THE LAUNCHPAD
Connecting Mercer County’s future workforce to local employers
Applications are open!
The Launchpad is more than your average summer job. Invest in your future with a student internship program that provides real work experience and pay in a setting designed to give students a meaningful experience in a variety of industries.
Please read about the program, review the employers below, and find the coordinating application to apply to the position in which you are interested!
Who Can Apply?
Mercer County students entering their junior and senior years of high school.
HOW IT WORKS:
Mercer County’s junior and senior high schoolers are welcome to peruse the available jobs below on this page and fill out an application for the position in which they are interested, immediately. Through our meticulous pre-screening process, we will then confidently present the businesses who have agreed to take part in this program, with qualified candidates who are ready to make meaningful contributions.
In turn, participating businesses make a vital commitment to provide enriching, paid work experiences. These internships will equip students with practical skills, industry knowledge, and a competitive edge for their future endeavors.
This mutually beneficial program fosters collaboration between academia and industry, nurturing future talent while providing businesses with motivated individuals.
We are excited to have a hand in building a vibrant and engaged future workforce in Mercer County!
click the above image to email your questions about The Launchpad to our Program Director.
SKINNER LANDSCAPING
Position: Laborer Intern
Requirements: Must be able to lift up to 50lbs and work outdoors in all weather conditions.
Duties: These will vary from day to day and will include manual labor assisting in landscaping and concrete projects.
Landscaping projects will include (but not limited to) digging, raking, installing mulch and rock, carrying block, and using a wheelbarrow.
Concrete work could include setting up forms, grading rock and puddling when concrete is poured.
Some shop work will also be involved, such as cleaning and maintenance of trucks and equipment, and various other tasks as needed.
VIOLATEL
Position: Intern
Hours: 7-8 hour day for 3-5 days a week (Flexible)
Duties: Viola Home Telephone Co. is hiring for an outside summer help employee. Work may include weed-eating, pulling unused equipment, and possibly helping to place fiber optic lines to homes. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience many facets of the communications industry and to gain valuable work knowledge.
MIDWEST BANK
Position: Teller Intern
Requirements: Normal office environment.
Work requires written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate and interact effectively with employees, key vendors and regulatory officials. Maintain utmost confidentiality. Proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Microsoft Internet Explorer helpful.
Duties: In this position, you will provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external customers while being responsible and accountable for the following functions:
Deposits and bank operations
Receive money, checks, or other negotiable instruments from customers and apply them to the appropriate accounts
Cashes checks, pays out money, prepares and verifies cashier’s checks
Complete account transactions
Balance cash drawer at beginning, end, and during appropriate times during shift
Respond to customer inquiries and complaints
Maintain customer confidentiality
Adhere to bank policies and procedures
Identifies transaction mistakes when debits and credits do not balance
Receives and processes cash shipments from the Bank’s armored car courier. Must be able to accurately count, verify and post the deliveries
Explains, promotes or sells products or services
Performs clerical duties on demand such as typing, filing, scanning and research
Answer inter-bank and inbound telephone calls
Regular attendance at staff and bank meetings. Be on time for the meetings and occasionally lead and/or contribute to the meetings
The employee shall maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating with the bank’s internal/external publics in a mutually respectful manner regardless of race, gender, creed, income, orientation or disability
The employee shall possess the ability to identify, address and resolve conflict using behavior and judgment that is moral, lawful and consistent with the bank’s mission statement, policies, goals and objectives
The Cardinal’s Nest
Position: Daycare Assistant Teacher Intern
A Daycare Assistant Teacher assists and leads teachers in the care, supervision and education of children in child daycare environments. They may also be referred to as a Child Care Assistant, Teacher Aide, Education Assistant, Instructional Aide, Paraprofessional or Paraeducator in some workplace settings.
Duties: Daycare Assistant Teachers work with or under the supervision of licensed teachers to perform the following general duties:
Review learning material with students, either individually or in small groups, to help reinforce lessons presented by lead teachers.
Supervise students in class, during lunch hour, playtime or recess, and at special events, like field trips.
Aid in teaching appropriate behavior and social skills to students.
Assist in enforcing school and classroom rules.
Assist with record keeping, such as attendance records, student progress notes and grades.
Help teachers prepare for lessons by assembling materials and equipment.
Provide personal aid and care as necessary to students, such as help with hygiene, eating or toileting, for example.
FARMER’S STATE BANK
Position: Teller Intern
Requirements: Normal office environment.
Good communication skills, as well as good mathematical, organization, computer, and standard office equipment skills. Must be able to lift up to 60 ounds. Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time on a daily basis.
Duties: Cash checks, receive and issue receipts for checking and savings deposits, receive payments, assist in night depository/bank by mail functions, sell financial products, process transactions, count and package currency and coin, balance cash drawer, provide special services, assist authorized customers to safe deposit vault area, other related duties as requested.
COLUMBIA AUTO REPAIR & SALES
Position: Environmental Maintenance Intern
Hours: Anticipated 15-20/week
Duties: Shop cleanup and proper, safe disposal of waste materials.
BIG RIVER RESOURCES
Position: Monmouth & Aledo Interns
Duties: Assist trucks dumping corn into the pits and general outdoor housekeeping duties.
Requirements: Safety oriented, organized and able to multi-task, strong team player, commitment to company values,