Required Documents

  • 2025_Application_Signature_Report
  • Photo ID (issued no later than 2023)
  • Report card (that shows Name, School and GPA)
    • Progress Reports and Screenshots not accepted 
  • Social Security Card
  • Work permit (all applicants must be at least 14 years of age by May 31, 2025)
    • Youth who are 13 years old are encouraged to apply, though a work permit will not be issued until they turn 14. In place of the work permit, please submit a letter indicating your 14th birthday and acknowledging that you will provide the work permit at that time in order to be considered for the position.

If you have any difficulty obtaining these documents please email us at  SYEP@rochesterworks.org for assistance.

How to Submit Your Documents

Create an account in CATS using a compatible internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or your smartphone).

  1. Check your email for a email from the Summer Youth DocCollect Portal.
  2. Open the email and click on the verification link.
    1. You will need to enter your email address and the OTP (Valid for 24 hours).
  3. Create a password.
  4. Create security questions

If you experience technical difficulties please email: SYEP@rochesterworks.org

*Documents received after April 11, 2025 will be placed on hold.  Applicants will be given consideration for positions based on availability. If you were contacted by a SOOP/SYEP staff person to re-upload your documents, your application will continue to move forward in the process.

Guides for obtaining required documents