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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.
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JVS can be a resource for helping your business hire people with disabilities through our Employment First initiatives.
Since 2012, New Jersey has been a designated Employment First state, meaning community employment is the first and preferred post-education activity for everyone, including people with disabilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation counselors and evaluators in JVS’s Disability Services department work with adults with disabilities every day to help them develop the skills needed to achieve meaningful employment in their preferred fields. Once they’re on the job, staff engage in long-term follow-up to ensure they keep the job and continue to grow.
We thank the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (NJDVRS) for their support of our work to help adults with disabilities achieve and keep competitive, meaningful employment.
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Custom Training Courses for NJ Employers
JVS works with employers to identify employment needs and then collaborates with agencies that certify or license in a field to develop curricula.
For example, we offer certified courses for Pharmacy Technicians, Home Health Aides, and Apartment Maintenance Technicians.
Some of these courses include externships, which provide trainees with real-world experience, and give you real-life experience with the potential employee.
JVS recruits individuals who have the aptitude and interest to work in these fields. We conduct background checks and drug screenings to ensure candidates meet your hiring requirements.
In addition to providing job skills training, we offer life- and career skills training, such as conflict management, financial literacy, and time management.
For more information about our services for NJ employers, please visit: jvsnj.org/for-employers
Let’s discuss how we can work together!
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NEW: JVS of MetroWest`s STAR program for people with disabilities is open for enrollment.
"STAR" is our new program designed to help people with disabilities find employment in the community, known as Competitive Integrated Employment.
The STAR program— Skills, Training, and Readiness—is a 27-week, highly-individualized approach to employment success, consisting of three phases.
Phase I: Ready
This phase features group activities that focus on developing social skills, job seeking skills, workforce readiness, and participating in hands-on experiences.
Phase II: Set
Participants will focus on advanced social skills, travel training, job seeking strategies, mentorships, and job skills with extended community-based activities that focus on learning job tasks.
Phase III: Go
We work with the participants and their family members/caregivers and focus on finding competitive integrated employment, including opportunities for additional training in one of JVS’s job-specific training programs in our Center for Economic Opportunity. Participants may receive job coaching until they are secure in their position and/or enrolled in Long-Term Follow Along if warranted.
To learn more and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/disability-services > STAR Program
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Take the next step toward your new career.
The JVS Center for Economic Opportunity offers a number of certified training programs.
We are now accepting applications for our:
• Certified Pharmacy Technician Training
• Certified Home Health Aide Training, and
• Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician Training
To find out more about each program, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/job-skills-training
All classes take place at the JVS of MetroWest offices in East Orange, New Jersey.
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Ice cream is always in season, especially on a Monday. Our ice cream truck “go to” during the warm months, Bob’s Ice Cream Truck, stopped by today with some frozen treats for participants in our Disability Services department in Montclair. It was a great way to kick off another wintery week.
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JVS of MetroWest 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, earning your GED, or learning how to craft your resume and interview to put your best foot forward.
For 85 years, we have been helping people help themselves.
Unsure what you need?
Take a look at all the programs and services JVS provides at: jvsnj.org/services
Ready to take the next step? Click the APPLY button on that page.
#JVSofMetroWest #WorkforceDevelopment #TrainingPrograms #EnglishAsaSecondLanguage #AdultEducation #CareerServices

Participants in JVS’s Disability Services department recently took a trip to the Montclair History Center. Throughout the morning, they toured the center and learned about the history of Montclair from its earliest days to the 20th century. Stepping into the past, they were given a demonstration of cooking on a hearth and were able to taste the eggs and toast that had been prepared over the open fire. Their visit came to a joyful close after meeting the chickens and barn cats.
We thank the Montclair History Center for having us, and for providing our participants with a truly immersive experience.
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NEW TRAINING PROGRAM | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Train to become a CNA and work with patients in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
JVS of MetroWest is expanding its job skills offerings with the introduction of a new Certified Nursing Assistant training program.
This course will prepare you to work with patients in hospitals, assisted living facilities, acute and sub-acute care facilities, and more. The Certified Nursing Assistant certification helps prepare you for growth opportunities in healthcare.
Additionally, if you are a Certified Home Health Aide, you may be eligible to take an abbreviated course and earn your CNA Certification, giving you increased job opportunities.
Class Topics:
• Healthcare delivery systems
• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
• Basic Nursing Skills
• Personal Care Skills
• Safety and Emergency Procedures
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Mental Health and Social Needs
• Care of the Elderly
• Special Care Procedures
Training Details:
Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ
Dates and times: TBD
60 hours of classroom instruction
50 hours of clinical experience
20 hours of Life Skills and Career Services
For more information and requirement details please visit: jvsnj.org/certified-nursing-assistant
While the start date and times have not been confirmed, you can register your interest by clicking the APPLY button on that page.
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January 20, 2025 | MLK Day of Service
On this day of service, we proudly honor and acknowledge the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
—JVS of MetroWest
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Today, we shine a light on the Healthcare Foundation of NJ, a funder of JVS. Because of their generous support, JVS is rolling out a new program for the local community. "Healthcare Employment Pathways" will offer a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) track to train participants for meaningful employment in this highly sought after field. Plans are to launch the program in the Spring.
Through this program, JVS will provide participants with stackable credentialling to prepare them for entry level healthcare positions in hospitals and institutional settings. Designed to help people with low-to-moderate incomes find career pathways, the program also provides job skills training, career and life skills training, case management, and job placement services.
We thank HFNJ for backing this program and working with us to help people in the community achieve economic mobility and independence.
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Thank you to our Major Funders