Homes Services and Self-Employment Ideas
Want to provide a service to help people or make people's lives better?
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Offering home services, such as cleaning or pet sitting, is a great way to start your own business. Being self-employed requires you to be motivated and enthusiastic but also gives you an opportunity to create a business of your own.
There are also companies that advertise home services roles, including JD Wetherspoon and Travelodge.
This industry covers a huge number of jobs which are all very different. A simple way to think about it is that all of them provide a type of service that makes ours lives easier or better. Like other industries, choosing a role in this area has a lot to do with our own personal interests and related skills. Some households employ individuals who provide services in their homes. This sector doesn’t include paying for a service from a self-employed person or someone who works for an agency or business.
Communication skills, enthusiasm and customer service skills are the top 3 common skills employers request in job adverts in this sector.
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What you'll need
You’ll need the ability to work on your own, to be thorough and pay attention to detail, a desire to help people, customer service skills, excellent verbal communication skills and physical skills like movement, coordination and dexterity.
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Homes Services and Self-Employment Ideas Jobs
Red – Formal qualifications required – GCSEs Grades 4-9, Level 3 Qualifications, A levels or Degree
Amber – Some formal qualifications may be required at Level 2 depending on the employer this will vary depending on the organisation and position
Green – No formal qualification required
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Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner
Cleaner (Domestic and Industrial)
Dry Cleaning Worker
Street – Highways Cleaner
Window Cleaner