Youth Employment Information

Students are eligible to apply for employment when they turn 14. Once the student has been offered a job, they need to apply for a youth employment permit. The employment permit application can be found at: http://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-standards/dls/youth-employment/. Once the application is complete, a permit can be issued. Please call Wahconah Regional High School (684-1330) and ask to speak with the person who issues the permits to schedule an appointment.

There are many regulations for employing students 14 years of age. Please see the resources below for additional information.

Resources:

Labor and Workforce Development: this website contains information on laws regulating child labor, applications for work permits in several languages, and other helpful information on employment. Permit applications are on the bottom right hand side of the page.
http://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-standards/dls/youth-employment/

Berkshire Works: this agency has useful information including an updated list of job postings. They also offer youth employment services.
http://berkshireworks.org/

Berkshire Careers: this is an online search engine to look for employment hosted by Berkshire Eagle.
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/careers

Berkshire Jobs: this is an online search engine to look for employment.
https://www.berkshirejobs.com/public/search.php3