YouthCares Youth

Are you a San Francisco youth, between the ages of 14 and 18, looking for something to do after school?

Are you interested in gaining skills, earning money (or community service hours), AND making a positive impact in your community?

Do you like meeting new people and learning about other cultures and languages?

Are you bilingual and interested in using your language skills and experience on the job?

If your answer to any of these questions is "YES", read the answers to the questions below:

An important message to all applicants.

What is the basic info I need to know about YouthCares?

What will my job responsibilities at YouthCares be?

What will I gain from working at YouthCares?

How do I apply to work at YouthCares (as a volunteer or for a paid job)?

What do youth have to say about working at YouthCares?

How can I check out more about YouthCares?

An important message to all applicants:

Each cycle we have many more applications than available positions. To increase your chance of getting an interview, please share as much about yourself as possible on the application. Tell us what your interests are, what your personality is like, and why you want this job.

What is the basic info I need to know about YouthCares?

A job at YouthCares means:
-Working 3 days a week after school (One day of training and two days at program sites)
-Earning San Francisco's minimum wage
-Gaining job experience and new skills to help you achieve your future goals
-Working with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and languages.

What will my job responsibilities at YouthCares be?

YouthCares offers youth two positions: Peer tutoring and working with senior citizens.

Peer Tutoring:
At YouthCares Partners in Learning, you work at Newcomer High School, a school in the Inner Sunset for students who have just immigrated to this country. You will help students with their homework and teach them lessons about life in this country: how to get around SF, how to go to the hospital, college in the US, voting, housing, and other important topics. If you are interested in meeting people from all around the world, helping your community, and mentoring people your age, this job could be for you!

Working with Senior Citizens:
At YouthCares Intergenerational, you work with senior citizens in different classes around the city. You will be a Teaching Assistant with professional instructors in programs such as ESL, art, and exercise. All youth who work for YouthCares Intergenerational are also required to work at our Thursday food bank in the Richmond district. If you are interested in getting to know senior citizens from around the world, helping your community, and gaining teaching skills from professionals, this job could be for you!

What will I gain from working at YouthCares?

By working at YouthCares (either paid or volunteer), you can expect to gain:
-Job experience and the skills you need to apply for other jobs in the future
-Leadership, communication, public speaking, and teambuilding skills
-Teaching and group facilitation skills
-Training on important topics like college, financial literacy, immigration, and careers.
-Experience working with people of different languages, cultures, and ages
-Support from your co-workers and supervisor

How do I apply to work at YouthCares (as a volunteer or for a paid job)?

Follow these easy steps:

1. Make sure you have read through all of the information on our website.
2. Decide if you want to apply for YouthCares Partners in Learning (peer tutoring) or YouthCares Intergenerational (working with senior citizens).
3. Apply through our online YouthCares application form and mail or fax the recommendation form. OR, download the YouthCares application and the Recommendation form and complete and submit them both by mail or fax. 
4. If you are contacted by YouthCares staff for an interview, come to the YouthCares office when you are scheduled.
5. We are currently NOT accepting applications due to budget cuts, please check back for future updates.

*To apply to YouthCares Intergenerational, download the YouthCares application and recommendation form (above), complete them, and mail them to: YouthCares/Richmond Village Beacon, George Washington High School, 600 32nd Ave Building T3, San Francisco, CA 94121

*To apply to YouthCares Partners in Learning, download the YouthCares application and recommendation form (above), complete them, and mail them to: YouthCares/International Institute of the Bay Area, 657 Mission Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105

"Please note: the above forms are downloadable only in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it already, click here to download a free copy from Adobe."

What do youth have to say about working at YouthCares?

Here is what youth say about their experience at YouthCares:

"Whenever I go home from work, I feel like I accomplished something." -David, YouthCares Intergenerational

"I really enjoyed this program. I learned more than I could have in school and most of the stuff was really helpful, like job, resume, and communication/leadership skills. I would do YouthCares again." -Annie, YouthCares Intergenerational

"This job really made me feel what is to like being a teacher. You can learn new stuff while you teach. I actually met many new friends from different countries and different ethnicities. I also learned different languages and made tutoring fun with my Newcomer friends." -Michelle, Partners in Learning

"Working with seniors helped me with my socializing skills. Being more active and talkative with the seniors has made a big change in my life." -Connie, YouthCares Intergenerational

"Tutoring has taught me a lot about myself. It showed my strengths and weaknesses. I hope to build on my strengths and improve my weaknesses..." -Shamsan, Partners in Learning

"YouthCares is a place where youth from different high schools and neighborhoods get to interact and learn from each other. It's like a big family." -Heng, YouthCares Intergenerational

How can I check out more about YouthCares?

To see what's going on at YouthCares:

Go to our blog at: sfyouthcares.blogspot.com

Check out 2 films about YouthCares at: http://www.youtube.com/youthcares

Join our Facebook group by going to http://www.facebook.com and searching for YouthCares.