Address 75 Federal Street 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02110 Phone 617-399-3131Hours of Operation Mon - Fri: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Services Offered EducationEnglish for Advancement Click for Details Service Description: Students enrolled in EFA receive up to 9 hours of contextualized English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes each week. These classes focus on workplace readiness skills, interview practice, and grammar and vocabulary used in the workplace. In addition, students meets individually with a designated career coach to create an Employment Plan, write a resume, apply for jobs and practice for interviews. Participants: Immigrants with work authorization who are seeking employment.Program Hours: 10 hours per weekProgram Duration: 52 weeksSample Schedule: Contact provider for details EducationBridges to College Click for Details Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.Service Description: The Bridges to College and Careers program (Bridges) is an intensive, 23-week, 460-hour college transition program designed to equip adult learners with the English, math, science and computer skills needed to enter college and complete a post-secondary certificate or degree. The Bridges program offers students multiple career pathways to industry-recognized certificates in high-demand and technical occupations. The Bridges model of intensive academic support - which includes ESOL, college-level reading, writing and math, and practical study and technology skills - is designed to help adults close learning gaps much more quickly and efficiently than traditional college developmental education classes. Bridges incorporates weekly one-on-one and group coaching support for all students. JVS also provides assistance with navigating financial aid, enrollment in a matched savings account, peer support activities and job placement. Program components include: a dual-enrollment option for Adult Diploma program students nearing attainment of their high school diploma, a pre-Bridges English for Academic Success (EAS) class as well as Bridges to College pathways in General Studies, Biotechnology and Business/Technology. Depending on their pre-Bridges academic English and math levels, students enter the program directly into a college pathway or they first complete a cycle of English for Academic Success and begin a college pathway in the next Bridges cycle. All Bridges pathways lead students to college certificate/degree programs Participants: High school diploma holders looking to enter college but lack academic preparation Program Hours: 20 hours per weekProgram Duration: 23 weeks (2 cycles)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for detailsRequirements: Must be a US citizen, green card holder, Asylee, or Refugee status Job Search TrainingCareer Path Now Click for Details Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.Service Description: Participants can increase their job readiness through career coaching, workshops, online skill building, job search strategies and access to employers, interview clothes, etc. Some clients will enroll in outside vendors for job training or education opportunities. Participants can create an individualized schedule according to their educational and career goals by selecting the services that correspond to their needs and ensure they are engaged in job search or education activities to meet their work requirement, if necessary. Participants: SNAP recipients aged 18-49, residing in Boston area, who are subject to the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) Work Program RequirementProgram Hours: 20 hours/week (for those unemployed and subject to a participation requirement) or 8-12 hours/week (for those who are working some hours or other voluntary participants)Program Duration: 26 weeksSample Schedule: Flexible; participants can combine workshops, job search, job training, career coaching and on-line education to engage in 20 hours/week Skills TrainingCaring for Our Seniors – A Certified Nursing Aide Training Program Click for Details Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.Service Description: This program is designed for students who are interested in a career in long-term care doing direct patient care. JVS' geriatric Nurse Assistant program, Caring for our Seniors, was developed in 2010 in partnership with the region's largest eldercare providers in order to meet the need within the long-term care sector for caregivers with geriatric skills. During the first ten weeks of the JVS program, the JVS nurse's aide curriculum equips trainees with the English fluency, computer literacy, medical terminology, anatomy, working with frail elders and the nursing skills needed to be caregivers in a variety of long-term care settings. The program also includes ESOL, computer classes, customer service, Nurse's aide training, job readiness classes, job placement. The final four weeks take place at the Academy for Healthcare Training where students will prepare for the Certified Nursing Assistant certification examination. In addition, students receive extensive job search skills training and job development services. Program length is 30 hours per week for 14 weeks. Participants: High school graduates looking to enter the medical fieldProgram Hours: 30 hours per weekProgram Duration: 14 weeks (4 cycles per year)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for detailsRequirements: CORI check, SORI check, Immunizations/health records, Ability to pass reading, english comprehension and math assessment Skills TrainingBeginning your Career as a Pharmacy Technician Click for Details Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.Service Description: JVS offers vocational training to meet the needs of students and employers. The professional training programs provide a complete set of skills that enable students to begin careers that are demand in today's job market. Each program consists of a package of courses, along with support such as case management, job placement and post placement. Students receive a certificate upon completion. The Building Your Career as a Pharmacy Technician training program teaches the skills needed for a successful career in a retail or hospital pharmacy. The primary goal of the 12-week training program is to prepare students to pass the national certification exam and to place them in a job as a certified pharmacy technician in retail or hospital settings. Class instruction includes accurate calculations and conversions, medications and anatomy, pharmacy law, hospital basics, customer service and inventory, and an internship in a retail pharmacy. Students receive extensive experience during their externship at a retail and hospital pharmacies. Program length is 33 hours per week for 12 weeks. Once students have successfully completed their classes and graduated, JVS staff assists students in finding jobs in a pharmacy. Recently, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to deliver remote classes to all students who successfully completed and graduated. In early May, we began remote classes for our next group of students despite the Governor's current shelter and place order. Participants: High school graduates looking to enter the pharmaceutical fieldProgram Hours: 33 hours per weekProgram Duration: 12 weeks (4 Cycles)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for details.Requirements: CORI check, SORI check, Immunizations/health records, Ability to pass reading, english comprehension and math assessment Job SearchSecure Jobs Click for Details Service Description: Secure Jobs is a rapid employment program designed to help clients who are homeless or at risk of being homeless to begin to stabilize their situation through employment. Clients begin with intensive Job Readiness training provided both individually and in small group settings to help clients learn to: design and write resumes and cover letters, prepare reference lists, research employers, build computer skills particularly applicable to job searching, learn interview techniques and prepare follow-up questions for employers, set up a professional email account, complete online applications, and handle telephone screenings by employers. Secure Jobs staff also work with clients to identify other barriers to getting and keeping employment and create step by step action plans to address these. Post placement, clients receive ongoing support and development of professional skills including: problem solving, communication and other soft skills to ensure clients successfully retain their employment. Clients also engage in longer term goal setting to help them move from initial employment to long term sustainability. Participants: Homeless or at-risk of homelessness clients who are seeking new or better employmentProgram Hours: 1-5 hours per week (varies by client)Program Duration: 12 weeks (rolling admission)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for details Job Search TrainingTogether We Rise Click for Details Service Description: The Together We Rise program provides specialized coaching to help participants identify their career goals, and then support them in taking the next steps in one or more of the following tracks: Employment, Education or Training. Participants will receive up to 1 year of one-on-one coaching to complete the next step identified with their Career Coach. It is expected that participants will work closely with JVS staff as well as complete tasks independently to achieve their goals. Participants: RefugeesProgram Hours: 12 per weekProgram Duration: 12 weeks (rolling admission)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for detailsRequirements: Indicated immigration satus, valid work authorization, and career advancement goals Skills TrainingVocational Training Partnership Click for Details Service Description: VTP is a short-term, intensive skills training program that provides participants with a mix of classroom and experiential learning in one of three industry tracks: healthcare client relations, bank careers, and food service. JVS collaborates closely with employer partners to maximize job prospects for participants upon successful completion of the program. Participants: Participants with limited English in need of vocational skills training. Program Hours: 12 per weekProgram Duration: 6 weeks (5 cycles per year)Sample Schedule: Contact provider for details Websitehttp://www.jvs-boston.org