Youth Job Center has partnered with Evanston Township High School to support Evanston youth in pursuing career success after high school, whether their path involves college, training programs, apprenticeships, and more, helping them develop the skills they need to obtain the career they want.

Youth Job Center’s Career Advisor at Evanston Township High School, Peter Escobar, works closely with students, school leaderships, teachers, and counselors to support young people in exploring potential career paths, helping them find the career opportunity that meets their needs, interests, skills, strengths, and passions.

Peter supports students at multiple grade levels in the classroom during school days, Tuesday - Friday, leading them in intensive curriculum that has a long and successful history of working with youth from diverse backgrounds at all steps of the career pathway process, leading to the development of valuable executive functioning skills that help youth overcome challenges throughout their lifetime.

Peter’s availability:

• 8AM - 4PM, Tuesday - Thursday

The range of Employment Services provided by Peter include:

• Career path exploration

• One-on-one career advising

• Practicing interview techniques

• Professional resume development

• Building a detailed and actionable plan for life after high school

• Connecting youth with employers, training programs, or apprenticeships

• Skills training in team building, conflict resolution, positive communication, financial literacy, & more