What sort of jobs do people do?

People do all sorts of jobs. They look for jobs they like and they are good at. There are a lot of different jobs that you could learn to do. There are many places were people can work. Some people work in restaurants, some have a job in a bakery or in a factory. There are people working in museums or on golf courses. There was even someone who works on a graveyard. Wouldn’t you find it scary to work on a graveyard? I would!

 Not everyone works every day for a whole week. Some people do, they work 38.5 hours or even 40 hours every week. Others only work 20 hours or 25 hours.
 
There are a lot of different jobs. Some people clean, others help cooking or garden. Some workers are students and work somewhere to learn the job, for example in a bakery.
 
Martina works in a bed and breakfast. She has to do all different kind of things.

 
Andreas works 38.5 hours per week in a supermarket.

 
The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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There are many jobs. People look for work they are good at and they like.
You can find a job too. I’m sure you’ll find something nice.

So what kinds of jobs are there? There are too many to name them, but we will give you a few examples:

• Some people clean in a hotel or in an old people’s home.
• Warehouse managers are loading trucks.
• Gardeners mow the lawn and take care of the plants and flowers in the garden.
• The kitchen assistant helps the cook cooking and doing the dishes.
• Some people work in a store.

There are also jobs you haven’t thought about.  Like this lady, she restores carpets. Someone else is making chair legs.

  
Most people work fulltime. They work about 38 hours a day.
Sometimes people work part-time. They work for example 3 days a week.

Let’s ask people with a job what they have to do.
 
An works in a laundry. She has several tasks.

   
Also Katrien works fulltime. She’s working in the restaurant of a big railway station. First she did an internship and then she got a contract. She really has to do all kinds of stuff.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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Do you know what kind of job you would like to do?
There are a lot of different jobs people do in a lot of different places.

• Some people work in big factories. They have to work machines. They also pack the goods and they clean the workplace.
• Other people work in shops. They have to help clients and to keep the place tidy. People working in a flower shop have to take care of the plants. People working in a bakery have to help make cakes and bread.
• Other places where people work are hotels, gardens, old people’s homes etc.

Most people work 40 hours per week. They have a fulltime job. But some people work less; they work 25 hours. They think working fulltime is too tiring.
 
Let’s see what kind of job Nicolaos and Eleni are doing.
 
Nicolaos is an assistant at a patisserie. He has many different tasks.

  
Eleni works in a fancy hotel in Nicosia. She is working in the laundry.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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People do all sorts of jobs. There are many places where people work. There are many more places than you can think of, but here are a few examples:

• Some people work in a kitchen of a restaurant or a school. They help the cook to prepare the food and to keep the kitchen tidy.
• Other people work in a shop or a supermarket. They stack the shelves and they help the customers.
• Some work in a garden. They shovel snow in winter and mow the grass in summer.
• People also work in offices. There they clean or work on a computer.

 
Most people work part-time. They work 4 or 5 hours per day. But some people work more. Some work 6 hours per day and some work even full-time.
 
Let’s ask Antti and Mikko what sort of job they do.
 
Antti works in the kitchen of a primary school in Helsingfors. It seems that he is busy, because he has a lot of tasks to do.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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Most people with learning disabilities work in sheltered employment. They work for a centre of support for work (CAT - Centres d’Aides par le Travail) or for a sheltered workshop (AP – Ateliers Protégés). Sometimes the CAT or the AP helps people to work for a while for a company.

So what sort of jobs do people do? There are many different places where people work. There are many sorts of jobs. There are too many to name them all, but here are a few examples:

• Some people are shop assistants. They help customers and keep the shop tidy.
• Some people work in construction. They help building houses.
• Some people are packing products, for example coffee.
• Some people are doing the laundry or cleaning.

Some people work many hours. They work 35 hours or 39 hours a week. Others work less. They only work two days a week, or half days.
 
Let’s have a look at what sort of jobs Martine and Christine do.
 
Martine works for Decathlon, a big sports shop. She takes care of the deliveries.

  
Christine works for La Poste, the French post office. She works about 14 hours per week. She makes sure everything is clean.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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What kind of job would you like to do?
People look for jobs they like and they are good at. There are many different jobs in many different places.

• Some people clean in the hospital.
• Other people work in the kitchen of old people’s homes. They help the cook to prepare the food and to do the dishes.
• People also work in factories. They have to operate machines.
• Some people have a desk. Their job is to pick up the phone and to take care of the mail.

People with a job work hard. They work fulltime, about 38 hours per week. Some people think 38 hours per week is too much, they work fewer hours. They only work part-time.
 
Let’s ask Guido what job he is doing.
 
Guido is a bureau assistant. He is working 30 hours per week. He has a lot of tasks.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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People do all sorts of jobs. There are many places where people work. There are many more places than you can think of, but here are a few examples:

• Some people work in a supermarket. They stack the shelves and they help the customers on the parking lot.
• Some work in a bank. They make sure everything is tidy.
• People also work in offices. They make photocopies and send faxes. Or they go shopping and go to the post office.
• One person even works for the tourist office. She has to tell people where they can find a nice hotel or where they can ski.

Most people work full time. They work up to 40 hours per week!
Some work part-time. They work 20 or 25 hours per week.
 
Let’s ask Michalis and Georgios what sort of job they do.

Michalis works for a supermarket. He has this job since 1999. He helps the customers on the parking lot.

 
Georgios is working in The National Library of Greece. He is an assistant steward. He works 40 hours per week.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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There are many places where people can work. And there are many jobs that people can do. You can certainly find a job that suits you.

• Some people make things, like baskets or toys.
• Sometimes people work in a shop. They have to tag prices and put the articles in the shelves. And they help the customers.
• Some people garden. For example, they make the gardens of the zoo look nice.

Most people work 5 days a week. They have the weekend off. Some work 20 hours every week, but many work more, up to 40 hours per week.
 
Let’s have a look at what people have to do.
 
Mátyás works in a place that makes medicine bottles.

Judit is working as a pedagogical assistant in a school for special education. She is helping a teacher to look after the children.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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Have you thought about what kind of job you would like to do?
People work in all kinds of places. They do all sorts of jobs. People look for jobs they like and they are good at.

• Some people work in supermarkets. They stock the shelves and they help the customers to bring their shopping to their cars.
• Other people work in an office. They make photocopies, they type on the computer and they go to the post office.
• There are people who work in a hotel. They clean the rooms and they put fresh towels in the rooms.

There are people who work in a hotel. They clean the rooms and they put fresh towels in the rooms.
 
Some people work really hard.  They work 5 full days per week. But other people say they get too tired. They work 2 days a week, or they work only in the afternoon.

Let’s ask Ann and Peter what they are doing. Do they work a lot?
 
Ann works for a football club in Co Meath. The club has 2 function rooms and a lounge. Ann is employed as a cleaner.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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Have you thought about what kind of job you would like to do?
People work in all kinds of places and they do very different sorts of jobs. People look for jobs they like and they are good at. Here are some examples:

• Some people work in a kitchen of a restaurant or a school. They help the cook to prepare the food and to keep the kitchen tidy.
• Others work in an office. They work on the computer, answer the phone and organise events.
• Some people work in factories. They have to work machines. They also pack the goods and they clean the workplace.
• There are people who work in other places like in shops, at the city administration, or in the garden.

Some people work part-time, they work 14 or 20 hours per week. Others work up to 42 hours per week: they work fulltime.
 
Let’s see what Elisa and Anita have to do:
 
Elisa works for an advocacy-organisation:

  
Anita works in a kitchen, she has a lot of different tasks:

 
The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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What kind of job would you like to do? You could do different things. Just think about what you like and what you’re good at. If you like a job, it is easier to learn how to do it well.

A lot of people with learning difficulties work as gardeners. They water the plants, they weed, and they sweep. They collect the dirt, plant the flowers and mow the grass.

If you don’t like gardening, you could do other jobs.

• Some people do the dishes in a restaurant
• People do the laundry in a hospital.
• Some clean the shelves of a shop.
• You could work as a carpenter assistant. Then you will have to work with wood and help to make furniture. You will also have to clean the machinery and the warehouse.

There are a lot of different jobs you could do. Even jobs you didn’t think about. For example, some people work as bookbinders, or they are sewing fabrics. One man even takes care of the cages in a zoo.
 
People with a job work hard. They work about 40 hours a week.

Like Vera, she works 40 hours a week in a hotel.  But that’s ok; she really likes her job.

Anna too works 40 hours a week. She is works in a garden centre.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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Do you know what kind of job you would like? It would be nice to find something you are good at.
People work in all kinds of places. They do all sorts of jobs.

• Some people work in a supermarket. They fill the shelves, they help the customers and they make sure that everything stays clean.
• Other people work in an office. They take care of the mail, or they work with a computer.
• There are people working in a factory. They work with machines, or they work on the assembly line.
• There are many other places where people work: a school, a day nursery, a shop, a printing office…

Many people work fulltime. They work 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. Some people think that is too much. They get tired and they want more free time. Those people work part-time, for example 3 days a week, or half days.

Let’s see what sort of job André and Joke are doing.

André’s boss sells boats. André works 40 hours per week.

Joke works in a supermarket. She has different tasks and she gets help from a jobcoach.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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What kind of job would you like to do?

There are many places where people work. There are many different sorts of job.

• Some people help children in the day-care
• Some work in a shop. They help customers and keep the place tidy.
• Other people garden.
• There are people who work in an office. They work on the computer and answer the phone.
• Others work in bars or restaurants. They serve the customers, help the cook or clean.
• Some people work in a garage. They clean cars and change tyres.

Most people work part-time. They work about 20 hours per week. Some work less. They are too tired to work more.
Other people work full time. They work up to 40 hours per week.
 
Let’s ask people what kind of job they do.
 
Adam works in a supermarket in Swindon. He is a car park attendant, but he has a whole lot of different tasks.

   
John works as a gardener. He works part-time.

The main thing is that there can be a job out there to suit you. Make sure you look at the section on getting help to find a job to see what help you could get.

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