Step 1: Set up your Direct Deposit

Step 2: Timesheet and Payroll Instructions (Starting in July)

Each step has an an associated section with step by step directions below.

• Please be aware that re-assignments will not be granted for transportation/distance reasons. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that you select a worksite you can travel and commit to.

• Anyone who is terminated from their site for violating one of the codes of conduct will NOT be eligible for a reassignment.

• Participants are NOT allowed to transfer worksites without the approval of the SYEP Team.

Requests for assignment transfers will be addressed under the following circumstances:

• Health concerns

• Worksite closures

• Conduct issues/Issues at site

• Safety Issues

The information below will be emailed from donotreplycss@gmail.com with the Subject line: Welcome to NYC SYEP 2025: Important Info Regarding Your Pay

Register for the Participant Site

You will be able to register for the Participant Site to sign up for Direct Deposit, view information regarding your Provider, L4L/SYEP Summer experience, and when the time comes, your pay history! To create your account, go to https://participant.yepsonline.org/default.aspx and fill in your information.

Past Participant?

If you have already registered for the Participant Site in a previous year, you can log in using the same Login Name and Password you originally created at https://participant.yepsonline.org/ 

If you forgot your Login Name and/or Password, re-register for the Participant Site at https://participant.yepsonline.org/default.aspx 

***Please keep in mind, the NYC SYEP Participant Online Application website is different from the Participant Site.***

Choose a Payment Method 

You have two different payment methods to choose from: 

(1) Direct Deposit or 

(2) Pay Card 

For a video tutorial click HERE

Please note that when you officially start your internship, you will need to submit weekly timesheets that detail your working hours. It is your responsibility to submit your completed timesheets on time. Accurate timesheets are required for you to be paid. Timesheet instructions are shared below. 

When you begin your job, you will need to submit weekly timesheets detailing your working hours, which should total 25 hours each week. It is your responsibility to submit your completed timesheets on time. Accurate timesheets are required for you to be paid.

***You will only be able to access your timesheets after you are enrolled. 

IMPORTANT: 

• Hour entry for participants is from Wednesday to Saturday. 

• Worksite approval is on Sunday and Monday. 

*** Please note that your supervisors have received their login information to a separate portal for timesheet approval. 

• No hours can be entered after Saturday therefore if you didn't get a chance to enter your hours, you must email the SYEP team by Monday at 9:00 am at the latest. 

• After five (5) hours worked, participants must take at least a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, and after seven
  (7) hours worked, participants must take at least a one-hour unpaid lunch break. Be sure to manage your participants’ work schedules accordingly. 

• Participants are limited to 25 hours a week, maximum.

• Participants must sign in and out daily. Times must be rounded up to quarter-hour increments. (E.g., if you start work at 8:42, your starting time should be 8:45.)

Again, it is YOUR responsibility to submit your completed timesheets on time. Failure to enter your time by the deadline will result in a delayed payment.

Please watch the Time Entry Video which explains the timesheet entry process. We strongly suggest you watch the full video to familiarize yourself with the system and avoid confusion.

DO NOT contact your worksite supervisor about any timesheet or payroll questions.

• Falsifying your timesheet is not just a violation of SYEP policy—it's time fraud, a serious criminal offense. Committing time fraud can lead to immediate termination from the SYEP program and will permanently disqualify you from participating in WLG 2025 and future SYEP years

• If your employer or the SYEP team discovers that you've engaged in time fraud, you will be held fully responsible for reimbursing the city in full for any wages paid out under false pretenses. Time fraud is a criminal act that could result in legal action. This includes potential criminal charges, fines, and even imprisonment.

• Be aware: we have strict monitoring systems in place to detect any fraudulent activity. Once discovered, the consequences are severe and irreversible. Don't risk your future!

Sick time/ Vacation Requests: 

• Participants must notify the employer if they are unable to attend work due to illness, vacation, medical appointments, or any other reason.

• Make-up work may be permitted at the employer’s discretion and must be completed within the same week of the absence.

If you do not feel comfortable working at your site, please know that we are here to help.

In the event that you are feeling unsafe, uncomfortable and/or concerned:

1. Email our team youthemployment@commonpoint.org and provide details on the situation at your site.

2. We will schedule a video call or in-person meeting to discuss the concern and work with you on next steps.

   1. Reassignments

   2. Virtual Work (if available)

Examples of worksite concerns:

• Inappropriate touching by another SYEP participant, Staff Member etc.

• Inappropriate/invasive comments 

• Hostile/Antagonistic behavior/Mistreatment

• Heavy workload

• Unrealistic expectations 

  • Picking up your supervisors child from daycare 

  • Being asked to work at a location that differs from the address of your originally assigned site

If something doesn’t feel right— feel free to contact the SYEP team for support and guidance. 

Say something—don’t wait! Contact us immediately

Code of Conduct violations are:
Drugs: Possession, sale, or use of drugs and alcohol while at your work assignment
Absenteeism: Failure to report to work for 2 or more consecutive days and without notifying your supervisor
Disruptive Behavior: Physical and verbal assaults, use of inappropriate language toward other participants or site supervisors could result in termination of the program
Insubordination: Failure to follow instructions provided by the supervisor