Career Connections: Student Resources

 From time to time, employers contact Westbrook High school with opportunities for employment.  Stop in to see Ms. Carson with questions you may have.  Check back often, as this list will be updated when new opportunities come up.  Here is the most recent list of opportunities:

• Lighthouse Printing in Old Saybrook is seeking a part time summer assistant to help with printing, answering phones, etc.  The hours flexible and could be in the morning or afternoon.  This is a great job for a rising Junior or Senior or a recent graduate.  Call 860-388-2677 for more information.  This could become a part time job during the school year  
• The Arc Eastern Connecticut is hiring summer camp counselors for their six-week residential overnight camp program for people with developmental disabilities. This is a great opportunity to make a positive difference and earn valuable experience working in the Human Services career pathway.  For more information visit https://heArcect.org/career-center.  You can also email HR@thearcect.org or vmalone@thearctect.org.  
• Mother's Helper Position.  A local Westbrook family is looking for a young lady to be a mother's helper to assist with two young boys.  This is a perfect summer job for a 9th or 10th grade student.  Get in touch with Ms. Carson if you are interested in this position.  The pay is hourly at the "going rate."  
• Hog Wild Smokin' Cue at the Westbrook Town Beach is looking for a part time employee to work 20 hours per week during the summer season.  The season opens on Memorial Day weekend and runs through October 15.  If you are interested, please contact Mr. John Annello at 860-661-2000 or by email at annellojohn@sbcglobal.net.
• Looking for a babysitting position?  A local resident is seeking a part time babysitter for one to three afternoons per week for three hours each of the days.  This position is ideal for a senior with a study hall who is able to leave school during the last period of the day.  The position is open beginning after spring break until the end of the school year with the potential of occasional summer employment.  Please see Ms. Carson for further details.
• Killingworth True Value is hiring for part-time student associates who can provide customers with excellent service.  You must be able to work after school one or two days and work at least one weekend day for a total of 12 to 16 hours per week.  Heavy lifting is required.  This is a year-round position.  You must be 16 years old to apply.  Applications are available at the front registers or online at www.killingworthtruevalue.com.  Pay is $16.00 per hour.  
• Shayna B's By the Sea is looking for a part time front of the house worker to answer phones, take orders, handle cash, bagging up cookie orders, etc.  The restaurant is at 631 Boston Post Road in Westbrook.  If  you are interested, please call 860-339-3144 and ask for Shayna.  If  you are an interested senior interested in pursuing a career in hospital and tourism/culinary, this could work into a paid internship for your Senior Project Seminar Class.  Talk to Ms. Carson about the internship thing, but call the restaurant directly if you are interested in employment.
• The Ivoryton Tavern is looking for kitchen help.  The Tavern is  under new ownership.  Some of you met Mr. Shane during our advisory lessons on business ethics.  He has just purchased the Tavern and spend some time renovating.  See Ms. Carson for more information.
• Seeking an occasional babysitter.  Mr. Kevin Pryor, a local Westbrook resident, is seeking babysitters for his 11 year old granddaughter who lives with he and his wife.  If you are interested in babysitting, please call Mr. Pryor at 203-922-2161.  
• Goodwill Southern New England is hiring.  You may have met Ms. Baptie, HR Specialist for Goodwill, in the cafeteria during this past school year.  The Clinton Goodwill store is hiring.  Apply at www.goodwillsne.org. 
• Shop Rite is seeking part time afternoon workers.  They will work with your schedule and are very flexible even if you can only work two days a week.  Stop by the store in Clinton and ask for the manager, or apply online.
• Masonicare at Chester Village in Chester seeks to hire Westbrook students for several wait staff positions at their independent senior living community.  If you are 16 yrs old or older you may apply for positions in their dining rom, bistro, and kitchen.  You can go to Masonicare at anytime to hear about the Masonicare community and the opportunities available.  This community is a wonderful and rewarding first job for young people as they gain experience on every level; teamwork, social, generational and business while being in a very supportive environment.  Masonicare appreciates all of the students at WHS who have worked there in the past and throughout their college years as it has been a wonderful experience for both the Masonicare staff and the residents they serve. They offer a scholarship program for students who work at least 200 hours within a year.  They look forward to meeting new students !
• Essex Meadows is hiring part time servers and bussers for their dining room and for their nursing home.  You must be 16 years old to apply.  The pay rate is $17.16 per hour, and there are opportunities for scholarships if you plan to attend college after high school.  Stop by Essex Meadows office for an application, or email the Human Resources Director, Ms. Michelle Davis, at davism@essexmeadows.com.