Career Development

Job Skills for Youth
Every year, JVS works with more than 400 students with disabilities at San Francisco high schools. Our weekly vocational class - taught at up to 20 high schools each year - includes Career Exploration, Work Readiness and Job Search. Our Job Skills training are just one part of our comprehensive programs for youth with disabilities, which also include career development, work experience, employer site visits, paid internships, computer skills training and individual job placement.

In our weekly class, you will learn all the skills you need to know to find a job and build your career.  Our class topics include the following:

Section I:  Introduction/Job Search Skills
  • Personal documents
  • Skills and interests
  • Job search process
  • Applications
  • Telephone calls
  • Interviews
Section II:  Work Readiness
  • Employer expectations
  • First impressions
  • Dressing for work
  • Time management
  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Conflict resolution
  • Values in the workplace
Section III:  Career Exploration
  • Goals
  • Jobs versus careers
  • Disability awareness/self advocacy
  • Career ladder
  • Mock interviews
  • Guest speaker/field trip
For more information, contact Kevin Hickey, or call (415) 782-6279.
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