<p>The Summer Youth Employment Program, administered by the Mayor's Office provides jobs for the young people, ages 14-18, so they can learn to navigate in a business environment, contribute to the community, gain life skills, explore a specific profession and earn money. For more information contact Darlene Young at dyoung@norwalkct.gov</p> <p>Applications will be accepted from:</p> <p>March 1 - March 29, 2026 11:59 P.M.</p> <p>Hourly Rate: $16.94</p> <p>To be considered for Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program, the applicant must:</p> <ul> <li>  Be at least 14 years old as of April 1, 2026;  </li><li>  Not be older than 18 years old as of July 1, 2026;  </li><li>  Be a Norwalk resident. </li><li> Have a valid Social Security Number in order to participate and ensure proper payroll   process. </li><li> UNEXPIRED documents that establish identity and employment authorization will be REQUIRED during training (visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 for a list of acceptable documents. Once on the site view "Form I-9" or see below). You will be notified when to bring the documents. </li></ul> <p> </p> <p> PLEASE PRINT THIS POSTING AS A REFERENCE TO HELP YOU COMPLETE THE APPLICATION.</p> <p>I. JOB INTRODUCTION</p> <ul> <li> The SYEP is a competitive program and is NOT done on a first come first serve basis. </li><li>The position pays $16.94 an hour. </li><li> Program begins in July and runs through August. </li><li>Interviews will take place in April/May 2026. You will receive information by e-mail about the time and location of your interview. </li><li>If selected, all new participants are required to participate in a mandatory week-long Job Etiquette Training in June. </li></ul> <p>II. HOW DO I APPLY</p> <p>All applications must be submitted online.</p> <p>WE NO LONGER ACCEPT PAPER, FAXED OR E-MAILED APPLICATIONS.</p> <ul> <li>Your Contact Information* </li></ul> <p>Please provide accurate and complete contact information as it will be crucial in contacting you regarding your application.</p> <p>In case of a change of email, phone or address between March 2026 to May 2026, please submit new contact information to Favian Campos at fcampos@norwalkct.gov</p> <ul> <li>Email Addresses* </li></ul> <p>All applicants must provide an email address to apply for a job on NeoGov site.</p> <p>If you do not currently have an email address on your existing account, you will be required to add one the next time you submit an application. Email addresses can be obtained for free from a number of email providers.</p> <p>Please take note of the following information:</p> <ul> <li>Please write down your user name and password as that is the only way for you to get into your account in the future. </li><li>For individuals that are re-applying you must use your login information from last year's recruitment. If you do nothave/remember your password and username from the previous year please click on "Sign In" link located on the" Job Opportunities" page. </li></ul> <p>An e-mail will be sent to your e-mail account (the one used when you initially created your online application) with forgotten information.</p> <ul> <li>All applicants must successfully complete and submit the online application to be considered for the program. If done correctly, you will be taken to a "Certify & Submit" page (it should look like this): </li></ul> <p>Once you click on the "Accept & Submit" button you will get a confirmation message that states your application was received (it should look like this): </p> <p>Aside from that, you will immediately receive an e-mail message stating you have successfully submitted the application.</p> <ul> <li>IMPORTANT * </li></ul> <p>If you do not see Application Submitted page and do not receive a message your application was NOT successfully submitted. At this point, you might have to go back and try to apply again. </p> <p>Print a copy of your completed application for your reference.</p> <p>If you are having problems creating a user name and/or password, please call NeoGov's Toll-Free Customer Success telephone line at 1-877-204-4442 or Toll-Free Applicant Support telephone line at 1-855-524-5627.</p> <p>For questions regarding SYEP, please contact Favian Campos at fcampos@norwalkct.gov</p> <p>For change in contact information, please contact Favian Campos at fcampos@norwalkct.gov</p>