Registration for Mayor’s Youth Employment Program Now Open

Published on March 13, 2025

The American Job Center today invited high school seniors, college students, and youth ages 17 to 24 to participate in this summer’s Mayor’s Youth Employment Program. The application deadline is 5 p.m. April 16. To apply, visit lincoln.ne.gov/YEP.

The program offers students job opportunities with City of Lincoln departments that include training, leadership development, and career assistance such as tuition support and/or reference from a supervisor. Participants will be paid $15 per hour at their place of agency employment and receive a $200 bonus for completing the internship.

Participating City departments include:

Parks and Recreation: Interns will work at various recreation centers to assist with the summer day camps and day to day activities.
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities: Communications website and social media interns will create engaging video and graphic content for use on LTU’s website, Facebook, Twitter, and City of Lincoln Instagram social media accounts.
Watershed Management: Water quality interns will assist with dry weather and wet weather monitoring. This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining remote monitoring equipment, collecting and processing water samples, and data entry/analysis.
City Clerk: Senior office assistant clerk interns will assist with the day-to-day operations of the clerk's office, including data entry, filing, and record-keeping. Providing excellent customer service to the public in person, over the phone, and through email. Assisting with special projects and research as assigned.
City Communications: Interns will assist with delivering information about City government through news releases and public service announcements.

Participating city agencies are subject to change prior to the start date. Interns may not be assigned with desired departments due to capacity.

The Mayor’s Youth Employment Program is a part of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program which provides job training opportunities for youth through a paid summer internship. WIOA is designed to strengthen and improve the nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

For more information about the American Job Center, visit ajc.lincoln.ne.gov.