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Bergen County Job Center Flyer
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) The Bergen County Job Center’s (BCJC) youth program offers work experience to youth entering the workforce. The goal of this program is to assist candidates ages 16-24 with hands-on training, developing soft skills, and what is necessary in order to attain the employer’s expectations.
TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CONTACT Sharon Sermon
Supervisor of Youth
(201) 329-9600 x5556
shaphi@bergen.org
Key Points About Summer Youth Experience:
• Can begin on or after July 1st and must end no later than September 1 st
• Each candidate will be paid $15/hr.
• Must be a minimum of 4 weeks and 3 hours per day/15 hours per week and not exceed 26 weeks and 40 hrs./wk.
• Some technical assistance and monitoring will be provided from BCJC staff.
• Monitoring may include on-site visits and phone/email communication with the employer/trainer
The Youth Program Counselor will be the liaison between the Bergen County Job Center and the employer to ensure all the employer needs are being addressed. The Program Counselor will visit the worksite at least once a month to discuss the clients progress and to ensure all employer needs are being met.
If a candidate is accepted by the employer, a worksite agreement will be completed by both the employer and the Bergen County Job Center prior to the candidate starting the employment. All company procedures for a new hire would be expected to be adhered to as well.