JA Job Shadow - JA Central Iowa

EMPLOYERS 

If you're an employer interested in hosting a JA Job Shadow at your company, please contact Jordan Child, Events & Stewardship Manager at jordan@jacentraliowa.org

Love Your Job? Share it with a Kid!

JA Job Shadow prepares students to be entrepreneurial thinkers in their approach to work.  Students will acquire and apply the skills needed in demanding and ever-changing workplaces. JA Job Shadow:

• Helps prepare our future workforce
• Showcases your place of work
• Enables your employees to easily participate in a community activity
• It's turnkey; JA provides the materials and training and will help arrange all JA Job Shadow days in advance

Program Basics

• Includes three sessions plus a Job Shadow site visit recommended for high school students
• Average time for each session is 45 minutes and  includes a site visit experience of at least three hours
• Materials are downloadable and include detailed session plans for the site-coordinator, students, and teacher

Following participation in the program, students will be able to: 

• Recognize career clusters and potential job positions and understand the  importance of researching the  requirements needed to earn a position
• Develop job-hunting tools, such as networking, resumes, and interviewing skills
• Identify the next steps needed in their personal  career preparation

Your Place of Business

• Host a class of students from 9am-1pm, including lunch
• Provide a tour of your company
• Students visit a business where they observe professional work conduct, learn what skills and education they need to earn jobs
• Participate in a series of host-led challenges that bring home lessons from the "real world" of work

Reverse Job Shadow Day at a School

• Three-hour commitment in a high school classroom
• You will receive a presentation script and with just a little preparation you will be ready to present
• All students will have had two pre-lessons taught by the teacher before your visit

EDUCATORS 

Stay tuned for updates to this page with new opportunities for your high school students. If you want to learn more about the JA Job Shadow program for your students, contact Wyatt Madsen, Education Manager at wyatt@jacentraliowa.org

UPCOMING JA JOB SHADOW OPPORTUNITIES 

• Holmes Murphy - West Des Moines, IA - FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED! 
  • Date: Thursday, October 3rd
  • Time: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
  • Student Capacity: 30 Students 

• Staples Promotional Products - Orange City, IA - FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED!
  • Date: Wednesday, November 6th
  • Student Capacity: 60 Students 

• Chevron Renewable Energy Group - Ames, IA | FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED! 
  • Date: Thursday, November 11th 
  • Student Capactiy: 30 Students 
    
    
• Global Atlantic Financial Group - Des Moines, IA 
  • Date: Wednesday, January 29th 
  • Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM 
  • Student Capacity: 25 Students
  • Click Here to Register
    
    
• John Deere Financial - Johnston IA 
  • Date: Tuesday, March 4th 
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
  • Student Capacity: 30 Students | Update: 9 Openings Remaining 
  • Click Here to Register
    
    
• UnityPoint - Des Moines, IA  
  • Date: Wednesday, April 9th 
  • Time: 9:45 AM - 2:00 PM 
  • Student Capacity: 30 Students | Update: 20 Openings Remaining 
  • Click Here to Register

JA Job Shadow

For more information about the JA Job Shadow program, visit the JA Job Shadow program page.

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   JA Job Shadow - JA Central Iowa

 

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