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 4600 Paseo 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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Job Coach
Category: Training
Individual will accompany Summer Work Experience client(s) to employment site. Job Coach will provide support to individual(s) at work site to ensure that employee(s) learns to perform job tasks to the employer’s specification and learns the interpersonal skills necessary to a work environment. Additional duties may include developing job site accommodations and task analysis. Responsible for
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Global Gardens Coordinator
Category: Social Services
Successfully promote and support the mission of JVS by providing day-to-day support for programming that serves refugee populations in the Kansas City area through agriculture. The Global Gardens Project Coordinator will work with JVS Social Work Department and Refugee Social Services to assist refugees who are struggling with mental and physical health needs to obtain gardening experience in the
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