Employment

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS* & JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1. Denver Botanic Gardens Internships (LINK)

2. Engineering internships with Merrick & Company, Greenwood Village, CO Local: +1 303-751-0741

3. Encore Electric - For full time opportunities at Encore Electric as well as summer intern opportunities, please visit our website at www.encoreelectric.com. Bryan Garver just let me know we have four high school summer internship opportunities available so if you are interested NOW is the time to apply for either full time work or summer internships.

4. Red Hawk Golf Course – Prep cook with free golf benefits – apply through Castle Rock City (LINK)

5. Castle Rock seasonal jobs – (LINK)

6. Highlands Ranch seasonal jobs – (LINK)

7. Avient - Second shift: 3:00pm-11:30pm (M-F)

Third shift: 11:00pm-7:30am (Mon Night to Sat Morning). Our hourly temp rate now is $19.00 per hour with a shift differential on top of that that. If they work the swing shift they will receive a $1.00 shift differential and for graveyard shift it is $1.50 shift differential.

8. Here is a volunteer opportunity in Health Sciences – (LINK)

9. Castle Rock Water – seasonal jobs (LINK) – for more information contact: David Montgomery; dmoontgomery@crgov.com

10. DCSD - BASE part-time workers needed – before/after school care for our DCSD elementary age students. Summer program coverage also needed. If you like working with children and you are age 16+ Contact: Michele.Stewart@dcsdk12.org to apply.

11. Air Academy Federal Credit Union – paid internships in the finance/banking industry – for juniors and seniors – apply at: aafcu.com/internship

12. Age 16+ Jobs: ALL fast food, full-service restaurants, Target, Walmart, Murdoch’s, some factory outlet retail, your city recreational seasonal jobs (lifeguard, umpires, golf course, daycare), Petsmart, Office Max, Kohl’s, Auto Zone, and ALL grocery stores. Ask businesses you like to shop at if they are hiring, as most are.

13. Denver Zoo internship information; application dates, time commitment, etc. (LINK)

APPRENTICESHIPS*

1. Colorado Restaurant Foundation apprenticeship (LINK)

2. Restaurant apprenticeship (LINK)

3. Highway Maintenance Management – Contact Susan Bailargeon; 970-204-8175; susan.bailargeon@frontrange.edu – earn a degree while working and

4. Sheet Metal Works’ – earn an associate’s degree while working and earning a wage; contact: Tim Moran – tmoran@smw9.com – Starting w/benefits $60,000; after four years earn $105,000/year

5. Douglas County Sheriff – 911 Dispatch Apprenticeship $51,996 - $77,490 upon completion of program – Contact: hiring@dcsheriff.net

6. Traffic Signal Technician Apprenticeship – call:719-633-3872 (Colo.Springs), 303-398-7348 (Denver)

7. Electrical Apprenticeships – contact: 303-295-1903; earn a wage while to learn

8. ELightElectric.com – starting pay $55,000, no student loan debt, full benefits, all educational training expenses paid – Englewood, CO contact: 303-754-0001

9. Plumbline – plumbing and HVAC technicians – they pay for all training, certifications; 2-year program - $16/hr during training, $55,000 when finished; HVAC is 6-months EPA certified, $16/hr during training, while on calls $40-$60,000/year – full-benefit package

10. CITC Construction Industry Training (apprenticeships) Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Pipefitting, Plumbing, Sheet Metal – 303-893-1500 call to apply

*Internships – Unpaid, professional level experiences designed for students to learn what the career pathway is about. DCSD offers school credit (.5/semester, max. 1.0) to students that have taken a minimum of one CTE course.

*Apprenticeships – Paid employment while learning on-the-job and the promise of full-time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship time period. Most apprenticeships are for students 18 or older and most are for high school graduates.