Career Connections Summer Guide
Summary : Career Connections Summer Guide
Franklin High School Career Connections
Summer Guide
While Mr. Ruiz will be gone until the Fall, you can use the resources below this Summer to help you find part-time jobs, get college prep help, preview scholarships, and sign up for service-learning opportunities.
Part-Time Jobs
Check out our custom Indeed.com search query to find local companies hiring teens
To help you filter out the 100s of jobs on Indeed that do not hire teens, we have created a search query that limits part-time jobs open within a 5 mile distance from Franklin High School Get a filtered list and start applying now. These jobs are available for or catered to teens in high school and work with school schedules.
When you find a job on Indeed you like, you will need to create an Indeed account and then build an Indeed profile (including submitting a resume) before you can apply for jobs. After you build this profile, you only need to select the Apply button on a job listing, and it will instantly send your profile and resume to the employer for a very easy application process.
Team Read now accepting Fall 2025 Applications
Are you are interested in earning some extra money during the school year taking a few hours out of your week to help elementary school students learn to read? Team Read is an afterschool program that offers families free 1:1 reading tutoring for their student 2 days a week from November to May. The teens hired are paired with these 2nd – 4th grade students, earn $20.76/hr for their time, and are supervised by an adult site coordinator – normally a staff member of the elementary school.
If you’d like to read more about our organization there is an attached informational flyer for interested teens and further information here: Team Read Hiring Information
Apply to be a Team Read Tutor for the 2025-26 School Year Now!.
Rainier Beach Youth Stewards Hiring Urban Farmers for Fall
The Rainier Beach Youth Stewards program is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Fall season. RBYS is a youth employment program of Tilth Alliance for youth, ages 14-18, to gain job experience through wetland restoration, farm education, and community engagement.
Participants will work at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands and support with field maintenance, food distribution, and wetland restoration. Youth will participate in workshops that explore food access, civic engagement, and responsible land stewardship while building relationships with peers, adult staff, and volunteers. See their seasonal schedule below.
Fall: September 16 – November 22. 6 hrs/week for 10 weeks. Every Wednesday: 3:15pm – 5:15pm and Saturday: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Qualifications: To be considered, applicants must be 14-18 years old and must submit a complete application. Applicants are encouraged to apply for multiple seasons
Pay: Youth will be paid $20.76/hr and will receive checks bi-weekly.
Location: Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, 5513 S Cloverdale Street, Seattle, WA 98118
Please fill out applications here: Rainier Beach Youth Stewards Application and email Nancy Barajas Caballero at nancycaballero@tilthalliance.org with any questions. Applications due August 17
College Preparation
College Possible Still Recruiting for the 2025-26 School Year
Does your student want to go to college? Do you wish they could have a college coach to increase their chances of completing their degree? College Possible can give them that!
College Possible is accepting applications from current sophomores! All students applying now would start to receive direct support starting in the fall.
College Possible provides 1:1 college coaching to students from lower-income backgrounds beginning junior year of high school through college graduation, regardless of which college a student chooses. In order to be a part of this program, students must meet the following requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Qualifies for College Bound, qualifies for free and reduced lunch or meets minimum Pell eligibility
- Committed to pursuing a college degree
If you would like to learn more about College Possible, you can visit our website at collegepossible.org or (for student-facing information) students.collegepossible.org.
To be considered for the College Possible Program, students can Apply for College Possible. After they apply, parents/guardians will be emailed a family form to complete. We process applications as they come in so encourage your student to apply as soon as possible to guarantee a spot in our program.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Seniors: it’s not too early to start applying for Scholarships for 2025-26!
If you are looking for scholarship opportunities to help you pay for tuition or other living expenses for college, it is not too early to start looking through the Franklin Scholarship Bulletin to get a head start on applying.
Service-Learning Opportunities
Interim CDA Recruiting for their WILD summer service program, will be on campus June 10
Interim CDA will once again offer their Wilderness Inner-City Leadership Development Program (WILD) this Summer, and this is a great opportunity for students to develop leadership skills and immerse themselves in leadership work while also gaining service learning credit. The program will run Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am – 3pm, August 5th – 28th, 2025
Summer WILD youth interns will participate in volunteer activities based in Environmental Justice, Community Gardening, Outdoor Recreation and Inter-generational Learning. A $300 stipend offered at the end of the summer. All 60 service-learning hours can be earned.
Students can sign up now using the WILD summer service program application form.
Healthy Relationships Leadership Camp Offers Service and Community Leadership Opportunity
New Beginnings is providing a no-cost series of trainings for aspiring peer educators, activists and leaders ages 15-18 through its 4th annual Youth Leadership Camp. This training program can be used as service hours toward the 60 needed to graduate. The Youth Leadership Camp will support leadership development through workshops centered around relationships, anti-violence, advocacy, and more. You’ll meet other local teens who share similar values. Together, you’ll learn and practice peer education skills to engage your own community.
July 21st- 24th: 10am – 3pm, 21st-23rd; 12pm-5pm, 24th
Seattle Public Library Capitol Hill Branch
- Strengthen healthy relationship skills around asking for consent, respecting boundaries, and accountability for actions.
- Gain important leadership skills in promoting healthy relationships.
- Discuss how our culture impacts power and expectations in relationships.
- Identify Red Flag and Green Flag behaviors in relationships.
- Refine presentation skills and gain confidence educating peers.
- Looks great on a resume and college applications.
- Lunch and snacks included!
Sign up for Healthy Relationships Leadership Camp Offers Service and Community Leadership Opportunity (Priority Deadline ends June 30), or email Hilary at hbowker@newbegin.org if you have any questions before you jump into the process.
Seattle Universal Math Museum Seeking Volunteers to Promote Museum at Markets
Do you have a passion for math or education? Spend your Summer talking to kids and playing math games for service learning hours! Seattle Universal Math Museum (SUMM), a non-profit dedicated to providing informal math education to communities of opportunity around the Greater Seattle Area, is currently looking for high school-age volunteers to join them at farmers’ markets, museums and community centers this summer to help them promote their programs in really fun ways. If you are interested, email volunteer-coordinator@seattlemathmuseum.org to learn more or complete the volunteer application for Seattle Universal Math Museum.
Jefferson Community Center Actively Seeks Volunteers Year- Round
The Jefferson Community Center at Jefferson Park in Beacon Hill is a great nearby location to pick up service-learning hours throughout the year by becoming one of their regular volunteers.
This community center offers volunteer opportunities to: help the environment by picking up trash and maintaining the park space; helping out at events like Jefferson Jumpstart and Beacon Arts Street Fair and making posters for their events; and assisting with their education and recreation programming like cooking classes, kayaking, golfing, sewing club, and STEM workshops. Students can earn up to 100 hours over a single summer because of the amount of programming they have happening each week. Volunteers are also able to participate in the center’s many activities for free.
If you would like more information on how to become a volunteer, contact jeanflee@seattle.gov
Seeking a Service Learning Opportunity not listed here?
In addition to the programs our newsletter features, you can always check out our Franklin Service Learning website to find a directory of local programs and a website called Just Serve that can help you find service opportunities. The Seattle Credit Union has also created a list of 52 organizations that are often seeking volunteers. The list is categorized, and you can select the bolded links to find out more.
