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OUR COMMUNITY
G
esher Human Services,
one of the largest
human service agen-
cies in Metro Detroit, will be
holding a hiring blitz for 50
direct-care workers providing
support and training to individ-
uals with disabilities in residen-
tial group homes, the commu-
nity and businesses.
The nonprofit agency recently
revamped its pay structure to
pay new employees $15-$20
per hour with benefits based on
work history. The hiring blitz
will be held Tuesday, March
21, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3
p.m.-6 p.m. at Gesher’s head-
quarters, 29699 Southfield Road
in Southfield.
Job applicants can apply
ahead or at the job fair; assis-
tance with the application pro-
cess and computer use will be
provided onsite by a computer
trainer and human resource
experts. Applicants who are not
employed during the blitz, or
who decide the work is not suit-
able for them, will be connected
with Gesher’s Business and
Career Services Department for
aid in finding alternative jobs.
Four types of employment
will be available:
• Residential workers needed
in group homes to assist those
living with a mental health
diagnosis; all homes located in
Oakland County.
• Job coaches needed at
community worksites to assist
individuals with disabilities who
are employed in the commu-
nity. Positions available at loca-
tions in Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb counties.
• Facilitator positions work-
ing with adults who are disabled
for recreational activities such
as visits to parks and malls, arts
and crafts. Positions mainly
based in Southfield.
• Program assistants to
engage seniors in day program-
ming activities including music,
art, cooking, gardening and
field trips.
“We are excited to be holding
a hiring fair where we have the
ability to make job offers on the
spot and where the pay takes
into account the knowledge
and skills applicants may have
acquired in previous employ-
ment,
” said Rene Dell, Gesher’s
vice president of vocational
rehabilitation. “Metro Detroiters
who take up these positions
have an opportunity to enhance
the lives of people with disabili-
ties, in some cases even provid-
ing them with a new pathway or
sense of direction.
”
For details, contact Gesher Human
Services recruiter Tashia Kelly at tkelly@
geshermi.org. To apply for the hiring blitz
ahead of time, visit jvshumanservices.
org/events/business-events/gesherhirin-
gevent.
Support staffer, left, provides-
job coaching advice to a
supermarket trainee.
Gesher Human Services is looking
for 50 direct-care workers in March.
Hiring Blitz
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