A.H.S. Counseling Department: How to get Working Papers

Allentown High School
27 High Street Allentown, New Jersey 08501 main office: 609-259-2160 fax: 609-259-0390

Please Note: Allentown High School has full day sessions on Thursday, November 20 and Friday, November 21.

If you are under 18 years of age and want to work in the State of New Jersey, you need working papers each time you are hired by an employer. Working papers can be obtained through the guidance department at Allentown High School. We can give blank forms to and complete working papers for all students who currently attend Allentown, as well as students who reside in the Upper Freehold Regional School District but do not attend Allentown. Working papers are completed from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on Mondays-Thursdays and 7:00 am to 2:30 pm on Fridays. (Summer Hours are Mondays-Thursdays 8:00am-12:00pm. Fridays we are closed.) These instructions should help you out when filling out the working papers form in case you forget the instructions given to you by guidance staff.

ONLY FILL OUT THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ON THE FORM!

Section A (Person Information): Fill in all areas.
Section B (Employment information): To be completed by employer except for last line is for signature of parent/guardian.
Section C (Physician's Certification): To be completed by licensed physician. You must have a physical in order to obtain working papers. If you have had a physical from the school nurse within the past year, bring the form and have her fill out this area. If you have had a physical from your private doctor within the past year, he/she can fill out the area without getting a new physical. If you have NOT had a physical within the past year, you must get one from your private doctor and have him/her fill this area out prior to turning in the form to guidance.
Section D (Proof of Age): The guidance office is required to keep a copy of your birth certificate on file when you apply for working papers. The first time you apply for working papers from guidance, either bring in your birth certificate and we can make a copy of it, or bring in a photocopy which we can keep. You do not need to re-submit birth certificate copies if we have already have a copy on file. Other acceptable documents proving your age are a baptismal certificate and passport. Driver’s Licenses are NOT acceptable.
Section E (Age Certificate): Issued to persons 18 to 21 years of age.
Section F (School Record): To be completed by school that the minor attends. Leave blank unless you do not attend Allentown High School.
Section G (Issuing Officer Certification): To be completed by the guidance department after all previous sections have been completed.

Once you have filled in all areas listed above, bring your completed working papers to the guidance office. Guidance cannot process the papers unless ALL AREAS are filled in prior to turning them in! You will receive the white copy of your working papers back to give to your employer.

Working papers are submitted to the State of New Jersey once a month. Guidance submits the yellow copy to the State (or a photocopy if no 3-part forms are available) and keeps the pink copy (or a photocopy if no 3-part forms are available). If the State of New Jersey finds any problems with your working papers, they will return them to guidance and you will be called down and have any problems explained to you. The working papers can then be re-submitted the following month. If you have any questions about this process, please speak to Ms. Wurtzel or Mrs. Essl in the guidance office.