Greeley, CO may not be a large metro area, but there are still plenty of places in the city where you can find temp jobs or part time jobs. These places include retail establishments, restaurants, and temp agencies.
If you’re looking for a part time job, consider the Greeley Mall. Many of the stores offer part time jobs, especially during certain times of the year. Near Thanksgiving and Christmas, and during the summer, retail stores bulk up by offering extra part time positions to get them through holiday or back to school seasons. During the rest of the year, retail stores in the mall still employ a number of part time people.
Also consider a chain store if you’re looking for part time work. Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Home Depot, or Lowe’s are likely to utilize part time help. Retail workers in Greeley tend to be students with limited work availability, so retailers often expect to have a certain amount of their help be part time. Restaurants are also a good place to look – consider Olive Garden (which seems to be always hiring), Texas Roadhouse, or the Armadillo.
If you’re looking for a temp job, there are actually several employment agencies in the city that offer temp and temp-to-hire positions. AppleOne Employment Services offers several temp positions. SOS Staffing Services has good temp options as well. Another agency, Weststaff, offers temp positions. This particular agency can be good for workers, but not very reliable for companies ordering temp help. I used to work for a place that ordered temps from this company and the temps were notorious for not showing up. This agency really needs reliable temp workers so check them out.
If you’re a student in Greeley, don’t turn your nose up at working on campus at AIMS or UNC. The on campus jobs for students are basically all part time and offer great flexibility as far as scheduling around classes. And if you live in the dorms and work on campus, it will be easy to explain needing to take off a month for Christmas break. (You basically get kicked out of the dorms during this month long break). Other employers may not be so understanding, and will expect even part time employees to be available more during this peak business time.
There are other places not too far away from Greeley that offer part time or temp jobs. The new Centerra complex in Loveland is about 20 minutes away, and hosts a variety of stores that employs people part time. Old Navy, Target, Macy’s, The Gap, and several other stores offer part time positions. Newer restaurants including P.F. Chang’s are also in this huge complex and offer part time work. Temp agencies exist in Loveland and Fort Collins, too. Neither city is very far away. The better agencies include OfficeTeam, Manpower, and Employment Solutions. These agencies offer a variety of temp and temp-to-hire opportunities.
Whether you’re looking for part time work or a temp job, any of these places would be worth your time to check into. Especially during this time of year, if you’re willing and able to work during the holidays it will help you find a temp or part time job faster. It will also help if you are willing to drive a little to get to a job (a temp agency may send you to a job a few miles away).
