SYEP Staff
• Patricia Sadler- Workforce Development Director
[email protected]
• Kismet Loftin-Bell – SYEP Co-Director, Host Site Coordinator
Cell – 336 – 618 – 7526
[email protected]
• Joy Nelson-Thomas – SYEP Co-Director, Youth Coordinator
Cell- 336-701-3171
[email protected]
Program Overview
What is the Summer Youth Employment Program?
• A partnership with the City of Winston-Salem and the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
What is the purpose of the SYEP?
• To provide youth with the opportunity to gain life skills training,
financial literacy and management, college and career exploration, real
life experiences, and networking opportunities through a six week
internship while being paid a stipend.
What is the goal of the SYEP?
• To empower the inhabitants of Forsyth County and promote
socioeconomic progress by preparing students for post secondary
education and careers by developing their employability skills through
a hands on technical training program.
Program
Expectations
Attendance
• Required to be in attendance for at least 90%
of all scheduled program events/activities.
• Interns must sign in and out with their worksite
supervisor daily.
Attendance
• In addition to SYEP standards interns must adhere
to the worksite attendance policy.
• The worksite supervisor can determine that the
intern has demonstrated a pattern of
absences/tardies that is disruptive to the work
environment and release the intern.
• If you believe you cannot commit to the
attendance policy please notify us BEFORE
departure today.
Reporting an Absence
If you must be absent..
• Intern must give advanced notice of absence at least 24
hours in advance.
If this is not possible…
• It is the responsibility of the intern (not the parent) to
contact SYEP staff AND worksite supervisor to report
absences at least 30 minutes BEFORE the start of the shift.
– Contact Ms. Nelson-Thomas or Ms. Loftin-Bell.
• If you leave an email: leave intern’s name, date of
absence and reasoning
• Leaving a message at the front desk of the Urban
League is not acceptable.
– Contact worksite supervisor second
Work Day Schedule
• Interns are able to work 18 hrs. per week
• Wednesday are reserved for PPDs.
– Wednesday PPDs will be assigned, but times are 10am3pm
• Interns may work AFTER the scheduled PPDs on
Wednesdays.
• Interns are allowed at least 1 break for every 4
hours worked.
Parent
Responsibility
• Encouraging appropriate behaviors and responsibility
of child(ren)
– Remember, we are your child(ren) employers. Use
the behavior towards us as you would your own
employers.
– If there is a problem with the supervisor allow your
child to handle the problem independently and/or
through us.
– Please refrain from interfering.
• Help interns identity their strengths, learning styles,
interest, talents, skills and needs
Timesheets/Stipends
Training Day
July 5th:
Professional Dress
July 6th:
Interviewing Skills/Communication
July 7th:
Dress to Impress, its interviewing day !
Welcome to the 2017
Summer Youth
Employment
Program
SYEP Staff
• Patricia Sadler- Workforce Development Director
[email protected]
• Kismet Loftin-Bell – SYEP Co-Director, Host Site
Coordinator
Cell – 336 – 618 – 7526
[email protected]
• Joy Nelson-Thomas – SYEP Co-Director, Youth
Coordinator
Cell- 336-701-3171
[email protected]