Career & Employer Services

The mission of the Career Services Department is to provide comprehensive career development and readiness for students. Students can expect to build the necessary career related skills to prepare for employment. Employers can expect students to have the basic work skills necessary to be successful in an entry level position.

Early Placement/School-to-Work is a program designed to give students a real world work experience with an employer related to the student's Career Technical program. Students on Placement can work full or part time.

Once a student secures employment, they must complete the application for Placement. This is an internal document signed by their Parent, Career Technical instructor, CT supervisor, counselor, Discipline office and Career Services Coordinator. Next, a Work Agreement is sent to the employer. This document lists the expectations of Placement for the student, employer, CT instructor and parent. It is an electronic document and must be signed and completed within five school days of being sent to the employer for the student to remain on Placement.

 

While participating in Placement, the student and employer must complete bi-weekly evaluations for the student. These evaluations are used for generating a CT lab grade and attendance verification.

 

Employers should understand that they are hiring a high school CT student with limited experience in the workplace. Any issues related to technical skills and employability should be addressed with the student and career technical instructor. At the employer's request and/or the instructor's suggestion, the student can be pulled off placement for a determined period of time for reinforcement of any deficient skill.

Penta Career Center is a career and technical high school dedicated to teaching employable skills in a variety of career and technical programs that translate into viable career options for students. Employers who wish to register and use Penta’s Job Bank must remember that the majority of users will be 16-18 year old high school students. Although alumni and Adult Education students are encouraged to search for employment through Penta’s Job Bank, any employer deemed to be inappropriate for a high school student will not be approved to post jobs with Penta Career Center.