IAJVS
acknowledges & appreciates the continued support of the
following
jewish federations
in helping us to carry on our network wide objective of helping
people become self sufficient.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston
Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
Jewish Community Federation, San Francisco
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service
United Jewish Communities of
MetroWest New Jersey
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IAJVS
continues to develop alliances and craft new partnerships
promoting the important work of our affiliate members in enhancing
employment opportunities for vulnerable populations.
IAJVS
Announces Membership in The National Human Services Assembly
The
National Human Services Assembly is an association of more
than eighty of the nation’s leading nonprofit human service
organizations, ranging from the American Red Cross to the
YWCA. As such, it is a prestigious table for an organization
to be seated at. Founded nearly nine decades ago, the
National Assembly, as it is called, is the vehicle through
which key leaders at the national headquarters of member organizations
strive to continuously improve service delivery and organizational
effectiveness, both for individual organizations and the human
services field. Members participate in learning communities
and events and in collaborative efforts to achieve change.
The National Assembly also provides more concrete services,
including resource rich newsletters and an extensive group
discount program.
More
information can be found at www.nassembly.org
IAJVS
Announces Partnership with the National Coalition for College
Completion
IAJVS
has partnered with NCCC, a diverse, nonpartisan group representing
community-based business, civil rights, student, and youth
advocacy organizations. It's purpose is to be the voice
of stakeholders outside the education sector and in support
of federal and state programs, policies and funding to increase
college competion. Together, we wil work towards a common
goal of helping young people reach their full potential.
Click here
for the full press release with more information.
IAJVS
Partners with the Rabbinical Assembly’s Joint Placement Commission
IAJVS
is partnering with the Rabbinical Assembly’s Joint Placement
Commission to help them develop new plans and strategies for
finding employment. The Rabbinical Assembly is calling this
project, “Kafatz Nachson”, reminding participants of how Nachson
at the Red Sea had the courage to jump into new waters, try
something completely different, and thereby create new success
in his own life and in the lives of those he loved. The Assembly’s
announcement stated that IAJVS member agencies have a great
deal of experience teaching professionals to re-fashion themselves
in a harsh economy. IAJVS member agencies will look at skill
sets individuals may bring and help them to expand their vision
beyond traditional rabbinic positions. This will include assessments
and training to help colleagues re-think their rabbinate and
perhaps their calling, providing the tools to possibly:
•
Shift from one area of the rabbinate to another
•
Explore positions in new careers in the Jewish community
•
Seek to switch to careers outside of the rabbinate
For
more information, contact Rabbi Elliot Salo Schoenberg, Associate
Executive Director and International Director of Placement
at eschoenberg@rabbinicalassembly.org
.
IAJVS
Partners with Esssential Learning
IAJVS,
in partnership with Essential Learning, is now offering easy
access to continuing education and professional development
courses for a broad range of vocational and human service
workers, clinicians, supervisors, and managers. These concise,
yet comprehensive, courses will help professionals meet agency,
regulatory, and professional licensing requirements, as well
as keep up with the latest developments in the field, from
their office and home computers. And IAJVS member agencies
and their staff will receive a 10% discount on all courses,
simply by using the discount code IAJVSTRAIN .
Initial
course offerings will come from Essential Learning’s extensive
library. You can browse currently available courses by using
the buttons on the left of the screen and obtain additional
information on the entire process using the “Getting Started”
and other buttons at the top of the screen. You can have access
to these online courses from anywhere, at any time, all you
need is Internet access. Select a course, read or listen to
the course materials, complete the online exercises, and take
your test. You do not need to complete a course in a single
session. You can return to it whenever time is available.
As soon as you pass the test with a score of 80 percent or
higher, you will be able to print your CE credit certificate.
For
more information, go to the IAJVS training site at www.cequick.com/
iajvs or access it via www.iajvs.org .
AJA
Receives Important Records of the
International
Association of Jewish Vocational Services
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives—located
on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion— is pleased to announce the opening of records
of the International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
(IAJVS). Donated by Genie Cohen, Executive Director of IAJVS,
the IAJVS records are now available in The Barrows-Loebelson
Family Reading Room at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center in Cincinnati
, Ohio .
A
finding aid is available in the Reading Room and online at
http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/FindingAids/iajvs.html.
The
IAJVS records document the organization’s administrative activities,
annual
conferences, and special projects from its beginnings to the
current day. The IAJVS records
include constitutions and bylaws, minutes from the Board of
Governors and Executive
Committee, miscellaneous reports, conference programs, project
files, and photographs.
Project files include notes, correspondence, internship reports,
as well as files on IAJVS’s work with émigrés, and an aging
workforce. One of the highlights in the collection is a pamphlet
titled, Contributions of Jews to the American Economy by Walter
Duckat. Published by the JOC in 1954 in concert with the celebration
of the American Jewish Tercentenary (1654-1954), Duckat briefly
describes three centuries of Jewish economic and social life
in the U.S. while examining the impact Jews have had on manufacturing,
trade unions, commerce, transportation and communication,
agriculture, entertainment, and science and technology in
the United States.
The
records of the IAJVS are a valuable resource for those studying
the role and impact of
Jews in the workplace and the major professions, as well as
for persons interested in the
larger fields of occupational and vocational services.
The
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives,
founded in 1947 by its namesake on the Cincinnati , Ohio ,
campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion,
is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious,
organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family
life of American Jewry. The Marcus Center contains over 15,000
linear feet of archives, manuscripts, nearprint materials,
photographs, audio and videotapes, microfilm, and genealogical
materials.
IAJVS
is proud to announce its Memorandum of Understanding with
CVS/pharmacy.
The
MOU is a pledge that the two organizations will work together
to create local partnerships to promote employment and training
of mature workers. This partnership intends to increase
the local capacity of IAJVS member agencies and CVS/pharmacy
stores throughout the country. In partnership with CVS/pharmacy,
IAJVS will work with member agencies to design and implement
a customized training program for member agency's mature worker
clients to prepare them for assessment, screening, career
exploration, training and employment at CVS/pharmacy in positions
including Pharmacist Scheduler, Pharmacist Technician, Photo
Lab Technician, Greeting Card and Cosmetic Specialist.
For
more details on this collaboration please view the
press
release.
To
visit CVS/pharmacy's website click here.
IAJVS
is pleased to announce a Memorandum of Understanding with
the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs- Vocational Rehabilitation
& Employment Service.
The
Department of Veterans Affairs’ Vocational Rehabilitation
and Employment Service (VR&E) and the International Association
of Jewish Vocational Services (IAJVS) are mutually committed
to promoting and enhancing competitive employment opportunities
for our nation’s veterans, enabling every individual to reach
his or her life’s potential. Through this Memorandum of Understanding,
these two organizations will strive to make the best use of
each partner’s experience, expertise, and record of success
in serving disabled veterans in their quest to become contributing
members of our nation’s workforce.
IAJVS
Executive Director Genie Cohen signing the MOU with Robert
Roundtree, Supervisory
Employment
Coordinator, US Department of Veteran Affairs.
For
more information on this important partnership please read
the Memorandum
of Understanding.
To
visit the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website click
here.
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