The Work-Ready Program focuses on 15 competencies that Sonoma County Employers identified as being needed for success on the job. Successful participants will earn a basic food handlers certificate, certificate and a completion award in the form of a $200 paycheck.
Join us for a 12 session program designed to prepare teens to get and keep a job! We will use Chop's Cafe to teach business skills such as marketing, profit margins, inventory, customer service, cash handling, food safety and sanitation. You will:
- Gain valuable work experience by working in Chop’s Café
- Learn the financial aspects of earning a paycheck
- Create a resume and cover letter to successfully present yourself on paper
- Learn how to conduct yourself in an interview
- Participate in mock-interviews with local employers
*Open to students in grades 10-12
July 10: Intro to Work Experience
July 12: Basic Food Handlers Certificate
July 17: Café Business
July 19: Customer Service & Marketing
July 24: Resumes
July 26: Job Interview Etiquette
July 31: Workers Rights
August 2: Mock Interviews
August 7: Cover Letters
August 9: Business Interviews
August 14: Paychecks & Finance
August 16: Career Exploration