Jewish Vocational Service
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Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Driving Directions:
JVS is located at 16th and Baltimore in Kansas City Missouri.
About Us
JVS was established in 1949 to assist Holocaust survivors, refugees and those returning from WWII, enabling them to build better lives in the United States. Today, our programs meet the needs of all who face barriers to employment. Whether it is coaching a client on how to request a disability accommodation from their employer or helping a newly-arrived refugee enroll their children in school, JVS works to empower people to address challenges to their self-sufficiency.
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Jobs
Development Associate
Category: Development & Fundraising
Summary
The Development Associate is a key member of the administrative team, focusing on fundraising and external relations. They help promote the mission of the agency through relationship building and donor cultivation.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three years of experience in a professional, preferably non-profit, environment
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Refugee Employment Specialist
Category: Social Services
Overview and Purpose of Position
Works with manager or manager's designee hours appropriate to the agency's needs. Hours worked beyond 40 per week must be pre-approved by the department director. Maintains and provides services to JVS refugee clients and develop good working relationships with vendors associated with clients served and co-workers. Position responsible for training refugees in
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Social Worker
Category: Social Services
The Social Worker is responsible for fulfilling the JVS mission by providing intensive case management services for social work clients. The Social Work Program is focused on holistic, culturally competent social work interventions, based on strengths, empowerment, and ecological perspectives and adherence to the NASW Social Work Code of Ethics. These culturally competent interventions utilize
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Career Services Specialist
Category: Social Services
Provide case management, enrollment services, and follow-up services for economically disadvantaged Adults, Dislocated Workers, and Youth, including persons with disabilities. These customers will be assigned after acceptance by the Enrollment Committee and shall have a designated caseload as assigned by the Director of Career Services/Functional Leader of the designated Job Center. Assigned
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