CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
A summer job is the first, best tool to learn how to develop job and career skills. CDO Workforce Career System will help you look for a summer job, and we sometimes offer a Summer Employment Program to find quality jobs.
In addition to a paycheck, you’ll learn:
CDO Workforce Career System applies annually for grants to create summer job programs for young people. Some have income or other eligibility requirements. Some don’t. But contact us to see if we can help you.
Are you between the ages of 14 and 20 and looking for a summer job?
CDO Workforce is currently taking applications for summer job placements for youth who are interested in working in their own communities.
This program gives young people the opportunity to earn a paycheck, explore career pathways, and develop new skills.
The Delaware County Summer Youth Employment program runs from July 6th to August 7th.
Complete applications are due in CDO Offices by June 5, 2026.
Youth must be a year-round resident of Delaware County, NY to be eligible. While some of our funding has income eligibility requirements, there are job opportunities within the program for youth of all income levels. All interested youth are encouraged to apply! Applications can be picked up at your local high school Guidance office, or you can download one here.
Don’t Delay! Apply today!
This program gives young people the opportunity to earn a paycheck and develop new skills that will help them for years to come.
The Summer Youth Employment program runs from approximately July to August and youth must be a year-round resident of Otsego County , NY, to be eligible.
Funding is household income based, so if there are questions about eligibility, PLEASE call (607) 376-5154.
All interested youth are encouraged to apply!
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.