YES Application
We recommend reviewing the FAQs below to confirm that the YES Summer Jobs Program is a good potential fit for you. Once you're ready, start your application below:
FAQs and More information
What: The Youth Employment Service (YES) Summer Jobs Program puts about 160 teens to work in the community at over sixty different worksites. Jobs include camp counseling, working with local banks and offices, farming and gardening, working with food and in retail stores, working with children and the elderly, and more! Through YES, teens work up to 120 hours, usually around 20 hours per week over the course of 6 weeks. All jobs pay $15.50/hr.
How: You must fill out an application, participate in an interview (which you are responsible for scheduling), and return the documents below no later than May 22nd in order to enter our program. If you are hired, you will receive a phone call and/or a job offer letter in the mail. You must call to accept your job, return all required paperwork, and participate in a YES Summer Orientation before you can begin work. You will attend a paid Kickstart Training to learn important job and financial literacy skills before your job begins.
NOTE: Space in our program is limited by funding, and you may be placed on a waitlist before the application deadline. Apply early.
You do not need to have all of the required documents in order to apply and interview-- we can support you in getting those together. Please reference our timeline of important dates here: yesithaca.getgist.help/en/article/33-important-dates-for-the-2025-summer-jobs-program
Please be prepared to discuss vacation dates and scheduling conflicts during your interview, if possible.
YES is a job and a program. By accepting a job offer from YES, you agree to work the days and times you are scheduled to work with minimal absences. Additionally, you are expected to participate in our program by attending a mandatory YES orientation, attending at least two hours of paid YES workshops, meeting with your YES Rep (on-the-job) to discuss your progress every week, and completing two self-evaluations and an end of job reflection. The YES team will support you through every step of our program and every aspect of your job.
How: You must fill out an application, participate in an interview (which you are responsible for scheduling), and return the documents below no later than May 22nd in order to enter our program. If you are hired, you will receive a phone call and/or a job offer letter in the mail. You must call to accept your job, return all required paperwork, and participate in a YES Summer Orientation before you can begin work. You will attend a paid Kickstart Training to learn important job and financial literacy skills before your job begins.
NOTE: Space in our program is limited by funding, and you may be placed on a waitlist before the application deadline. Apply early.
You do not need to have all of the required documents in order to apply and interview-- we can support you in getting those together. Please reference our timeline of important dates here: yesithaca.getgist.help/en/article/33-important-dates-for-the-2025-summer-jobs-program
Please be prepared to discuss vacation dates and scheduling conflicts during your interview, if possible.
YES is a job and a program. By accepting a job offer from YES, you agree to work the days and times you are scheduled to work with minimal absences. Additionally, you are expected to participate in our program by attending a mandatory YES orientation, attending at least two hours of paid YES workshops, meeting with your YES Rep (on-the-job) to discuss your progress every week, and completing two self-evaluations and an end of job reflection. The YES team will support you through every step of our program and every aspect of your job.
