Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP)
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We offer summer jobs to Cambridge teens, from age 14 through the summer after they graduate high school.
Sign-up Information
Ages: 14 to 18.
Grades 9th grade through 12th grade.
Cambridge residents only.
Participants must be eligible to work in the United States and will be required to provide documentation proving eligibility. Youth can participate from the time they're 14 years-old until the summer after high school.
Application required
- Specific dates
To be considered an on-time applicant, you must apply between April 10 and April 26. After that, the portal will remain open for late applications until July 1. The application for MSYEP must be completed online through a system called TraxSolutions. Program is not first-come, first served. All applicants who apply by the deadline will be considered, priority is given to lower income youth, until spots are filled. You can learn more by visiting the MSYEP webpage.
Applications steps are as follows:
- Follow the link to the MSYEP Trax Application to apply online.
- If you already have a Trax account, log-in.
- If you don't already have a Trax account, create one. Verify your email. Complete the household information.
- Add your teen child as a participant.
- Select Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program from the Activities drop down.
- Have your young person work on the MSYEP application.
- Electronically sign the MSYEP application and submit. Make sure to click "I'm not a robot!" on the following page.
- You will receive a confirmation email. All applicants are placed on the waitlist to start.
Families will be notified between mid-April and the first week of June on a rolling basis.
Cost
This Program is free!
This program pays youth for participating! R
स्थान
The program location changes over time.
- In-person only.
Worksites and other activities are located all over the city. Teens are expected to have make sure they've requested a T Pass through their school and may be required to use it to get to work
Dates and Times
This program runs during the summer.
Monday through Friday.
Runs July 1 - August 9th for the 2024 summer. Times vary, but most assignments run between 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM. You will work approximately 4 hours per day.
Additional information
This is an employment opportunity for teens, they work twenty hours/week, earning minimum wage.
Contacts
Youth Employment Services at OWD
For Trax Application Help
youthemployment@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6268Free
Youth Employment Services at OWD
For Trax Application Help
youthemployment@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6268Share with your friends!
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Last updated अक्टोबर 15, 2024.