The Summer Work Program is a program for high school students (ages 14-19) to explore careers, develop job skills, and work with a mentor while earning money! This program is operated in partnership with MassHire North Shore Career Center, Lynn Public Schools, and Salem Public Schools.
PROGRAM GOALS
- Build Networks - Connect with peers, employers, mentors and the larger community
- Learn New Skills - Develop workplace skills through workshops and hands-on learning
- Explore Career Interests - Engage in challenging projects that connect to individual careers of interest
Watch what past participants have had to say:
YOUR IMPACT
Mentors are essential to our programming. We rely on mentors for career exposure, providing individual attention to improve student communications skills, and fostering healthy adult relationships
YOUR COMMITMENT
Mentors are essential to our programming. We rely on mentors for career exposure, providing individual attention to improve student communications skills, and fostering healthy adult relationships
YOUR COMMITMENT
- Up to 90 minutes per week (60 minute student meeting once per week in the afternoon+ 30 minutes of prep)
- Guide your mentee in learning about a career of interest and support them through their project
- 60 minute orientation in June
QUESTIONS
Contact Caitlynn Almy, Volunteer & Partnerships Coordinator: calmy@leap4ed.org
Contact Caitlynn Almy, Volunteer & Partnerships Coordinator: calmy@leap4ed.org
One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination. - John C. Maxwell
