1. Your Guide For Job Readiness And Career Exploration
Jumpstart Success

2. YouthWorks Four Core Services
“YouthWorks builds a community solution to help young people whose potential might be overlooked to pursue employment and career development opportunities.”
Grants
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Professional Development
Employment Opportunities
Skill Acquisition
Career Exploration

3. JumpStart Success The Door To Their Future
JumpStart Success is an 18-hour flexible job readiness and career exploration program

4. JumpStart Success The Door To Their Future
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6. JumpStart Success The Door To Their Future
Geared toward youth from 14-25
Field-tested over 15 years in the Pittsburgh area
Aligned to PA State Academic Career Education and Work Standards

7. JumpStart Success Benefits For Youth
JumpStart Success helps me by...
“Clarifying my interests and exploring relevant careers.”

8. JumpStart Success Benefits For Youth
JumpStart Success helps me by...
“Giving me communication and customer service skills and teaching me about workplace etiquette and culture.”

9. JumpStart Success Benefits For Youth
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.”

10. JumpStart Success Online Portfolio
My Online Portfolio – A secure online site for students to create and store employment, job search and career exploration material

11. JumpStart Success Online Portfolio
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

12. JumpStart Success Assessment Tool
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

13. JumpStart Success Benefits For Trainers
Easy to use
Step-by-step instructions
Materials list for each exercise
Real-life scenarios for youth
Ready-to-use reproducible forms

14. JumpStart Success Benefits For Trainers
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

15. JumpStart Success Benefits For Trainers
Online Trainer Toolkit
Monitor student sites at My Online Portfolio
Access all resources available to students
Access tools and directions just for trainers
Available 24/7 from any computer

16. JumpStart Success Trainer Certification And Support
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.

17. JumpStart Success Trainer Certification And Support
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

18. JumpStart Success Trainer Certification And Support
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.

19. JumpStart Success Pipeline To Opportunities
Pipeline to YouthWorks activities:
Job tours
Job shadowing
Cool Hot Jobs Workshop series
Opportunities for paid internships and employment

20. JumpStart Success The Advantage
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!

21. JumpStart Success Getting Started
Let us help get your youth on the path to success now!
Karen Bryant
Curriculum Consultant
YouthWorks, Inc.
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