Metro Action Summer Youth Employment Online Application Deadline Is Friday

From the City of Nashville:

April 6, 2021

Youth seeking summer employment have until Friday to apply for employment and internships through The Metropolitan Action Commission’s Opportunity NOW summer youth portal.

To apply, Davidson County youth between the ages of 14-24 years old should visit Metro Action’s Opportunity NOW portal at on.nashville.gov for the complete listing of more than 500 opportunities.

Applicants must have a Davidson County address and apply by Friday, April 9. All positions will begin June 7 through July 23. All positions are paid.

The youth opportunities are coordinated by age appropriate groupings.

• Youth ages 14-19 are included in the Experience Work/project-based experiences or in High School Internship opportunities.
• Young adults ages 20-24 are included in opportunities as Peer Leaders to youth and teens

Metro Action has partnered with Goodwill Career Center-Lifsey Building (located at 937 Herman Street) to ensure all youth and young adults especially in the 37208 community have access to available computers. It is free to create an account in the Metro Action Opportunity Now portal.

For questions regarding the Opportunity NOW summer employment programs or how to apply, contact Ellen Zinkiewicz at ellen.zinkiewicz@nashville.gov or 615-862-8860 extension 77431 or opportunitynow@nashville.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Nashville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.