Supported employment; employment and career assistance; and job search assistance is available to adult job seekers with disabilities.  JFVS specializes in working with persons with traumatic brain injuries, developmental disabilities and mental health/psychiatric disabilities.  JFVS is a provider for the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVRS) and the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD).

Supported Employment Services include:

• Job search assistance
• Career exploration
• Job shadowing
• Job sampling
• Access to volunteer opportunities
• Linkages to employers
• Transition to work
• Job coaching
• Long-term follow-along

Jewish Family and Vocational Service of Middlesex County (JFVS), Joel Gensler Career Center was awarded a grant through the Kessler Foundation’s Community Employment Grant Program.  The program, Veteran Employment Services, will provide military veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) job seeking assistance.

Available services will include:

• Assistance with job search
• Resume and cover letter development
• Career exploration
• Social media networking
• Interview preparation
• Computer literacy classes

Services will be individualized to best meet the needs of the jobseeker. The employment specialist will collaborate and network with employers to help assist jobseeker with finding a suitable employment that matches the individuals strengths.

For more information contact JFVS at 732-777-1940 or email office@jfvs.org. 

Flyers listing information for traumatic brain injury support and veteran employment services are available for download:

• TBI Flyer
• Veterans Flyer

JFVS also offers School-to-Work Transition services, which provides supported assistance with accessing supported employment and/or community work experience for high school special education students. Services offered are transition planning, consultation, career interest assessment, access to community work experiences, and supported employment services.