Packer
Last but not least, have you heard about the part time work as a packer? Now, you have. Basically, you are in charge of packing and assembling items for the many online orders (eg. NTUC Fairprice Online). When someone orders a list of items online, there has to be someone physically at the store or warehouse to prepare the items, right?
Have you wondered about how the whole frenzy of “online shopping” has impacted us? Well, one good thing is that it has created many of such jobs around us! From the need of online coders, to back-end customer service, to delivery riders and packers, we all play important roles, despite our jobs being part time in nature. Practically speaking, this is really what keeps the wheels of “online commerce” spinning!
Pros: Stress Level 1/5, Decent Pay
Cons: Physically Tiring, May require repetitive work, Shift work usually, Limited benefits to resume
Book your #1 home services today, or join our team!
meide.sg is here for you, always.
A Word From Us @ MEIDE Careers
Speaking from our personal experience, the life of being a young adult or teenager in Singapore is never easy. Often, we face stresses from all aspects – academics, inter-personal relationships (read: BGR, parent-child conflicts, etc.), extra-curriculum activities, and even ensuring our body gets sufficient rest and nutrients! On top of that, many of us do strive towards adding to our life skills by securing fulfilling internships and part time work. Needless to say, these endeavors would be best if they paid well and provided a flexible work arrangement too!
It is through this perspective that we, at MEIDE Careers, created the succinct list of where to find work during school holidays, as above. Hope the guide above has been useful in your job search!