Something to do over the summer holidays?

Casual summer jobs for the already-employed

• JobFilter: I have a casual job. I just found out that my shifts over the summer holidays (in Australia) are going to be fairly scant. Where can I get a second job, on short notice, that will be fairly flexible in terms of hours? I currently have a casual job at a cinema in Ballarat, VIC. It's brilliant, apart from the fact that they seem to have somewhat too many staff, which results in me working very few shifts. I thought this would increase over the school holidays with the increased demand for movies, but alas, the new rosters came out today and I have three shifts in the space of three weeks. This sucks because (a) I need to save money over the summer and (b) I'm going to be extremely bored. So, I need a second job! Help me, MeFites! What kind of jobs can I get at this late stage (retail stores usually hire in August/September for the summer season)? I am an acting student (so playing a Christmas elf in a shopping centre would be awesome, but I don't know how you get those jobs) and I also have lots of experience in running events, clothing retail and supermarkets. I'd be up for doing pretty much anything. Preferably in Ballarat, but I wouldn't be averse to commuting to Melbourne if the job was good. Realistically I would probably have to leave in March when the uni year starts up again, since I already have my cinema job, so something summer-specific or something that doesn't care about its employees leaving (telemarketing? Temping?) would be ideal. Also, this job would have to work around the cinema job, so when I do have shifts, they would take priority. Usually my cinema shifts are evenings and weekends. So... any ideas?

• Answer:

  In addition to looking for another job, can I suggest making friends with whoever schedules the shifts at the cinema, being friendly and chatty and pleasant with them on a regular basis, and making it clear that you would really like more shifts. In my experience, this can be all it takes to go from nearly no shifts to working as much as you want.