Career and Job Opportunities (updated May 18, 2010 )

Career corner
Job Listings
For Seniors
PHHS Engineering Academy
PHHS Medical Pathways Program
New job listings this week
Internships
Pre-College Internships and Camps
Work Permits
Upcoming Events
Job Shadow Reports
Partners In Education!
ROP
Speakers and Careers
Volunteering / Community Service
How Parents and Community Can Help PHHS Students
Career / Job Resources

Career corner

Check this website for updated job leads.

Come visit Mrs. Walden, Employer Outreach Specialist if you are looking for a part time job/internship/volunteer opportunity or other career information. If you have any questions about the information on this page, please contact me. My office is located in room 11 in the Main Office. My phone number is 619 286-7700 x 2233.

Why do you need math? Click here to find out or go to the American Mathematical Association website to look at job profiles of recent college mathematics graduates to see how a degree in math can open the door to a wide variety of careers.

"What can I do with a major in..." http://www.grossmont.edu/careercenter/major/

Check out the new Career Planning Guide

Job Listings

Click here for the current job listings

Here are some additional job opportunities not listed on the PDF file linked above:

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS: Cabrillo National Monument is recruiting for the annual Youth Conservation Corps program that will run from 6/21-8/13. This program allows high school students to work full time over the summer and earn $8.00 per hour and make new friends. Job involves working in the Point Loma area pulling out iceplant, cutting down and hauling acacia trees, collecting seeds, cultivating and planting native vegetation. Students must be able to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, for 8 weeks. See Mrs. Walden in the Main Office for an application - deadline to apply is June 4.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT?: Attend the South Metro Career Center Job and Resource Fair on Thursday, May 27 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Meet employers! Free Resources! Win Prizes! This is for youths ages 15-24. Come dressed to impress and bring copies of your resume. The Fair will be held at the South Metro Career Center, 4389 Imperial Avenue, San Diego.

Students seeking employment are welcome to come to the bulletin board outside of room #11 in the main office to look at the Job Board. Many opportunities are available now in retail, food service, clerical, yard work, babysitting and general labor. Job listings are updated weekly.

For Seniors

The San Diego Zoo is hiring Food Service Clerks for the summer! You must be at least 18 years old and have had previous food service experience. These positions will last until approximately 9/12/10 and opportunities for year round employment are possible. Apply online by 5/20 at https://www.hrapply.com/sandiegozoo/setup.app. Go to interview at the Zoo's Otto Center Building on Saturday, May 22 at 9 am. They will interview until all positions have been filled. Bring valid picture ID, dress to impress. Show up no more than 2 hours early. The interview and hiring process can take 4 or more hours. Must be able to work any of the seven days of the week including nights, weekends and holidays.

Internship opportunity for graduating seniors planning on attending Cuyamaca College: The San Diego County Water Authority is offering a paid internship beginning Fall, 2010. This internship is in the water/wastewater industry. Candidates selected for this internship will work at different water and wastewater agencies in San Diego and will rotate through 4 modules - System Operations, System Maintenance, Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment. Completion of the internship program provides students with the prerequisites necessary to apply for the state water and wastewater certification exams. Qualifications: must be a high school graduate or GED, must be enrolled in Cuyamaca Colleges` Water and Wastewater Technology program at the time of the interview, must have a valid drivers license. Flexible hours are available 20 hours per week during school and up to 40 hours per week during breaks. Contact Mrs. Walden for an applica tion and more information.

The Disney CareerStart Program is an opportunity for recent High School graduates to create a foundation for their future. Whether participants are college bound or preparing to enter the workforce, this unique program combines classroom and work experience, networking with Disney leaders, and custom-designed educational opportunities to create a pathway for success. For details, go to http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/careerstart/index.html.

Internships are available in both the San Diego and the Washington offices for high school seniors/June grads and college students. Internship candidates should be prepared to work on either a full or part-time basis with no monetary compensation. Internship materials are evaluated on a rolling basis for fall, spring and summer sessions. Preference will be given to students from California's 53rd District. If you are interested in interning in the San Diego office, please call 619-280-5353. If you are interested in interning in the Washington office, please call 202-225-2040.

Student Jobs and Career Development Programs - Ready to put that hard earned education to use? If you are a high school senior graduating in June, 2009 or in your freshman year in college, we have an opportunity for you. Our student employment programs and career development programs guarantee valuable paid and non-paid work experience. Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a diploma, certificate, or degree-seeking student. Verification showing enrollment status is required from the school. Go to: http://www.studentjobs.gov.

PHHS Engineering Academy

The Patrick Henry High School Engineering Academy is an official National Academy Foundation (www.naf.org) Engineering Academy and our first official Academy year began September, 2008. We have an active advisory board consisting of representatives from area companies including Rick Engineering, Murray Lampert Construction, Qualcomm, NFCEA, SeaWorld San Diego, Raytheon, Project Lead the Way, SDCS, McConnell, Inc., American Society of Landscape Architects, GeoCad, Mesa College Engineering, Cubic Corporation, General Atomics, American Public Works Association and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.

It took a couple years, but we were able to bring the ACE Mentoring program to PHHS!!! Special thanks to Larry Hinkle, San Diego State University Department of Engineering - who made it possible for me bring this wonderful program to PHHS! ACE Mentoring is an after school program where students work with professional architects, engineers, and representatives from the construction industry on a specialized building project. Our lead mentor is University Mechanical and they have really built our program - we have approximately 10 mentors and approximately 25 students attending the program. During the first meeting, students worked in teams to build playing card structures, self-supporting, within a few minutes. During the second meeting, students learned how to use Revit Architecture building design software to design houses.

ACE Mentoring students worked on their special project from January through May. They designed a new auditorium for PHHS. Students presented the details of their project on May 20, 2009 at the annual ACE Awards Banquet held at the Westin Horton Plaza. At this event, several PHHS students won scholarships including one of our students who won a $25,000 scholarship to NewSchool of Architecture and Design.

Also as a result of their participation in ACE mentoring, two PHHS students were offered paid summer internships at University Mechanical where they will be able to increase their learning. Congratulations Cree and Chris!!!

Upcoming Engineering Academy Events:

• Oct 2009 - May 2010: ACE Mentoring, once per month, room 416, 2:30-4:30pm. Sign up with Mrs. Walden or Ms. Schulze in September.
• March 2010: The 5th Annual PHHS Engineering, Math and Science Career Exploration Fair -- PHHS cafetorium and library. Date TBA

PHHS Healthcare Pathways Program

PHHS's Healthcare Pathways program offers so many opportunities to students who are considering pursuing a healthcare-related field. Are you interested in getting more information about healthcare careers? Try the RAHSI website: www.rahsi.org!

Upcoming PHHS Healthcare Pathways Events

• 5/21/2010 - UCSD Medical Center tour for Healthcare Pathways students
• 5/25, 5/26, 6/2/2010 - UCSD Medical Center nursing department job shadows for Healthcare pathways students.

Internship Opportunities:

Click here for a listing of summer 2009 internships available for high school students.

See Mrs. Walden for an application if you are interested in any of these internship opportunities

I will be adding opportunities as they come in - check back!

Summer Pre-College Progams

Pre-college summer programs and camps are offered throughout the country, often through Universities to provide high school students with experiences in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, or medicine. Click on this link to the Sloan Career Cornerstone website to see a list of universities that offer summer programs in math, science, technology or engineering: www.careercornerstone.org/pcsumcamps.htm.

Also try these website for precollege program information:

http://www.enrichmentalley.com/programs/alphabetical

http://www.studenteducationprograms.com/precollegeprograms.htm

http://tbp-highschool.mit.edu/highschool/

http://www.societyforscience.org/stp/index.asp

http://www.lschs.org/page.cfm?p=58

Work Permits

All students under the age of 18 must have a work permit if they are employed (babysitting and yard work do not require a work permit). Applications for a Work Permit may be picked up from Ms. Walden in the Counseling after the student has been hired or if the employer requests a work permit for an interview. See more on work permits

REMEMBER - YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM 2.0 GPA to get a work permit.

A student’s first JOB is to be successful in their high school career.

Upcoming Events

The 5th Annual PHHS Engineering, Math and Science Career Exploration Fair held at the PHHS library and in the Cafetorium on March 3rd, 2010 and was a huge success! Here are some pictures. Over 300 Henry students attended our expanded Fair which included math, science and engineering companies/professional organizations and colleges. The following schools/companies/professional associations made this event a success:

• American Public Works Association
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• Structural Engineers Association of San Diego
• Society of American Military Engineers
• Lockheed Martin Aerospace
• California Land Surveyor's Association
• American Institute of Astronautics/Aeronautics
• San Diego Mesa College Engineering, Chemistry and Physics departments
• UCSD Biomedical Engineering Society
• Triaxial Design and Analysis
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Sloan Career Cornerstone
• Geotechnics, Inc.
• Kleinfelder, Inc.
• Salerno Livingston Architects
• Rick Engineering
• CalTrans
• SD Science Alliance - Robotics/Botball
• SD Supercomputer Center
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• San Diego County Sheriff's Crime Lab
• Port of San Diego
• SeQual Technology
• The Omega Group
• IGIS Technologies
• Newschool of Architecture
• PEO Space Systems
• UCSD COSMOS program
• City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects
• National Weather Service
• Institute of Food Technologists

Job Shadow report:

The Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association held their annual job shadow program for African American students who are interested in pursuing a career in law in May, 2009. Students from Crawford H.S. also participated in this job shadow as did 3 PHHS students. This is a two-part job shadow. The first part consisted of the students touring the District Attorney's office and a visit with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. The students then proceeded to Superior Court where they sat in on a court proceeding. Students then had lunch with attorneys and judges. In the second part of the job shadow, students were matched with attorneys whom they shadow on a one-to-one basis at a later date. If you are interested in this job shadow opportunity, please e-mail Mrs. Walden at ywalden@sandi.net or stop by Mrs. Walden's office.

We also had several other terrific job shadows this year and I would like to thank the following companies for providing job shadow opportunities this year:

• Rick Engineering
• Scripps Healthcare
• Dr Gary Chun/Scripps Healthcare
• Dr. Dean Gahring and San Carlos Veterinary Clinic
• San Diego Sports Medicine
• UCSD Medical
• Sparling
• Lynn Kramer, P.E.
• Hope Engineering
• Solar Turbines/American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Snipes-Dye Associates
• Graham Johnson/Molecular Graphics Lab
• Mark Wong/Scripps Healthcare
• Jeff Thurston/The Prado Restaurant
• Marc Lewis, D.C.
• Kaiser Permanente/Zion
• General Atomics
• Dr. Jim Dunford/UCSD Medical
• Jeff Marxen, MD
• Robert Gandola, DDS
• Lindbergh Field Air Traffic Control
• Grossmont College Allied Health Occupations
• Florence Clark, San Diego AHEC
• Scripps Rehab
• MedRx La Mesa
• DLA Piper
• San Diego County Ditrict Attorney's office

Patrick Henry High School Partners In Education!

A huge thanks to PHHS Partners in Education! San Diego State University Department of Geography invited the PHHS GIS class to SDSU on May 2, 2008. Dr. Tsou talked to students about GIS at SDSU and then the students participated in an activity similar to a scavenger hunt using GIS equipment. It was a great day for the students who also received a guided tour of the SDSU campus. Dr. Tsou will be coming to the GIS class in mid-November to talk with students again and show them some interesting things on GIS!

Rick Engineering has been actively participating on the PHHS Engineering and Design Academy Advisory Board. Rick Engineering sends 2-3 employees to each Advisory Board meeting and has helped tremendously in shaping our Academy. Kiwanis Club of Grantville-Allied Gardens continues to honor a PHHS student each month as "Student of the Month" in a special ceremony at the Kiwanis meeting. The Mission Valley Rotary Club has completed interviewing PHHS freshmen for their scholarship program. This program identifies talented freshmen and the follows their progress through their senior year and graduation. They must maintain a satisfactory GPA and citizenship throughout their 4 years at PHHS and then the Rotary awards them a scholarship. The San Carlos Library has been keeping PHHS students apprised of their activities for high school students.

Special thanks to our PHHS partner the US Navy who provided PHHS staff with the incredible opportunity to view the Miramar Air Show in the Navy Chalet on the tarmack at the air show! 10 staff members and their families/friends went to the air show and had a wonderful time!

San Diego Mesa College Physics and Engineering departments and the City of San Diego Engineering and Capital Projects have already committed to be exhibitors in the 4th PHHS Engineering, Math and Science Career Exploration Fair here at PHHS on March 4, 2009! Both Mesa College and the City were involved in the career exploration fair last March and had exciting displays which the students enjoyed!

Murray Lampert Construction (Gregg and Lisa Cantor) spearheaded the PHHS 40th Anniversary celebration event which occurred on 10/3/08 on the QUAD. This was a wonderful event which drew a huge crowd, thanks to the coordination of the event by Lisa Cantor. Murray Lampert also provided generous donations to approximately 20 PHHS clubs! Thank you so much, Murray Lampert for all you do for Patrick Henry Hig School students and staff!

PHHS partners the East County YMCA, Washington Mutual Lake Murray Branch, San Diego Film Commission, Kyocera International, the City of SD Navajo Community Service Center, US Army, East County YMCA, Mission Times Courier and Mesa College continue their active involvement with our school as well.

Businesses interested in becoming a Henry High School Partner in Education - please contact Ms. Yvonne Walden, Employer Outreach Specialist, Patrick Henry High School, (619) 286-7700 ext. 2233 or ywalden@sandi.net .

ROP

The Regional Occupational Program (R.O.P.) offers many excellent vocational training programs free of charge for ages 16 and up. There are a wide variety of training programs available. Check with your counselor or with Mrs. Walden if you are interested. Students can check out the training programs offered through ROP on their website at http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/rop/.

Speakers and careers

The PHHS Teaching Academy will host a speaker series from October - January. This speaker series will feature speakers who work with youth in various ways such as teaching, motivating, mentoring, coaching, counseling, etc. Teaching Academy students get first priority in signing up for these speakers who will be here 5th period, in Room B-100. If you are interested in hearing any of these speakers, see Mrs. Walden to sign up and to get a pass

Watch for the lineup of career speakers coming to PHHS this Fall 2009!

The Benefits of Volunteering / Community Service

The best resource to find community service/volunteer opportunities is through Volunteer San Diego. To find out about their current opportunities, go directly to their website - http://www.volunteersandiego.org. They list short term and long term opportunities and divide the opportunities into areas of interest, such as working with the disabled, beach clean-ups, etc. If you don't find what you like on the Volunteer San Diego website, try one of these other agencies:

Arts:

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre (http://www.bppuppets.com/)

Museum of Photographic Arts (http://www.mopa.org/)

Icarus Puppet (http://www.icaruspuppets.org/)

San Diego Natural History Museum (http://www.sdnhm.org/)

Starlight Musical Theatre (http://www.starlighttheatre.org/)

Westwind Brass (http://www.westwindbrass.org/)

Community Development:

Ray and Joan Kroc Corp., Community Center http://www.kroccenter.org/

Americorps/Volunteer San Diego http://www.volunteersandiego.org/

San Diego American Red Cross http://www.sdarc.org/ Neighborhood House Association http://www.neighborhoodhouse.org/

San Diego Baykeeper http://www.sdbaykeeper.org/

I Love a Clean San Diego http://www.ilacsd.org/ San Diego Habitat for Humanity: http://www.sdhfh.org/getinvolved_volunteer.asp City of San Diego (City Attorney, City Clerk, Family Justice, Parks and Rec, Water, and more): http://www.sandiego.gov/volunteer-program/opportunities/ San Diego Human Society: www.sdhumane.org Special Olympics: http://www.specialolympicssandiego.com/volunteers.htm Rock N Roll Marathon: http://www.rnrmarathon.com/volunteer.html#opportunities

Health/Medicine:

Alvarado Hospital & Medical Center http://www.tenethealth.com/

American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/

Children's Hospital and Medical Center http://www.chsd.org/

Kaiser Permanente http://www.kaiserpermanente.org/

National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.mssd.org/

Scripps Mercy Hospital http://www.scrippshealth.org/ Sharp Healthcare: http://www.sharp.com/jobs/index.cfm?id=7779 San Diego Blood Bank: http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org/volunteer_difference/opportunities.php

How Parents and Community Members Can Help Henry High School Students

If you have expertise in a certain area, please contact Mrs. Walden about sharing your expertise with our students and teachers. We need members for ROP class Advisory Boards, evaluators for student projects, classroom speakers, mentors, panel members for senior exhibitions, part-time and/or volunteer opportunities for students and business partners. If you have a great idea for an education/business connection, please contact Mrs. Walden at 619 286-7700 x2233.

Career/Job Resources

Here are some helpful links for career exploration:

America's Career InfoNet http://www.acinet.org/

American Career Resource Network http://www.acrnetwork.org/

California Occupational Guides http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/

COIN Career Connection:  This site allows students to take an interest inventory and then identify careers that fit their interests and relates this information to college majors, etc. Log on to http://www.coin3.com/. Go to "Career Library". The School Site ID number is LCA14191 and the School login is Patriots.

San Diego Workforce Partnership:  Go to http://www.sandiegoatwork.com/ to get information about job fairs, internships, job shadows, etc.

Youth Rules!, http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/, launched by the US Dept. of Labor to increase public awareness of Federal and State rules concerning young workers. See the "teens" tab.

Wet Feet, http://www.wetfeet.com/,  WetFeet provides comprehensive career content for job seekers.

Career Voyages, www.careervoyages.gov/,  DOL website "the ultimate roadtrip for career success" - for career exploration.

FindHow: http://www.findhow.com/career/careers-career-exploration.php

Teens 4 Hire, http://www.teens4hire.org/,  If you are a teen, 14 years old or older, looking for a full time or part time job, summer, seasonal, volunteer or vocational job, create your membership profile -