Seattle Teen Employment Program

The STEP program is a job readiness program designed to provide youth with education, job skills and career development training. Work focuses on addressing community needs; team projects may include forest enhancement, trail construction, habitat restoration, organizing community building events and mixed media projects. The program combines on the job work experience, environmental education, safety education and career development training. Participants will develop good work habits, strong team building and communication skills, as well as learning a sound cultural awareness of the environment and their communities.

Program Hours:
Mon – Thu 9am to 3:30pm
Tue – Fri 9am to 3:30pm
(Program hours listed are tentative. Some projects may require a 10:30 am to 5 pm schedule depending on the project needs.)

Work Location:
Various parks, facilities, and programs throughout Seattle

Eligibility Requirements:
STEP is open to teens 14 - 19 years of age and you must be able to provide documentation of eligibility to work in the United States.

Stipend:
$599.00

For more information, contact 206-684-4575 or teen.programs@seattle.gov

Application is here:
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/teens/pdf/STEP_application.pdf

Prom Dress Give Away

@ Big Picture on 

Wednesday, May 16th

Here’s a blurb from Lynn about it:

On Wednesday, May 16^th I am inviting girls that are going to prom to the Clothing Closet to pick out 1 of the 20+ dresses that were donated by Frenzi.  We have lots of different sizes of dresses. Anyone who is going to prom is welcome to come check it out. Please let me know if you are interested so I can sign you up: rebekahlynnsmith.hbp@gmail.com.

Rules:

You will need your advisor’s permission to come in during the school day and can only come in during independent work time. Please let Lynn know if you are interested ASAP. First priority will be given to students going to Prom @ Big Picture.  

Attention Runners....

It’s the 30^th annual Nordstrom Beat the Bridge run/walk this weekend benefiting JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund).  It’s on Sunday morning at 8am, tomorrow is the last day to register online or you can go in person on Saturday or Sunday morning. I’ll be doing the walk because I’m a wuss at running. Come join me if you’d like!

More info:

http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR?fr_id=1741&pg=entry

-Anjali

Washington Business Week- great summer opportunity

Washington Business Week, Energy Week, and HealthCare Week are great ways to explore your interests this summer at various college campuses in the region.

Do you have an interest in:

-energy?

-business/entrepreneurship?

-health care?

If so, you can apply to spend a week on a college campus!!!  Daniel Jean Baptiste did this program last year and spent a week in a dorm room at Seattle University for Washington Business Week.

Here’s the website:

http://www.wbw.org/Programs_Summer.aspx

Please see your advisor or me if you want assistance.  Some of the programs are already full, so this needs to be done ASAP.  Also, they do offer financial assistance if you are free/reduced lunch.

Hot Jobs!

Every week or so Corey Young from Seattle YMCA sends out an email about job opening in and around Seattle. It's a little hit or miss for those of us out in Burien, but definitely worth checking out! You can email Corey and ask him to send email updates directly to you! 

These are Hot Jobs are hot . . . like 5 minutes in the microwave!!!

  

Corey Young | Resource Specialist - Employment

P 206.749.7547

F 206.749.7541

Young Adult Services

Downtown Seattle Y

2100 24th Ave. S., Ste. 250

Seattle, WA 98144-4644

Bricklayer and Allied Craftworkers Apprenticeship Opportunities

Announcement of Apprenticeship Opportunities

For the trade of: Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

Open and Close date: Year round applications accepted

Where: BAC #3 WA-ID-MT ph-509-327-2774

3923 E Main Ave toll-800-315-6604

Spokane, WA 99202 fax-509-327-6451

Also online at;  www.bacwim3.com

Minimum Qualifications;

Applicants must meet the following requirements to qualify in accepting of the apprentice application.

1. Be at least 18 years of age

2. Applicants shall have completed two years of high school of the equivalent.

3. Applicants must be physically fit to perform the work of the trade.

4. Applicants are not required to submit to and pass a drug test, however, upon the applicant’s registration as an apprentice, the policy of the Inland Northwest Masonry Apprenticeship Committee is to enforce third party drug testing as a condition of employment.

5. Applicants must possess and provide valid driver license.

6. Applicants must provide documents to support the meeting of minimum qualifications as stated in Section IIIA. (Selection Procedures).

Other Requirements;

Prior to filing an application, proof or qualification as listed in the Addendum, Section 2, Minimum Qualification, must be furnished by the applicant. The proofs of qualifications are:

1. Copy of Birth Certificate; or other verifiable documentation and current driver license.

2. Transcripts of two year of high school courses and grades or the equivalent.

3. Satisfactory evident of physical fitness.

4. Completed application for Masonry apprenticeship.

5. Verifiable documentation of previous experience may be included.

Bricklayers Local #3 WA-ID-MT is firmly committed in providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. Bricklayers Local #3 does not discriminate based on an applicant’s race, religion, sex, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status veteran or military status, the presence of a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. The sponsor shall take positive action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operated the apprenticeship program as required by the rules of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council (chapter 296-05WAC) and Title 29, Part 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Attention students who are homeless or couch surfing

If you are homeless or couch surfing check out this event on 

Wednesday, May 16th at the Matt Griffin YMCA:

Hi Megan,

We are hosting an event at the Matt Griffin Y this Wednesday for youth 13-25 who are homeless of do not have the most secure home situations.  We will have free food and resources to help the kids with housing.  If you know anyone or could just put it up that would be great!

Thanks,

Trisha Halvorson | Program Coordinator-Teens

P 206.787.1184

F 206.244.5881

Matt Griffin YMCA

3595 S 188th Street

SeaTac, WA  98188

seattleymca.org

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