JVS can help you find a job and career path
We understand you may have barriers to making that happen. As a workforce development organization, we help you develop the skills and training you need to achieve your goal, whether it’s through training for a specific job, learning English, earning your GED, or learning how to craft your resume and interview to put your best foot forward.
For 85 years, we've been helping people help themselves.
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Job Skills Training
JVS offers training programs for pharmacy technicians, home health aides, and apartment maintenance technicians.
Career Services
Many people begin in our Career Services department working with career specialists to plot out a plan for the future.
Refugee Services
Our multilingual staff helps refugees gain stability in their new homeland and learn English.
Disability Services
We offer individualized assistance to adults with disabilities to enable them to fulfill their potential, contribute to society and be successful in the workplace.
GED Exam Preparation
Our classes help you earn your high school graduate equivalency diploma.
English as a Second Language
JVS offers three levels of classes to help foreign-born people learn English.
Citizenship Classes
We help Lawful Permanent Residents prepare to take the Citizenship exam and interview.
Student Loans and Grants
Through our Perlmutter Student Loan and Shapiro Grant program, JVS helps Jewish students pay for post-high school education.
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Live in Northern NJ? You may qualify for a state program that will pay up to $9,600 for job training.
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The holiday spirit came to life today at JVS during our annual Holiday Party for participants in the Disability Services department. Our Montclair site was decked out in all things winter as participants socialized with their friends, showed off their dance moves, and enjoyed a lunch cooked and served by students from the Essex County Vocational Technical School in West Caldwell.
We thank everyone involved for a joyful day, and from all of us at JVS, Happy Holidays!
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APPLY NOW | Citizenship Exam Preparation Classes | Winter Session: January — March 2025
Our next Citizenship Exam Preparation classes will be held in-person at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ, on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. This 10-week session runs from January 25 to March 29.
If you are a Legal Permanent Resident (have your Green Card), we can help you prepare for the United States Citizenship Exam. Our free Citizenship Exam Preparation classes give students the chance to practice the 100 civics questions and participate in mock interviews.
Class topics include English instruction, American history, Civics, and the N400 application.
There is no cost to attend, but you must have a Green Card to enroll.
Spaces are limited. To enroll, please visit: npl.libcal.com/event/13751244
You can also learn more about our Citizenship Exam Preparation classes by visiting:
jvsnj.org/citizenship-classes
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APPLY NOW | Adult Basic Education Classes | Winter Session, East Orange, NJ
If earning your GED is your goal, JVS can help.
Our Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes help you strengthen your core skills of reading, writing, and math to prepare for the High School Equivalency exam or to raise your Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) score.
Each class is 10 weeks. You may continue to enroll until you have passed all parts of the GED.
You may also enroll in one of our Job Skills Training programs or work with a JVS Career Specialist to find a job.
Class Topics:
- Reading
- Writing
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
Class Details:
Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ
Days/Times: Monday - Thursday, 1:30pm - 5:00pm
You must be aged 17+ and out of school to register.
There is no cost to attend, but registration and placement testing is by appointment only.
To learn more about the Adult Basic Education program, please visit: jvsnj.org/adult-basic-education
#JVSofMetroWest #AdultEducation #JobSkillsTraining #NonProfit #EastOrangeNJ
As the weather gets colder and the holidays approach, the mid-year slump often sets in. Overcoming it is even more difficult for refugee families who are new to our country and the school system.
To ease the strain, JVS’s Refugee Services department held a workshop on Monday for refugee parents called “Mid-Year: Reflect, Reset, Regain.” JVS case managers discussed certain aspects of the U.S. school system that may be unfamiliar to families, and in doing so, equipped them with practical ways to manage the infamous slump.
Speaking in both English and Haitian Creole, case managers spoke with parents about understanding report cards, following up with teachers, re-engaging children in learning, and planning for the rest of the school year.
The workshop was funded by the RSIG (Refugee School Impact Grant) program.
For more information on JVS’s refugee services for children and families, please visit https://jvsnj.org/for-refugee-children/ or contact Carmel Rigueur at [email protected] or 862-704-2271.
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This past Friday, we celebrated and said farewell to Danny Carter, our security guard. For over 10 years, when clients, staff, and visitors walked through our doors in East Orange, Danny was the first one to greet them. He has worked tirelessly to keep us all safe, and to make sure each person entering JVS gets connected to the services they need.
Danny, your absence will be felt by all. We thank you for 10+ years of dedicated service and wish you all the best as you enter your well-deserved retirement.
#HappyRetirement #RetirementParty #JVSofMetroWest #NonProfit #EastOrange #NJ
NOW ENROLLING | Certified Pharmacy Technician Training for English Language Learners
JVS of MetroWest is pleased to offer this Certified Pharmacy Technician program specially designed for English language learners with an intermediate level of English.
It begins with intensive English as a Second Language instruction (ESL) focusing on customer service in the pharmacy setting and pharmacy vocabulary, followed by the Pharmacy Technician training.
CLASS TOPICS:
- Customer service language for the ESL student
- Pharmacy/medical language for the ESL student
- Pharmacy calculations
- Top 200 drugs
- Inventory control
- Medical terminology
- Interpreting prescriptions
- Drug compounding
- Job readiness and career services
TRAINING DETAILS:
- Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ
- Days/Times: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, Mondays through Friday
- ESL instruction
- 125 hours of Pharmacy-related classroom instruction
- 100 hours of hands-on externship
- 20 hours of Life and Career skills
For requirements and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/esl-pharmacy-technician
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On Monday, participants in JVS’s Disability Services department braved the cold and headed over to MetLife Stadium for a tour of the field, media box, fan suites, and more. They were even shown the locker rooms, which are usually off limits. Along the way, stadium employees discussed their various roles (parking lot crew, janitorial crew, food prep, game day operations, etc.) and what their daily tasks involve.
We thank MetLife and the New York Jets for the warm welcome.
To learn more about JVS’s Disability Services department and the range of services we offer, please visit: https://jvsnj.org/disability-services/.
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APPLY NOW | English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes | Winter Session, East Orange, NJ
Learn to speak, read, and write English in our free classes.
JVS of Metrowest is currently recruiting for the English as a Second Language winter session.
Each class lasts for 10 weeks and will prepare you to live and work in the United States. We will test you to determine which level class you should join.
Class Topics:
- Conversational English
- How to complete forms
- Job-readiness
- Vocabulary
- Understanding money and numbers
Class Details:
Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ
Days/Times: Determined by class level
100 hours of classroom instruction
For more information and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/english-as-a-second-language
You must be aged 17+ and out of school to register.
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Participants in JVS’s Disability Services department spent the day at Willowbrook Mall to practice money handling, social skills, and other everyday skills while doing some holiday shopping.
For our participants, going out into the community is a great way to not only develop and practice skills, but to see firsthand the various job and career opportunities available.
To learn more about our Disability Services department and the range of services we offer, please visit: https://jvsnj.org/disability-services/.
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Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)
This annual observance was established by the United Nations and is celebrated every year on December 3.
The theme this year, "Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future," underscores the importance of empowering individuals with disabilities to take the lead in shaping their own destinies and contributing to society.
JVS of MetroWest joins the @unitednations in observing this day each year.
With decades of experience working with people with disabilities, JVS believes everyone should have the opportunity to fulfill their potential and contribute to society—including people with disabilities. That’s why we offer vocational rehabilitation to adults with physical, psychological, developmental, cognitive, and emotional disabilities.
JVS provides the individualized assistance necessary to enable them to be successful in the workforce—and the larger world.
Read more at: jvsnj.org/disability-services
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