NYCID Summer Youth Employment Program Older Youth Information

NYCID SYEP Contact Information:

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone (accepts Text Messages): 347-378-9578

Text Blast Number (Does not accept calls or texts and used for updates only): 929-581-8698

Once You Have Been Enrolled- Orientations

Even after you have been enrolled in the SYEP program, it is important that you frequently check your email or texts for updates from NYCID on the SYEP Program. We will regularly send you information updates, but you can continue reading here for more information.

Once you have been enrolled, your next step is to complete orientation. Orientation consists of 3 parts:

1. Attending an Orientation with our organization, New York Center for Interpersonal Development (NYCID). These will be held online on a Zoom Webinar. The schedule has not been determined yet, but will take place in May. We will send an email with dates you can attend. There will be more than one opportunity to attend, however, you should attend the earliest session possible to fulfill this requirement.

2. Completing Hats and Ladders Self Guided Orientation

  • You will be assigned CAREER CLIMBS to complete on Hats and Ladders. The Hats and Ladders platform is currently OPEN.
  • CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HATS AND LADDERS GUIDE: HATS AND LADDERS GUIDE
  • You cannot access SYEP Hats and Ladders until you have been enrolled in SYEP. If you have just been enrolled, it may take 24-48 hours for Hats and Ladders to process your enrollment.
  • You must complete ALL Career Climbs that appear on your Hats and Ladders platform. You can view all of your Career Climbs by going to the “My Assignments” page on Hats and Ladders. Everything you see under My Assignments must be completed.
  • You will be given a deadline to complete your Hats and Ladders. This will be emailed to you. There are NO EXTENSIONS OR EXCEPTIONS. You will be de-enrolled and lose your spot from SYEP if you do not complete your Hats and Ladders.

3. The City of New York requires all employees 16 years old and above to take a Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.

    • This will be done online at this link: https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/sexual-harassment-training.page . IMPORTANT: You MUST have your full name on the certificate that is given to you at the end of the training. There are no exceptions. You will not be placed at a job until it is complete.
    • When you have your certificate, please upload it under the Sexual Harassment Acknowledgement category by going to https://participant.yepsonline.org/

What Will I Be Doing This Summer?

If you are 16 years or older on July 1st, you will be placed at a worksite that NYCID has partnered with to provide you job for the summer.

Your schedule will be determined by where you are placed. You can work up to 25 hours a week. Your hourly rate is NYS Minimum wage which is currently at $17.00 per hour. The start date of the program is July 6th or July 13th (depending on your job site). Your weekly schedule will be determined by your worksite.

Where will I be working?

Throughout the year, NYCID partners with different organizations and businesses to have jobs available for youth within our workforce programs. For the Summer Youth Employment Program, you will be asked to apply to the jobs we have developed.

You will be able to apply to up to 3 jobs for SYEP. You will review the job description which includes the name of the business, the summary of what that business does, the requirements and responsibilities for the job, and the location and hours of operation.

After reviewing the job, if you are interested, you will apply to that job. You will be asked to give your contact information, a short summary of why you want to work at that business, and you will also be asked to rank that job as your first, second, or third choice.

IMPORTANT: If you did not finish your orientation requirements or did not submit all of your documents (listed above), then you will not be placed at a worksite and may be de-enrolled from the Summer Youth Employment Program.

After you apply to 3 jobs and rank each of them, NYCID will try to place you at one of your 3 choices.

  • If we are able to place you at your first choice, we will do so. If we cannot place you at your first choice, we will then try to place you at your second choice.
  • If we cannot place you at your second choice, then we will try to place you at your third choice.
  • If we cannot place you at any of your choices, we will do our best to place you at a job that is close to where you live and/or matches your career interests you listed on your application.

The reasons you may not be placed at your choices are:

  1. The position has already been filled with other applicant(s).
  2. You did not meet the requirements, which may include already having the skills necessary for the job, an age requirement, or some other requirement.
  3. You did not finish one or more of your orientation requirements.
  4. You did not submit all of your documents for the program such as selective service, working papers, or some other document.

JOB APPLICATIONS ARE NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME!

After you are placed at a worksite, we will let you and your worksite know. Note that some worksites may still require an interview before you start working there. Depending on your worksite, you may also need to go through a background check or some other clearance (for example some child care sites require a background check in order to work with children).

Before the program begins, you will either receive a set schedule or you will have first day instructions from your worksite.

*Note: You may be de-enrolled from the program if you do not show up to work in the first week.

How will I be paid this summer?

There are only two methods of pay for SYEP. Your pay is based on how many hours you work which is approved by your supervisor at your assigned worksite.

  1. The default option is a prepaid debit card called a Payroll card. You will need to pick up your Payroll card from your SYEP Provider on a certain date(s) in early July. You will receive an email on where and when to go to obtain your payroll card! It can be used in most places where cards are accepted, such as convenient stores and ATMS. It can also be used online. If you lose your card, it can take anywhere from 2-3 weeks to get a replacement.
  2. PREFERRED: Direct Deposit is the other payment option. If you have a bank account that accepts direct deposit, you can have your pay sent to your bank account on pay date. This is the preferred option because if you lose your own bank card, you can go back to your bank to get a new one or they can mail you a new card faster than option 1 above. However, you should not sign up for direct deposit with Cash App, Venmo, or other digital payment platforms. These are not considered traditional banks. Traditional banks have physical branches for in-person assistance, a larger network of ATMs for cash access, and often offer interest-bearing accounts. Additionally, they have an established reputation for security and reliability.

If you need to sign up for a bank account, you can click HERE to use Get Banked NYC which can help you find youth friendly banks.

If you are ready to sign up for direct deposit, you can click HERE for the direct deposit manual.

Pay Dates:

Pay Dates are on Friday’s. This is the pay schedule for 2026:

  1. July 17th – If you started during the week of July 6th , then this is your first pay date
  2. July 24th – If you started during the week of July 13th, then this is your first pay date
  3. July 31st
  4. August 7th
  5. August 14th
  6. August 21st – If you started during the week of July 6th , then this is your last pay date
  7. August 28th – If you started during the week of July 13th, then this is your last pay date

How do I enter my time on the participant site?

In order to enter your time on the participant site, please login and follow the instructions below.

You can only enter hours between Wednesday and Saturday.

You are responsible for entering your hours each week on the participant site! No one else can do this for you.

After Saturday evening, you can no longer enter hours! So you must enter everything before then. Hours entry is closed after Saturday! Your Supervisors will approve until Monday.

We recommend setting a reminder to enter your hours each week so you do not forget!

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS!

Be sure all of your hours for the week are logged before Saturday evening! If you do not enter your hours, you are at risk of not getting paid!