Mission Empowering individuals to achieve sustainable employment and financial independence.
Description JVS SoCal means Jobs. Vision. Success.
JVS SoCal embraces diversity and creates pathways to equality. We foster and sustain a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our commitment is to ensure all stakeholders have access to resources and opportunities to develop, contribute and grow.
Founded in 1931 in the midst of the Great Depression and historically known as the Jewish Vocational Service, the legacy of today’s JVS SoCal began with a single desk in a Bunker Hill office in downtown Los Angeles, serving job seekers who were struggling to survive amid overt workplace discrimination. Our work remains grounded in Jewish values represented by our enduring commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).
Nine decades later, the agency is a recognized regional leader in the field of workforce development, offering a broad range of innovative programs to tens of thousands of individuals each year and advocating on issues of public policy that impact the people we serve.
Today, more than 260 skilled and dedicated staff members deliver services from over 20 sites throughout Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, assisting tens of thousands of clients each year.
JVS SoCal has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The JVS SoCal employee rating is 30% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 35% of employees would recommend working at JVS SoCal to a friend. This is based on 75 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
78% of job seekers rate their interview experience at JVS SoCal as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at JVS SoCal.