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Student Jobs in Shaftesbury

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

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Student work in Shaftesbury

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

Shaftesbury, Dorset, is home to 9,163 people and covers SP7, and the nearest towns are Gillingham (4.3 miles), Wincanton (10.1 miles) and Blandford Forum (10.3 miles). No partner covers Shaftesbury yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Gillingham.

How much work there is around Shaftesbury

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

Typical jobs from Shaftesbury: a flat move to Gillingham (4.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Wincanton (10.1 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Blandford Forum (10.3 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Warminster (13.6 miles, about 4 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Sherborne (14.8 miles, about 4 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in SP7 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Bournemouth (23.1 miles) and Kingswood and Fishponds (35 miles) and London (95.7 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Shaftesbury

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Shaftesbury to Gillingham3 hours£60
A flat move, Shaftesbury to Wincanton3 hours£60
A flat move, Shaftesbury to Blandford Forum3 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 Shaftesbury keep drivers busy at the start and end of each term.

Getting to jobs around Shaftesbury

  • Gillingham
    Station · 3.9 miles from the centre

Shaftesbury had 9,163 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Shaftesbury

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

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Questions

How much work is there in Shaftesbury?

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

What does a driver’s mate earn in Shaftesbury?

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

Where do jobs from Shaftesbury go?

Mostly to Gillingham (4.3 miles), Wincanton (10.1 miles), Blandford Forum (10.3 miles) and Warminster (13.6 miles), and sometimes to Bournemouth and Kingswood and Fishponds. 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.