A Heritage of Excellence for All Children

You may visit our office to obtain an Employment Certification.  While walk-ins are accepted we recommend you call the office to make an appointment at 718-934-3424 before your visit.  Scroll to the bottom of this page to download the application or click below to visit the DOE website for more information.

All students between 14 - 17 years of age must get an employment certificate in order to work

• Out of state students who are working in New York City must have New York State working papers. The ones from their own state are not sufficient.
• Minors who are 14 years of age or over are not required to have employment certificates to work as:
  • Caddies
  • Babysitters
  • Engage in casual employment such as yard work and household chores in and about a residence or on the premises of a non-profit, non-commercial organization—as long as these tasks do not involve the use of power-driven machinery

Students must:

1. Fill out the New York State application available on the NY State Education Website - or scroll down to download a PDF of the application.
2. Submit it to the designated person in their high school or middle school.
   1. Out of state students can contact a Family Support Coordinator at either the Community (middle school) and High School districts.
   2. Family Support Coordinators may also be contacted when DOE schools are closed.
3. The school—or superintendent's office—will issue an employment certificate to the student.

Make sure you have with you:

• An application with Section 1 completed and signed by a parent
• A birth certificate as proof of your age
• An original version of a:
  • New York State doctor's note (stating the student is "fit for employment")
  • Certificate of physical fitness completed by a NY State physician
• Schooling record:
  • Registered NYC public school students need their school ID
  • Private school and non-NYC public school students--and out of state students working in NYC--need:
    • To complete the Schooling Record section of the application and:
      • A letter from school or
      • A recent report card
• Signature of minor in presence of issuing official
• Complete the NY State applicatio

• Child Performer Permits are issued by the NYS Department of Labor (518-457-1942).
• Child models are recognized as child performers