Legal employment
School-age distributors only start after the relevant local-authority permit and parent involvement are complete.
Started for my children · built to help others
A properly paid first job.
Dorset Family Flyers began with my own children and a simple question: how could they earn money, build confidence and learn genuine responsibility at an age when suitable opportunities are hard to find?
Why this matters to us
Children are not an add-on to the business. They are the reason it exists.
I wanted to build the kind of first job I would want for my own children: properly paid, legally arranged, supported by parents and designed around safe, manageable local work.
What started within our family is intended to create the same opportunity for other responsible 14–15 year olds across BCP. We are building flexible weekend and school-holiday roles paid at £8 per hour, with real expectations, useful experience and encouragement along the way.
Safety first
Suitable daylight routes, safe-working guidance, permitted hours, a maximum 5kg carrying load and clear contact arrangements.
Private tracking
Routes use a private business Strava account. Young people do not need public personal accounts, and live locations are not published.
How joining will work
- Register interestA young person and parent or carer contact us.
- Parent conversationWe explain the role, pay, hours and responsibilities.
- Route assessmentWe agree a suitable local route and working arrangements.
- Permit and recordsThe required council process is completed before work begins.
- Safety briefingThe young person receives safe-working, tracking and contact guidance.
- First routeInitial support and supervision are agreed with the parent or carer.
Parents and carersRegistering interest is not a job offer. Before work starts, we confirm supervision, phone and emergency arrangements, route location, leaflet load, tracking, payment records and the permit process.
Parent-led interest form
Register future interest safely.
A parent or carer should complete this initial form. Please do not send a full address, school name or sensitive personal information at this stage.