Youth Job Fair: McBride Park: June 20th 2016

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews, along with Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, and the City of Long Beach Parks, Recreation, & Marine, is pleased to announce the Sixth District Youth Employment Fair, Saturday, June 20th, at 10:00 a.m., at Ernest McBride Park, Social Hall, 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, Long Beach, CA. 

 The free employment fair will focus on summer jobs for local youth, ages 16 to 18, while offering assistance in developing their career path skills. “As a young individual, obtaining and maintaining your first job can be very difficult. It is my goal to equip our youth with job readiness, placement and employment support”, said Councilman Andrews. 

The youth will have the opportunity to apply for a work program in a variety of entry-level jobs at government agencies, hospitals, summer camps, nonprofits, small businesses, law firms, museums, sports enterprises, and retail organizations. The workshop will include the chance to learn about:

• Summer Jobs
• Year-Round Employment
• Career Pathway Strategies

Participants should bring an identification card, social security card and birth certificate. For more information, please contact the Office of Councilman Dee Andrews at (562) 570-6816.