WorkOne Work Experience/Internship for Youth

Work Experience/Internship is a paid (or non-paid) WorkOne

activity designed to enable youth to gain work maturity,
occupational skills, and exposure to the working world. The
work experience provides youth with opportunities for career
exploration and skill development focused on appropriate work
habits and work ethics. Participation in a work experience helps
youth acquire the personal attributes, knowledge, and skills
needed to obtain a job and advance in employment.
Benefits include but are not limited to: exposure and exploration into different careers or
industries, developing work readiness skills, motivation to stay in school and pursue a
career or further training after completion of high school, develop a network of
professional contacts, and develop a working relationship with a mentor.
Employers support youth by providing worksites for Work Experience/Internships
The selection of a worksite for a paid and/or unpaid work experience is determined by
the needs of the participant and the employer. The employer creates a job description
for the work experience position which is used as the training outline and provides workrelated activities for the participant(s) to develop basic work habits, learn occupational
skills, and gain usable Work Experience to promote future employment.
Eligible Youth may be placed with a local employer for up to 8 weeks of employment and
work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Youth are paid biweekly by JobSource. The pay
rate is the starting pay for a regular employee in a similar position at the worksite. The
maximum earnings for a youth in a work experience are $6,000.
The employer tracks and certifies hours worked by the participant and evaluates the
participants job performance as prescribed by the WorkOne youth program. The
employer observes and complies with applicable safety and health standards; observe
Workers Compensation and Youth Labor Laws of Indiana and the Federal Government;
adjust to other conditions as stated in the worksite agreement.
Work Experience activities may not reduce current employees work hours, displaces
current employees or creates a lay-off of current employees, impair existing contract or
collective bargaining agreements, and/or infringe upon the promotional opportunities of
current employees.
For more information about serving as a Work Experience/Internship worksite, please
contact: Kate Panico, WorkOne Anderson Youth Specialist at 765-610-6187