Career Exploration WORKS CAMP Ely
Drop off and Pickup
1. White Pine High School Drop off and pick up
2. White Pine High School Drop off and pick up
3. White Pine High School Drop off and pick up
4. White Pine High School Drop off and pick up
5. Bath Ace Hardware-Drop off/Pickup Train Ely Train Museum
Dates: August 4-8, 2024
Day 1 (August 4): What do I want to become? MODULE: Instruction in Self-advocacy
9:00 AM-10:00 AM Drop off at High schools travel to GBC Center
10:00 AM - 11:00 PM:
GBC Satellite Campus Center
- Get to know you games & overview of camp
- Career inventory test/goal setting (What job do I want?)
- Chose crew leaders and divide into crews (pick crew names)
11:00 PM-12:00 PM
GBC Director Speaker - Nate Robertson
Vocational Rehabilitation Speaker - Schyler Cox
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch and games GBC Center
Tour of GBC Center & Job Exploration. Includes instruction from a professional associated with the college about money management.
Motivational speaker-GBC Ely Center Director
Module Instruction (Instruction in Self-advocacy—including time for students to prepare their presentations for local government leaders)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Guest Speaker - Ely Mayor
Job exploration: tour of business and exploration of the variety of job options at the business.
2:00 PM-3:00 PM White Pine Aquatic & Recreation Center
Tour of Center and Job Exploration: discover the variety of jobs available at the center, including swim teacher, lifeguard, chemical safety in maintaining pool, grounds, & front desk management. Includes safety and first aid instruction from a professional at the center.
Participants practice money management skills by paying for their admission to the pool and ensuring they receive correct change, etc.
-Meet with a local rancher about opportunities in the agriculture industry in our area, including beef & feed production, marketing, advocating, and community relations
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Drive to Schools Travel on bus from High School to schools (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth). Review goals, agenda, activities for next day.
Day 2 (August 5): What Skills Must I Develop to Reach My Career Goals? MODULE: Workplace Readiness Training
(Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth) - travel to High School - Review goals, agenda, activities
9:45 AM-12:00 AM Robinson Gold Mine
Tour Gold Mine explore 6-8 job sites Robinson Gold Mine
Module Instruction (Workplace Readiness Training)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch & Review and update goals to get a job
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Ely Fire Station/Sheriff Office
Meet with a local government official. Students will utilize leadership skills by presenting what they have prepared to local government leader
Station/Police Station
Job exploration: discover the variety of jobs available in emergency response, including military, police, security, and fire-related careers. Includes transportation, home and community safety instruction from a professional at the fire and police stations. Students will make final decisions about lunch plans tomorrow using their knowledge of
Tour emergency responder career options Ely Fire nutritional planning
Back to High School
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Drive to Schools Travel from GBC to schools (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth). Review goals, agenda, activities for next day.
Day 3 (August 6): What Job Options Do I Have? MODULE: Job-Exploration Counseling
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
- (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth) - travel to High School Review goals, agenda, activities
9:45 AM-11:00 AM Ely Post office/Ridley's Family Market
Motivational Speaker - Post Master
Tour and Job Exploration
Job exploration: learn about various job opportunities and visit representatives in the business to discover the variety of job options available, including customer service, cashier, pharmacy, stocking, accounting, safety, maintenance, & public relations. Includes instruction on making wise nutrition decisions (what to look for in nutrition labels) when grocery shopping & tips for money-management, specifically how to understand price/unit).
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Love’s Complex/Carls Jr.
Job exploration: learn about various job opportunities and visit representative to discover the variety of job options available, including customer service, cashier, cook, accounting, custodial, safety, maintenance, mechanics, tire maintenance, trucking & public relations. Includes instruction on safe travel from professionals in the travel industry. Includes instruction from a restaurant professional at McDonald’s about nutritional meal planning.
Module Instruction (Job-Exploration Counseling—including time for students to prepare their presentations for local government leaders)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM McDonald’s/Love’s Complex
Lunch at McDonald’s & Love’s Complex
1:00 PM-2:00 La Quinta Hotel
Review and update goals for employment
Job exploration: discover the variety of jobs available at the casino, including travel & tourism, housekeeping, gift store, hotel, restaurant, grounds, & maintenance. Includes nutrition and meal-planning instruction from a professional at the restaurant.
Speaker - Hotel Manager
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Wheeler Power Company
Speaker CEP Power Company
Back to High School
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Travel o from High School to schools (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth). Review goals, agenda, activities for next day.
Day 4 (August 7): How Can My Career Choice Serve My Community? MODULE: Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities
-(Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth) - travel to High School Review goals, agenda, activities
9:45 AM (Transportation provided by White Pine County school bus)
Leave for Lehman Caves (participants bring a sack lunch this day, using what they’ve learned over the week about nutrition and meal planning)
Lehman Caves Tour
Tour the caves & explore careers: learn about job sites and visit representatives at the site to discover the variety of job options available in travel and tourism, National Park Service, marketing, services, grounds, accounting, custodial, maintenance, gift shop, & restaurant.
Motivational Speaker: National Parks Service Representative
2:00-3:00 PM-Return to Ely (Transportation provided by White Pine County school bus) Upon return, presentation by professional bus driver about travel safety including bus safety features.
Review and update goals to get a job
Module Instruction (Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities)
Students select their job site for shadowing tomorrow
Back to High School
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Travel from High School to schools (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth). Review goals, agenda, activities for next day.
Day 5 (August 8): Go to work! MODULE: Work-Based Learning Experiences
-Drop off at Bath Ace Hardware Store from (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth) - Review goals, agenda, activities
Each student goes to the site they selected from visits during the week and completes a job shadow on site one-on-one with an employee.
Review and update goals to get a job–how can what you’ve learned this week help with future employment endeavors?
Self-reflection on Life Skills
Discussion (led by crew leaders & aided by adult mentors) on questions such as the following:
● How did I do with money management this week?
● How did I implement what I learned about nutrition this week?
● How will what I learned about transportation and safety help me?
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Tour Ely Train Museum (Nevada Northern Railway)
Tour Museum & Explore Careers: learn about job sites and visit representatives in the Ely Train Station to discover the variety of job options available at the museum/train station, including train shipping and travel related jobs, museum curator jobs, marketing, member services, grounds, accounting, custodial, maintenance, public relations, and other departments). Includes transportation safety instruction from a professional at the railway site.
End with a train ride (camp participants pay for their own train admission (practicing life skills, especially money management).
Parents invited for lunch and closing ceremonies
Award ceremony (jobs assigned for those who got an internship)
Module Instruction (Work-Based Learning Experiences)
Fill out evaluations
Pack up
Good-byes
Pictures
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Drive to Schools Pick up at Train Station and go to (Lund, McGill, Ely, Ruth).
