Worcester summer programs face cuts if essential positions left unfilled
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Updated: 12:21 PM EDT May 18, 2021
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Updated: 12:21 PM EDT May 18, 2021
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MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FIND WORKERS. FROM CAMP COUNCILORS TO GATE KEEPERS. THE CITY OF WORCESTER HAS HUNDREDS OF SEASONAL AND SUMMER JOBS AVAILABLE AND IS FINDING THEMSELVES IN THE SAME POSITION AS MANY EMPLOYERS, HAVIN >> WE DEFINITELY NEED TO CRANK UP WITH THE HIRING AT THIS POINT IN TIME. >> THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR RUNS A A FREE OUT OF SCHOOL INITIATIVE THAT SERVES AS MANY AS 1,700 CHILDREN EACH SUMMER IS LOOKING TO HIRE AROUND 200 WORKERS. FROM YOUTH COUNCILORS AS YOUNG AS 14, TO SITE LEADERS IN THEIR 40’S. >> WE WANT TO KEEP THE TALENT OF THE YOUTH IN VERY MUCH INVESTE IN WORCESTER. >> IT’S REALLY STARTING TO BECOME A PROBLEM FOR U >> ROBERT ANTONELLI AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS, HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE NOVEMBER TO FILL HIS 150 SUMMER AND SEASON POSITIONS, AND IS CERTIFIED LIFEGUARDS. >> WE ARE SEEING SOME BUSINE HIRING WITH BONUSES AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN OUR PAY RANGE. AND WE’RE NOT AT MINIMUM WAGE IN THE MAJORITY OF OUR POSITIONS. WE ARE ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE IN THE MAJORITY. MATT: THE CITY IS GOING ALL OUT, REACHING OUT TO FORMER EMPLOYEES, CONTACTING HIGH SCHOOLS, AND POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND COLLEGE JOB BOARDS. TRYING TO SPREAD THE WORD THAT THERE ARE JOS AVAILABLE, AND THAT IF THEY AREN’T FILLED, THE CITY MAY HAVE TO CUT BACK ON THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE THIS SUMMER. >> IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THIS CARE TO AS MANY FAMILIES IN WORCESTER AS WE POSSIBLY CAN . ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO REALLY , REALLY NEED IT. MATT: YOU CAN