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Student Jobs in Harwich

Flexible work for students in and around Harwich: pick the days that fit your timetable and get paid weekly.

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Student work in Harwich

We’re new in Harwich, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Harwich, Essex, is home to 20,219 people and covers CO12, and the nearest towns are Felixstowe (3.4 miles), Walton-on-the-Naze (5.8 miles), Kirby Cross (6.2 miles) and Kesgrave (9.1 miles). No partner covers Harwich yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Felixstowe.

How much work there is around Harwich

We’re new in Harwich, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Harwich: a flat move to Felixstowe (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Walton-on-the-Naze (5.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Kirby Cross (6.2 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Kesgrave (9.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Ipswich (9.9 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in CO12 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Ipswich (9.9 miles) and Southend-on-Sea (35.5 miles) and London (66.2 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Harwich

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Harwich to Felixstowe3 hours£60
A flat move, Harwich to Walton-on-the-Naze3 hours£60
A flat move, Harwich to Kirby Cross3 hours£60
A flat move, Harwich to Kesgrave3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

Work that fits around lectures

Switch on the days you’re free and you’ll only get offers then. Term-time moves between halls and shared houses in Harwich keep drivers busy at the start and end of each term.

Getting to jobs around Harwich

  • Dovercourt
    Station · 1 mile from the centre
  • Harwich International
    Station · 1.1 miles from the centre
  • Harwich Town
    Station · 1.4 miles from the centre

Harwich had 20,219 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Harwich

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK

Apply as a driver’s mate in Harwich

Questions

How much work is there in Harwich?

We’re new in Harwich, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Harwich?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Harwich go?

Mostly to Felixstowe (3.4 miles), Walton-on-the-Naze (5.8 miles), Kirby Cross (6.2 miles) and Kesgrave (9.1 miles), and sometimes to Ipswich and Southend-on-Sea. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.