As part of the Business Community of Somerset County, we are inviting you to participate in what began as a Teen Workforce Development project by a group that participated in Leadership Somerset County. 

We are continuing this project that started as a county-wide job shadow program.  Our goal is to help people make an educated decision about their career.  This project began as a program to help teens specifically make choice,to help them understand the jobs available in Somerset County, and to keep or help these students stay in Somerset County.

A database of more than 30 businesses has been created to showcase the job shadow program.  Wouldn’t your business like to participate?  Of course!

The student or interested person will be working with your business for one day to give them an idea of the tasks that would be required of that particular career.  We’d like to have the Employer Sign Up Form completed and returned so that we can add your business to the already growing database.  It is important for our youth and others who are making career decisions to know that our county is a great place to grow and work and stay!

The person will call your business to schedule their day with you.  As the database is updated regularly, you have the opportunity to add or remove particular shadowing opportunities that your company has available.  Also, your business at your discretion, may ask the student or parent, or interested person to sign a release form or confidentiality statement from your business.

All you have to do to begin participating in the program is to complete the form and either mail or email the information back to us at teenworkforce@co.pa.us or mail to Attention: Amy Stone CO Daily American 334 W. Main Street, PO Box 638 Somerset PA.

Thank you in advance for your participation.  We look forward to hearing from you soon. 

 

Sincererly,

Mike, Tammy, Amy, Debra and Amy

Team Workforce Development 2.0