Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program Participants (Msyep Participants)

• Skill in the provision of customer services.
• Skill in problem-solving and decision making.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge of standard business arithmetic.
• Skill in operating standard office equipment, computers, and related computer software programs.

Must be between the age of 16 - 24 years of age, presently in high school, or be a 2023 Graduate. Sufficient experience to include one year of progressively responsible related experience which provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Must have reliable means of transportation.

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color.

• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room where the employee may be exposed to noise.