McDonald's
From 16
Fast food & cafésRestaurants across Merseyside
In England you can start from 1 July of Year 11 if you turn 16 that school year. Crew roles in the kitchen and front counter, with flexible shifts.
🏪 Local employers
Well-known employers in Liverpool and Merseyside that take on young people for full-time and part-time work. Every link goes to the employer's own careers site, where you can search for jobs near you.
✔ Checked October 2026📋 Employer list
Subway
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Fast food & cafésStores across Merseyside
Sandwich Artist roles. Most stores are run by local franchise owners, so each store recruits its own staff.
KFC
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Fast food & cafésRestaurants across Merseyside
Restaurant team member roles in cooking, serving and cleaning.
Burger King
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Fast food & cafésRestaurants across Merseyside
Team member roles in restaurants and drive-thrus.
Greggs
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Fast food & cafésShops across Merseyside
Team member roles serving customers and preparing food. Shifts often start early.
Costa Coffee
From school-leaving age
Fast food & cafésStores across Merseyside
Barista roles. Costa says some types of store need you to be 18.
Domino's
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Fast food & cafésStores across Merseyside
In-store team roles making pizzas, plus delivery drivers (who need a licence).
Nando's
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Fast food & cafésRestaurants in Liverpool and Merseyside
Restaurant roles front of house and in the kitchen.
Starbucks
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Fast food & cafésStores across Merseyside
Barista roles. Many UK stores are run by partner companies, so check who the employer is.
Tesco
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Customer assistant roles on tills, shelves, online orders and in the warehouse. All vacancies are on the careers site.
Asda
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Store colleague roles, including tills, shop floor and home shopping.
Sainsbury's
From school-leaving age
SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Store colleague roles. Some roles, such as convenience stores and shifts before 6am or after 11pm, are 18+.
Aldi
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Store assistant roles of 10 to 40 hours a week, with paid breaks and training.
Lidl
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Customer assistant roles on tills, shelves and in the bakery.
Morrisons
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Retail roles on tills, shop floor, market street counters and cafés.
Co-op
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SupermarketsFood stores across Merseyside
Customer team member roles in local convenience stores.
Iceland
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SupermarketsStores across Merseyside
Store colleague roles on tills, shop floor and home delivery.
Primark
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ShopsStores including Liverpool city centre
Retail assistant roles on the shop floor, fitting rooms and tills.
B&M
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ShopsHead office in Speke, plus stores across Merseyside
Store roles and warehouse roles. B&M is a Liverpool-based company.
Home Bargains
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ShopsHead office in Liverpool, plus stores across Merseyside
Store and warehouse roles. Home Bargains (TJ Morris) is a Liverpool-based company.
Boots
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ShopsStores across Merseyside
Customer advisor roles in stores.
Next
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ShopsStores across Merseyside
Sales consultant roles and seasonal work.
TK Maxx
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ShopsStores across Merseyside
Retail associate roles, mainly stockroom and shop floor.
Wetherspoon
From 16
Hotels, pubs & leisurePubs across Merseyside
Wetherspoon employs 16 and 17 year olds in both floor and kitchen roles.
Premier Inn (Whitbread)
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Hotels, pubs & leisureHotels across Merseyside
Housekeeping, front of house, kitchen and restaurant roles.
ODEON Cinemas
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Hotels, pubs & leisureCinemas in the region
Cinema team roles on screens, the box office and food and drink counters.
Amazon
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Warehouse & deliveryFulfilment centres in the North West
Warehouse operative roles. The work is physical, with lifting of up to 23kg.
Royal Mail
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Warehouse & deliverySites across Merseyside
Seasonal and temporary roles, especially before Christmas.
NHS Jobs
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Health & public servicesHospitals and services across the region
Every NHS vacancy, including apprenticeships, support roles and catering.
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
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Health & public servicesWest Derby, Liverpool
Hospital vacancies, plus work experience.
Liverpool University Hospitals
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Health & public servicesRoyal Liverpool, Aintree and Broadgreen
Apprenticeships and entry roles across the hospitals.
Liverpool City Council
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Health & public servicesLiverpool
Council jobs, apprenticeships, work experience and employment support.
Merseyrail
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TransportStations across Merseyside
Station, customer service, train crew and support roles. Register your interest for job alerts.
Everton FC
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Sport & eventsHill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Casual matchday roles such as stewards, plus club jobs.
Liverpool FC
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Sport & eventsAnfield, Liverpool
Casual matchday roles such as stewards, hospitality and catering, plus club jobs.
🎂 About age rules
- From 16: we've only marked an employer "From 16" or "From school-leaving age" where their own careers site confirms it.
- Check advert: the employer hasn't published one age rule for all roles, so check each advert.
- Usually 18+: jobs selling alcohol on your own, working late at night, driving, security and some warehouse roles.
- School-leaving age: in England, you can start a job after the last Friday in June of Year 11, if you'll be 16 by the end of the summer holidays.
Remember: under-18s also need to be in education or training, so look for part-time hours that fit around college, or an apprenticeship.
🏘️ Smaller local employers
Lots of first jobs are with smaller local businesses that don't advertise online. Try independent cafés, takeaways, hairdressers, garden centres, garages and corner shops near home, especially ones you can walk or get one bus to.
Supported internships and work experience: some local employers offer placements with a job coach. See supported internships and work experience.