Part-Time Employment

Did you know a youth in foster care can have a part-time job?

A part-time job is an important opportunity for a youth to apply the skills learned in job readiness and vocational training. It also helps a youth learn essential life skills for the workplace.

Talk to the youth and the youth’s CPS caseworker to determine if the teen is ready for a job. Also look at other options that allow learning in a workplace.

Teenager working at a fast food place.

Part-time employment allows learning in a workplace.