Youth

Youth Jobs 1 (YJ1)

YJ1 provides you the opportunity to develop fundamental job skills to build on throughout your life. Learning about time management, teamwork, responsibility, and initiative will help you now as a teen and as an adult. Most positions work at community organizations, recreation centers, and other City of Saint Paul offices for 15 hours a week and earn $13.50 an hour, the skills learned will be transferable to any position in your future. Some examples of positions are working with younger youth, filing/office support, selling concessions, gardening, mentoring, working with technology or media, and more.

Youth Jobs 2 (YJ2)

YJ2 provides you access to resume-building internships in a variety of professional settings. Interns are placed at for-profit, nonprofit, and public-sector agencies throughout Saint Paul. Interns earn at least $16.00 an hour and work between 15 and 40 hours a week. As a YJ2 intern, you may work at a Fortune 500 company, with a small nonprofit, or even at a family-owned business. Every opportunity is unique and allows you to grow and develop new skills within or outside of the field you are interested in. Some examples of positions are bank teller, engineering aid, desktop support, marketing, media production, health care, and more.

	YJ1 (Youth Jobs 1)	YJ2 (Youth Jobs 2)
Types of Jobs	Admissions and Concessions Pool Attendant Assistant Tennis Coach Boatbuilding Apprentice Child Enrichment Assistant Community Outreach Intern Conservation Crew Member Cook Fresh Intern Day Camp Worker EMS Cadet Bike Shop Apprentice FilmNorth Youth Filmmaker Food Shelf Assistants Gardener/Horticulturalist Interpretive Services Rep Keystone Teen Tech Center Assistant Library Worker Marketing Intern Market Garden Intern Youth Mentor Meal Program Worker Office Administrative Assistant Play Team Member Radio Worker Recreation Assistant Screen Printing Intern Summer Camp Coach Summer Day Camp Assistant Teen Tech Crew Teen Tutor Track I Intern Vehicle Maintenance Warehouse Assistant Wellness Student Assistant Woodworking Intern Youth Media Productions Assistant Youth and Child Worker And more…	Administrative Office Work Animal Control Athletics Director Architecture Intern Arts Program Intern Automotive Intern Bank Teller Budget Intern Community Advancement Intern Community Engagement Intern Conservation Intern Council Member – Office assistant Court Administration Intern Customer Service Associate Dairy & Meat Inspection Division Intern Digital Media Intern Desktop Support Assistant DNR Parks & Trails Intern Electric Distribution Design Intern Engineering Aid Environmental, Health & Safety/Legal Assistant Events & Communication Intern Facilities Environment & Construction Intern Finance Intern Fire Department Intern Fish & Wildlife Education Intern Food Shelf Assistant Gas Operations Helper Intern Human Resources Assistant Information Technology (IT) Intern Lab Technician Assistant Labor Standards Intern Laboratory Operations Aide Library Intern Marketing Intern Medical Intern – Health Services Parks & Trails Planning Intern Pedestrian Safety Associate Plant Protection Division Intern Program Assistant Research Assistant Resident Companion Sustainability Education Intern Sustainability Science Intern Technical Assistant Technology Intern (STEM) Transportation Data Assistant Tech Instructor Vehicle Technician Intern Youth Media Productions Assistant Youth Worker And more…
Professional Skills Training	1-2 days of required training. Trainings are paid for as part of your worked hours per week. Additional paid trainings will be offered throughout the summer	6 weeks (2 hours per week) of mandatory paid trainings. Trainings are paid by employer as part of your internship.
Requirements	Must live in the city of St. Paul for Summer 2025, limited spaces available for youth in Suburban Ramsey County Must be 14 years old before June 1 and no older than 19 years old by Aug 25 Must have a barrier to employment	Must live in the city of St. Paul for Summer 2025, limited spaces available for youth in Suburban Ramsey County Must be 16 years old before June 1 and no older than 21 years old on June 1 Must have a barrier to employment Must have previous work or volunteer experience
Hours Per Week	Up to 15 hours	15 to 40 hours
Hourly Wage	$13.50	Min $16.00 but most employers pay more.
Employers That Host Interns	American Indian Family Center artsus Base Camp, Northern Star Be Graceful Bakery and Catering Better Living Home HealthCare, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities City of Saint Paul - Blooming Saint Paul City of Saint Paul - Como Park Zoo and Conservatory City of Saint Paul - Parks and Recreation City of Saint Paul - Parks and Recreation Centers City of Saint Paul - Saint Paul Public Library CoMotion Center for Movement ComMUSICation CommonBond Communities Cookie Cart Dar's Double Scoop Elpis Enterprises Elsa's House of Sleep Flava Cafe Friends of the Mississippi River Hazel Park Congregational United Church of Christ Hazel Park Learning Center High School for Recording Arts ITS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INC Irreducible Grace Foundation Keystone Community Services Listen Up Youth Radio Nanny's Jamaican Kitchen Neighborhood House Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Ramsey County 4-H SPNN Saint Paul Public Schools - Agriculture Garden Project Saint Paul Public Schools -Seals of Bilingualism Saint Paul Public Schools- Humboldt Admin Office Saint Paul Urban Tennis Scoopz Ice Cream La Cuchara Shakir Consulting Services Sounds of Hope, Ltd. Spark-Y: Youth Action Labs The Good Acre The Salvation Army St. Paul Eastside Corps The Sanneh Foundation Tree Trust Urban Boatbuilders Urban Roots West Indies Soul Food West Side Community Organization (WSCO) West Side Farmers Market World Youth Connect YWCA St Paul	Allina Health - United Hospital Alzheimer's Association artsus Base Camp, Northern Star Bestview care options Capitol Region Watershed District Children's Minnesota City of Saint Paul - DSI City of Saint Paul - Human Resources City of Saint Paul - Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity City of Saint Paul - Mayor's Office City of Saint Paul - Office of Financial Empowerment City of Saint Paul - Office of Financial Services City of Saint Paul - Office of Technology and Communications City of Saint Paul - Parks and Recreation City of Saint Paul - Parks and Recreation Centers City of Saint Paul - Public Works City of Saint Paul - Saint Paul Public Library City of Saint Paul, Ward 3 Office - Councilmember Tolbert City of Saint Paul, Ward 6 Office - Councilmember Nelsie Yang Construction Careers Foundation EOR Inc Ecolab Elsa's House of Sleep Ever-Green Energy, Inc. Finishing Trades Institute of the Upper Midwest Frogtown Farm Great River Greening Hallie Q. Brown Community Center High School for Recording Arts Hiway Credit Union Irreducible Grace Foundation Keystone Community Services Kimley-Horn and Associates Listen Up Youth Radio M Health Fairview MIGIZI Communications McGough Construction Minnesota Children's Museum Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Minnesota Department of Management and Budget/Department of Administration, (MMCAP) Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Minnesota STAR Program Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals Mississippi Park Connection ncxt.co Neighborhood House Now. Make. Art. Public Art Saint Paul Rabata Ramsey County 4-H Ramsey County Workforce Solutions SPNN Saint Paul Port Authority Saint Paul Public Schools - Facilities Dept YJ2 Saint Paul Public Schools - Agriculture Garden Project Saint Paul Public Schools - CDF Freedom Schools/ Freedom Schools Express Saint Paul Public Schools - Nutrition Services Saint Paul Urban Tennis Shakir Consulting Services St. Paul Saints Baseball Club The Salvation Army St. Paul Eastside Corps U.S. Bank University of Minnesota, College of Design, Student Services Urban Roots Vivacity Tech PBC West 7th / Fort Road Federation World Youth Connect Xcel Energy Young Dance
Job Coaches	Job coaches will meet with you and your supervisor a few times throughout the summer to make sure everything is going well.	Job coaches will meet with you and your supervisor a few times throughout the summer to make sure everything is going well. Job Coaches will also be available during the weekly trainings.
Getting Matched With A Job	You will participate in a Career Exploration job fair where you get to meet with several employers/supervisors who you will setup interviews with. If an employers would like to hire you, they will offer you a position in April or May.	You will attend one of our interview sessions and be interviewed by a Right Track staff, volunteer, or employer. Employers will have the option to request you as their intern (if they interviewed you) or after interviews, Right Track staff will match you with a position based on your interests and skills, as well as the employer’s needs. An offer would then be made to you, which you can accept or turn down. Keep in mind, turning down a position may result in no additional positions being offered to you.
Other Benefits	Jobs in your neighborhood Limited and flexible hours so you can participate in other summer programs Pre-employment training on resume building and interviewing skills Career Exploration Day - talk with many different employers at one event End of Summer Celebration	Free unlimited metro bus pass for the summer Professional Networking session to with professionals across industries Make lasting connections with other ambitious youth End of Summer Celebration
Where Do You Apply	Apply Here	Apply Here

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Advanced internships run by partner organizations that build skills for specific careers.

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Youth Jobs 1 (YJ1)

Youth Jobs 2 (YJ2)

Compare the YJ1 and YJ2 programs

YJ1 (Youth Jobs 1)

YJ2 (Youth Jobs 2)

Types of Jobs

Professional Skills Training

Requirements

Hours Per Week

Hourly Wage

Employers That Host Interns

Job Coaches

Getting Matched With A Job

Other Benefits

Where Do You Apply

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