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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.
SNAP
Through a partnership with NJ, JVS can offer SNAP recipients assistance with training programs. When you apply for services, let us know if you receive SNAP benefits.
Unsure What You Need?
Take a look at all the programs and services JVS provides.
Fund My Future
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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APPLY NOW | Certified Home Health Aide Training Program | Starts May 5 | East Orange, NJ
Enroll in this popular training program to learn how to provide health care services and personal care to patients in their homes. Upon successful completion, students earn licensing and certification in this rewarding field.
This profession is in high demand as people who become ill, have a disability, and advance in age need help if they want to remain in their homes. A career as a home health aide professional is impactful. You will help improve patients` overall quality of life and enable them to live more comfortably.
TRAINING DETAILS
• Training Name: Certified Home Health Aide
• Start Date: Monday, May 5
• Training Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, Lower Level, East Orange, NJ
• 60 hours of classroom instruction
• 16 hours of clinical/lab training
• 20 hours of Life Skills and Career Services
CLASS TOPICS
• How to use medical equipment and mechanical lifts
• Basic nutrition
• Checking vital signs
• Dressing wounds
• Maintaining patient care records
• Helping with physical therapies
• Personal hygiene standards
• Collecting routine specimens
• Assisting with personal activities, domestic and household tasks
• Transporting and/or accompanying patients
• Providing companionship and emotional support
REGISTER NOW!
For more information, requirement details, and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/home-health-aide
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JVS of MetroWest—Our Impact Continues to Grow!
For the period of July 2024 through February 2025, we TRAINED 1,285 people.
This represents a 50% increase, or 428 individuals, compared to the same period of the previous year.
We are excited to continue expanding our impact and helping the people we serve in 2025.
If you would like to support JVS’s ongoing work, please consider making a donation. See all the options available at: jvsnj.org/other-ways-to-give
Thank you!
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We would like to wish all who celebrate a Happy Passover.
—JVS of MetroWest
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN | Certified Home Health Aide Training Program | Starts May 5 | East Orange, NJ
We are pleased to announce that we our now accepting applications for our next Certified Home Health Aide class that starts on Monday, May 5.
Enroll in this popular training program to learn how to provide health care services and personal care to patients in their homes. Upon successful completion, students earn licensing and certification in this rewarding field.
This profession is in high demand as people who become ill, have a disability, and advance in age need help if they want to remain in their homes. A career as a home health aide professional is impactful. You will help improve the patient’s overall quality of life and enable them to live more comfortably.
TRAINING DETAILS
• Start Date: Monday, May 5
• Training Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, Lower Level, East Orange, NJ
• 60 hours of classroom instruction
• 16 hours of clinical/lab training
• 20 hours of Life Skills and Career Services
CLASS TOPICS
• How to use medical equipment and mechanical lifts
• Basic nutrition
• Checking vital signs
• Dressing wounds
• Maintaining patient care records
• Helping with physical therapies
• Personal hygiene standards
• Collecting routine specimens
• Assisting with personal activities, domestic and household tasks
• Transporting and/or accompanying patients
• Providing companionship and emotional support
REGISTER NOW!
For more information, requirement details, and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/home-health-aide
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Did you know that JVS can help you train your existing employees?
For more than 30 years, JVS has been a statewide leader in providing customized training programs for incumbent workers that help businesses reduce costs, optimize profits, and maximize efficiency.
If it is time to upskill your workforce, JVS can help by finding programs that meet your training needs. Our programs include Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Control, Emergency Preparedness, Communications and Interpersonal Skills, Computer Skills, and more.
Learn more about working with JVS at: jvsnj.org/incumbent-worker-training
You can also access a complete list of our programs on that page, or copy the link here:
jvsnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Corporate-Training-Feb-2025.pdf
We are happy to arrange a call to discuss how JVS can simplify your approach to training your workforce and improve the results.
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JVS of MetroWest—Measuring Impact in a Big Way!
We are pleased to share that during the period from July 2024 through February 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, JVS served 3,604 individuals—a 10% increase, which is 318 more people!
We could not achieve this without your support.
Please help us continue to help others by donating today. See all the options available at: jvsnj.org/other-ways-to-give
Thank you.
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We thank Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ for dropping off Dignity Totes at our Montclair location this week. To be distributed to clients through JVS, each bag contains hygiene products and other basic necessities for health and wellbeing that are not always in reach.
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We thank Atalanta for their hospitality as they welcomed us to their offices last week. We look forward to helping them with their workforce needs while creating job opportunities for JVS clients.
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Join us during April as we celebrate Autism Acceptance Month, beginning with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2.
This year marks the 18th annual World Autism Awareness Day, established by the United Nations to raise awareness about autistic individuals within our communities.
Over the years, the focus has shifted from awareness to acceptance, fostering a society where autistic individuals are supported and understood. During Autism Acceptance Month, we also celebrate autistic individuals and their positive contributions to society.
At JVS of MetroWest, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to fulfill their own potential and contribute to society, including people with disabilities.
Through our Disability Services department, we offer vocational rehabilitation to adults with physical, emotional, developmental, and social disabilities, including adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
We provide the individualized assistance necessary to enable them to be successful in the workforce—and the larger world.
You can find out more about our disability services at: jvsnj.org/disability-services
Please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit from our services, and help us spread acceptance and understanding throughout our community.
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Applications for Student Loans and Grants are Now Open
To help local Jewish students make their higher education experience more affordable, JVS provides two forms of financial assistance to qualified students:
• Perlmutter Student Loans: Interest-free loans of up to $3,000 are available to Jewish college students from the MetroWest area who need financial assistance to pursue their full-time college education or graduate program.
• Shapiro Grants: One-year grants to help Jewish students pursue post-graduate degrees in medicine, medical science, graduate nursing, and/or rabbinical studies.
Learn more and apply on our website: jvsnj.org/loans-and-grants
Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2025.
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