Employment and Career Services
For: Adults and seniors seeking employment services.
Service description: For more than 20 years, JSSA's employment and career services (known as Jewish Vocational Services) has provided counseling and employment services to more than 100,000 clients in the Jewish and general communities of Greater Washington.
JSSA's employment and career services assist people who are unemployed or underemployed, professionals changing careers, individuals with disabilities, youth in need of career guidance and newly arrived émigrés and refugees in our community. We also serve corporations and community organizations with training and recruiting needs.
Service providers:
Career counselors, vocational evaluators, supported employment specialists, job coaches and job developers.
Getting started: For more information about JSSA's employment and career services, please call 
301-587-9666 or send us an 
email inquiry.
Payment: Information about JSSA's fees and charges is available upon request. This is a fee-for-service program. JSSA can provide financial assistance on a sliding fee scale based on need. Some clients may be eligible for DDA or DORS funding.
Related services:
Professional career services for job seekers:
JSSA's employment and career services program can help if you are considering a career change, looking for employment, seeking to advance a career, re-entering the workforce or choosing a college major.
Our highly skilled team of career professionals can help you:
• Explore new careers
• Identify your abilities, skills and personality traits
• Construct effective job-search strategies
• Develop employment leads
• Prepare for interviews
• Create a professional resume
• Complete federal resumes and KSAs
Vocational testing and assessments:
JSSA's career counseling program can help if you are choosing a college major or seeking career testing and assessment services.
JSSA's employment and career services program can provide employment counseling, job development, and job coaching for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities in the metropolitan D.C. area through our employment support program. ESP offers:
• Vocational assessment and rehabilitation counseling
• Work adjustment training
• Job placement
• Job coaching
JSSA's employment and career program offers specialized employment services for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, including:
• Work adjustment training
• Job development and placement
• Job coaching
If you have been in the United States for less than 5 years and are seeking employment, JSSA's employment and career program can help by providing:
• Assistance with professional resumes and cover letters
• Employment lead development
• Job search assistance
• New career guidance and information• Employment and interviewing skills development
• Access to computers through our career resource centers
For more information about JSSA's employment and career services, or if you are interested in becoming a
volunteer, please call
301-587-9666 or send us an
email inquiry.
