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Rochester, Monroe County merge youth summer job programs
Rochester, Monroe County merge youth summer job programs
The city of Rochester‘s Summer of Opportunity Program and Monroe County‘s Summer Youth Employment Program have been combined in an effort to better serve young people seeking work.
The ROC Youth Employment Network aims to connect youth ages 14-20 with employers for summer jobs.
“By working together, we’re giving the next generation the head start they need to build bright, successful futures,” County Executive Adam Bello said in a news release.
Administered in partnership with RochesterWorks, the ROC Youth Employment Network offers six to eight weeks of paid internships for youth currently in middle or high school or who are actively pursuing their high school equivalency diploma. Participants must be at least 14 at the time of application.
Program officials say participants learn skills that prepare them for the workforce as well as academic success.
“Rochester’s young people should have every opportunity to stay active and engaged over the summer months, and what better way than building career skills while earning money,” Mayor Malik Evans said.
To apply, interested youth must upload necessary documents — a work permit, Social Security card and most recent school report card, plus either a school I.D., driver license, non-driver I.D. or Safe Child I.D. — through the program website.
Five in-person help sessions in Rochester are scheduled to assist applicants in uploading the materials using their personal device:
• Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at RochesterWorks Career Center, 96 College Ave., Suite 120;
• Thursday, Feb. 19, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Loretta C. Scott Center for Human Services, 57 St. Paul St.;
• Tuesday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at RochesterWorks Career Center;
• Thursday, April 2, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Loretta C. Scott Center for Human Services;
• Tuesday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at RochesterWorks Career Center.
Interviews will be scheduled once the application period closes. Job placements are not guaranteed.
Employers interested in adding paid summer internships can find information on the ROC Youth Employment Network website.
Last summer, 785 youth found employment through the city and county programs, according to Dave Seeley, executive director of RochesterWorks.
“Summer jobs are investments in our young people and in our community,” Bello said. “They provide paychecks, practical experience, new skills and meaningful mentorship that open doors to future careers.”
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