JVS offers a range of corporate services, at attractive fees, designed to enhance employee performance and contribute to a company's bottom line.

WORKPLACE EDUCATION offers customized English-as-a Second Language (ESL) training for production staff and business professionals. Courses include: Workplace Basic Communication Skills, Effective Speaking and Business Writing training to meet the job-related needs of your employees. JVS' competency based educational training includes: needs analysis, language assessment, curriculum development, communication instruction, evaluation and funding assistance. JVS also offers management seminars that focus on diversity in the workplace and cross-cultural communication. For detailed information, click here. (312) 907-0079 or e-mail info@workplace-ed.com.

INTERPRETING SERVICES. A broad array of American Sign Language interpreting services are available for corporations in the Chicago metropolitan area resulting in enhanced communication and productivity. Customized services benefiting your deaf and hard of hearing employees and other individuals include interpreting at: interviews, performance reviews, weekly/monthly meetings, training sessions, conferences, seminars, business luncheons and evening events. Sign language classes can be designed to meet your company's specific vocabulary needs. JVS' certified professionals will assist in job accommodation practices, conduct disability awareness training, provide coaching for training and retention and advise about government incentives. (224) 625-2751 or e-mail jvsah@jvschicago.org.

JVS CONTRACT PACKAGING SERVICES. JVS has been providing job shop services to business and industry in necessary secondary operations for 50 years. JVS specializes in the outsourcing needs of customers whenever such needs fall beyond their capabilities. We offer a workforce equipped to economically handle short or intermittent runs or long-term projects on a pre-set production schedule. We accomplish this with tight supervision, quality control, efficient communication, problem solving abilities and extra assurances of meeting the customer's supply chain requirements. We are registered with the Food and Drug Administration and certified by the U.S and Illinois Department of Labor. Our three facilities in north, south and central Chicago are conveniently located with easy highway access. Other benefits to your business are: up to 40,000 feet in extra space for your product; an additional workforce of 120 people; rigid inspection with an emphasis on process and inventory control, guaranteeing quality workmanship and on time production; and pick up and delivery of your product to our fully insured, sprinkler protected, secured work centers.

Subcontracting services to your company include:

Assembly Bagging Blister Packaging Dry Mix Filling Food (reconditioning) Heat Sealing Hot Melt Gluing Labeling Light Machine Work

Mail Preparation Repackaging Reworking/Salvage Sample Kits Shrink Wrapping Sorting Stapling Weight Counting

JVS Contract Packaging offers customized solutions to give you the competitive edge. For a free estimate or questions call (773) 761-9000 or e-mail jvscontractpackaging@jvschicago.org.

MANAGING WORKPLACE ESSENTIALS. JVS career counseling staff provides one-hour interactive workshops to further your employees' professional development and training. Topics include: work/life balance, stress management in the workplace, career and leadership development, and the value of using a mentor. (312) 673-3443.

SENIOR AIDES PROGRAM. JVS, in cooperation with Senior Service America, administers the Senior AIDES Program. Funded by the Older Americans Act through grants from the U.S. Department of Labor, the program provides to low income persons over 55 part-time community service assignments in non-profit agencies that will train them for re-entry into the job market. (312) 673-3432 or e-mail jvs@jvschicago.org.