We offer events and seminars that address important issues in today's workforce.

Through our Employer Partner Program, we offer a variety of resources to enhance diversity in your workforce and benefit your bottom line.

Topics can include:

• Addressing the benefits of hiring people with disabilities
• Evaluating job descriptions to be as inclusive as possible
• Adapting interviews to assure skills meet needs
• Assuring effective onboarding
• Identifying productivity enhancements/reasonable accommodations
• Implementing job retention support
• Starting an Employee Resource Group (ERG)
• Starting a mentorship program
• Encouraging self-disclosure of a disability
• Identifying internship opportunities

Take the first step

We bring you qualified candidates for entry level positions, executives in upper management, and every type of position in-between.

We help employers understand the tax credits available to help defray the costs of accommodation, because hiring employees with disabilities is sound financial practice and helps job seekers achieve self-sufficiency through employment

We deliver these professional placement services at no charge to you, helping job seekers achieve self-sufficiency through employment.

We have a vast talent pool that includes pre-screened candidates in many industries, including: accounting, administrative support, customer service, editing/writing/research, education/training, engineering/architecture, finance, healthcare, hospitality, human resources, information technology, management/operations, manufacturing and retail, warehousing and many more.

For Employers

Our goal is to support businesses as they navigate the process of terminating employees, while minimizing the after effects. We understand the needs of businesses, offering unmatched pricing for a comprehensive, quality plan to help your transitioning employees. We provide expertise in formal career assessment, job search tools and employment strategies.

For Job Seekers

We know that life transitions can be stressful and often create a sense of uncertainty about your next steps.  Our goal is to educate, prepare and support our clients as they identify a clear and focused career identity, while they navigate the job market in search of employment. Our veteran staff of professional career counselors provides expertise in career assessment to help you determine if you are on the right career path.

Our Services

• 1:1 CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS Individualized consultation for job search strategies
• CAREER EXPLORATION RESOURCES Help guide job transitions and transferable skills
• SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS Focused on job search knowledge and skills
• CAREER SEARCH TOOLS Develop a professional resume and social media content
• EMPLOYER NETWORKING CONNECTIONS Target contacts for maximum benefit
• EDUCATIONAL EVENTS Discussing the latest trends and technology for employability

For more information about JVS Career & Employment Outplacement Services, contact Sandra Saltzman, Program Engagement Lead at 847.745.5482.

Our Employer Partner Program offers recruiting services at no charge, and seminars on critical HR issues and labor market trends.

We partner with your company’s leadership team, hiring manager, or HR representatives to learn about your operations and culture, understand you staffing needs, and explore how we can help you fill your open positions. We will serve as a partner in this process and support your company from the interview process, to onboarding, training and beyond.

How your gift builds our community

As a contributor, you are an investor in our mission. Take a look at just some of the ways your gift helps to make a difference.

$500 Supports a week of intensive job coaching for people with disabilities, enabling them to achieve their employment goals.

$250 covers two hours of on-site job coaching to make sure that a job is broken down into manageable steps for a person with disabilities. Giving them the right tools to find fulfillment through work. 

$100 funds an American Sign Language interpreter for a job interview

$50 Provides job seekers access to career workshops tailored to the current labor market.

How it works

Our initial assessment helps identify your skills and strengths and allows you to create your individual career plan. On-the-job instruction provides a variety of skills to be learned with hands on experience. Our training curriculum is updated regularly to keep pace with ever-changing technology and processes. Training takes place at a variety of work locations across the Chicago metropolitan area. Our instruction methods and feedback are individualized to your learning styles and preferences. When appropriate and you're ready, job search and placement services are available to assist with securing part or full-time employment.

Janitorial training provides:

• On-the-job work experience tailored to your learning styles
• Connections to custodial employment opportunities
• Industry specific skills that are easily transferable to many work environments
• Support and guidance throughout the training to assist you in obtaining your employment goals

Why it works

For more than 30 years, this formula for success has resulted in sector–based employment for hundreds of trained individuals at competitive wages with multiple opportunities for personal growth and professional advancement.

Take the first step

Want to learn more about our Janitorial Training program? Speak directly with one of our intake counselors at 855.275.5237 or email us at ask@jcfs.org.

Current Funders

• The Coleman Foundation
• SourceAmerica
• The Shear Family Foundation
• The Max Goldenberg Foundation
• TJX Foundation
• Eva Cooper Supporting Foundation
• Crown Family Foundation
• Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
• Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
• NTEN
• Pacific Life
• Northfield Township

JVS Career & Employment receives support from the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation.