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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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