Transcript Jumpstart Success - YouthWorks, Inc.

Your Guide For Job Readiness And Career Exploration
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Skill Acquisition
Career Exploration
“YouthWorks builds a
community solution to
help young people
whose potential might
be overlooked to
pursue employment
and career
development
opportunities.”
JumpStart Success is an
18-hour flexible job
readiness and career
exploration program
We give you the tools
to help them
get ready...
for this...
or this.
or this...
 Geared toward youth from 14-25
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Field-tested over 15 years in the
Pittsburgh area
 Aligned to PA State Academic
Career Education and Work
Standards
JumpStart
Success helps
me by...
“Clarifying my interests and
exploring relevant careers.”
JumpStart
Success
helps me
by...
“Giving me communication and
customer service skills and
teaching me about workplace
etiquette and culture.”
JumpStart
Success
helps me
by...
“Teaching me how to search for
a job and giving me the tools to
be successful. Now I know how
to write an on-target resume
and cover and thank-you
letters. And I know the ins and
outs of applying and
interviewing for a job.”
My Online Portfolio – A secure online site for students to create
and store employment, job search and career exploration material
 Resources
▪ Templates for creating a resume, career plan and list of references
▪ Tips for job search, interviewing and success in the workplace
▪ Links to online videos about dressing for success, workplace etiquette
and dealing with challenging situations
 Availability
▪ 24/7 from any computer
▪ Site available to students after training
 Pre & Post-Assessment of Work Readiness
Provides a baseline
prior to instruction
 Illustrates student
accomplishment with
the curriculum
 Guidelines provided
for conducting and
scoring
 Achievement of a set
score results in
JumpStart Success
certification
 Easy to use
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Step-by-step instructions
Materials list for each exercise
Real-life scenarios for youth
Ready-to-use reproducible forms
 Flexible
▪ Flexible 18-hour, 9-module program
 Comprehensive
▪ Annotated bibliography of additional resources
▪ Aligned to PA State Academic Standards for Career
Education and Work
 Results Tracking
▪ Feedback and trainer evaluation forms
▪ Tracking tool to show results
Online Trainer Toolkit
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Monitor student sites at My
Online Portfolio
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Access all resources available
to students
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Access tools and directions
just for trainers
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Available 24/7 from any
computer
 Train-the-trainers certification
 Become certified in JumpStart Success in one easy session.
 Recertification available after one year.
 Certification session provides hands-on experience with
curriculum and customized strategies for meeting program
deliverables and helping students achieve success.
 Tracking Tool Shows Results:
▪ Written resume
▪ Written career plan
▪ Interview experience
▪ Pre & post-assessment scores
▪ Attendance
▪ Demographics (race; gender; age)
▪ Can be customized to collect
other data
 Ongoing dedicated consultant support and
quality control of program
▪ We’ll help you customize JumpStart Success to work with
your program, fit your schedule and meet the needs of your
population.
▪ We’ll consult with you on your curriculum needs.
▪ We’ll provide ongoing support for using My Online Portfolio,
the tracking tool and the assessment process.
 Pipeline to YouthWorks
activities:
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Job tours
Job shadowing
Cool Hot Jobs Workshop series
Opportunities for paid internships
and employment
Comprehensive!
One curriculum meets all your needs for career exploration and job-readiness education.
Technology based!
My Online Portfolio, online Trainers Toolkit, links to online videos, assessments and
tracking tools provide a level of support unsurpassed by others.
Effective – employers report it works!
In a recent summer employment program involving more than 250 youth who earned
JumpStart Success certification, 97% of them earned exemplary ratings of “very good” or
“excellent” from job placement supervisors. YouthWorks has a long list of employers who
stand by JumpStart Success.
Superior support!
YouthWorks helps you customize JumpStart Success to meet your program needs and
schedule and support you throughout your program so your students succeed!
Let us help get your youth on the path to
success now!
Karen Bryant
Curriculum Consultant
YouthWorks, Inc.
Primary phone 412.741.9080
Secondary phone 412.952.9704 (mobile)
Email: [email protected]