Contingent-Administrative Support-SYEP Youth Ages 18-24 years old (Out of School)

The Howard County Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a six-week program running from July 6 2026 to August 14 2026 designed to provide Howard County youth and young adults aged 14-24 with enriching and constructive summer work experiences.

As a participant in this program the SYEP Participant will be given the opportunity to earn a competitive wage while also learning valuable skills and gaining hands-on experience in various employment settings. Possible employment settings include community organizations private sector companies and government agencies.

Selected SYEP Participants will earn a competitive wage of $ $16.00 per hour (for 18- to 24-year-olds OUT-OF-SCHOOL). Please note that this salary is non-negotiable. Please also note that the program has been revamped with an emphasis on in-person worksites for youth who are 16 years old and older.

***This position will work up to 25 hours per week.***

Because SYEP Participants may be assigned to organizations and workplace settings that differ substantially from one another the specific duties and responsibilities assigned to an SYEP Participant will also vary depending on the position. Please note that reasonable accommodations may be made to help an SYEP Participant perform the essential functions of their position.

Some possible examples of duties and responsibilities an SYEP Participant may be assigned are:

• Performing basic administrative or clerical tasks such as filing and scanning documents; tracking business expenses; documenting inventory information; answering and directing phone calls; attending and taking notes at staff meetings; preparing materials for trainings or orientation sessions; proofreading print and web deliverables and reviewing them for content clarity tone and effectiveness.
• Contributing to activities that relate to the conducting of experiments in a laboratory or field setting ranging from routine laboratory maintenance and inventorying and ordering lab supplies all to the way to assisting with data validation data analysis or presentation of results.
• Supporting full-time staff in activities that relate to environmental preservation such as monitoring groundwater and soil sampling; learning sample preservation shipping and chain-of-custody techniques; and drafting department-specific work plans policies and procedures for topics such as sampling methods radiological services quality control health and safety etc.
• Assisting full-time staff with activities related to managing the organizations website or social media presence including content creation posts lists and graphics; assisting full-time staff with activities associated with the planning and execution of special virtual events.
• Working alongside full-time staff on organization-specific projects supporting project managers and internal teams in activities associated with the day-to-day management of clients workflows budgets and timelines to ensure organization-specific projects are positioned to meet organizational goals and client expectations; creating and managing tasks in project management software to keep work on track for milestone dates; and participating in brainstorming sessions.
• Other duties as assigned according to the role.

The SYEP Participant:

• Must reside in Howard County.
• Must be between the ages of 18 and 24 years old not in high school.
• Youth applicants who are assigned to work remotely must have access to a reliable internet connection and a computer with a working microphone and cameras as their employment will be virtual/remote.
• Youth applicants and young adults must have access to reliable transportation as their employment will be in-person.
• There are no minimum education or experience requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.

Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.

At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.