Workforce Boulder County hosts Youth Hiring Event Thursday, March 23, in Longmont

Teens invited to apply for summer jobs with the Boulder County Youth Corps and the City of Boulder Junior Ranger Program

Boulder County, Colo. - Workforce Boulder County is hosting a Youth Hiring Event  on Thursday, March 23, from 3 - 5:30 p.m. at the St. Vrain Community Hub, located at 515 Coffman St., Longmont, in Room 112 North.

Boulder County Youth Corps applicants must be Boulder County residents and the application deadline is March 31. Completed applications will be taken at the Youth Hiring Event, or they can be submitted online at www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps.

The City of Boulder Junior Ranger Program does not have a residency requirement and the application deadline is April 2. Completed applications will be taken at the Youth Hiring Event, or they can be submitted online at www.BoulderColorado.gov/pages/Junior-Rangers.

These two programs offer some of the best first job opportunities available in Boulder County.  All work is outdoors and helps to improve the environment, with projects such as trail construction and maintenance, historic preservation, forest thinning, construction and repair of fencing, landscaping and removal of Russian olive trees and noxious weeds. 

Employees will earn a starting hourly wage of $9.30.