One Irvine Workforce Youth Service Corps Summer High School Program

The One Irvine Workforce Youth Service Corps Summer High School Program is looking for the next generation of youth to shape and serve the Irvine community. Motivated and customer-focused high school students of all backgrounds will serve as Community Services Leaders and assist with summer camps, recreation and arts programs, special events, and facility/field prep at various community parks. In addition to valuable on-the-job training, participants will benefit from exciting mentorship and skill development opportunities such as: 

  • Job search, interviewing, and career-readiness
  • Leadership and customer service  
  • Goal-setting and organization
  • Business communication and etiquette
  • Financial literacy and money management, and more!

Community Services Leaders work an average of 20 hours per week. Schedules are flexible, with shifts scheduled during these core hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m., weekdays and weekends. Applicants must be at least 16 years old by June 1, 2025.

As part of the California Volunteers Youth Service Corps grant, this program prioritizes hiring local underserved youth who may not have access to traditional career-building resources. Priority is given to Irvine residents who: 

  • Are unemployed and/or out of school.
  • Are low-income.
  • May have difficulty finding employment.
  • Are first-generation students planning to go to college.
  • Are in or transitioning from foster care.
  • Are or were engaged with a substance abuse or mental health program.
  • Are or were justice-involved.  
  • Have not participated in an AmeriCorps program.  

The application deadline is March 21 at 5 p.m. for the 2025 One Irvine Workforce Youth Service Corps Summer High School Program.
For questions, contact Jennifer Hale at jhale@cityofirvine.org.

One Irvine Workforce Youth Service Corps Adult Apprenticeship Program

The Californians for All Youth Jobs Corps — One Irvine Workforce Adult Apprenticeship Program is designed to employ and empower the next generation of public servants by providing paid career opportunities for apprentices to gain valuable experience supporting some of Irvine's most important initiatives. In addition to gainful employment, apprentices will develop job and life skills, participate in innovative trainings related to work-readiness, personal development and mentorship, all while contributing to their community.

This program is part of the Californians for All Youth Services Corps grant and prioritizes hiring applicants who may not have access to traditional career-building resources. 

Priority is given to applicants who:

  • Are Irvine residents.
  • Are unemployed and/or out of school.
  • Are low-income.
  • May have difficulty finding employment.
  • Are first generation students planning to go to college.
  • Are in or transitioning from foster care.
  • Are or were engaged with a substance-abuse or mental health program.
  • Are or were justice-involved.
  • Have not participated in an AmeriCorps program.

Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30 on their first day of service. Check back this summer for more information.