JFS Equal Employment / Non-Discrimination Policy

Jewish Family Services (JFS) is an Equal Opportunity employer. No employee of JFS will discriminate against any applicant for employment or fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age or any physical or mental disability. No employee of JFS will discriminate against any applicant or fellow employee because of the person’s arrest or conviction record, veteran status, marital status or other area of prohibited discrimination.

JFS will provide reasonable accommodation for the special needs of the disabled capable of performing all essential job responsibilities.

Equal access to programs, services and employment is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a Human Resources representative.

This policy applies to all employment practices including advertising, recruitment, testing (if any), screening, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay and other forms of compensation.

All employment decisions are based on the qualifications and work performance of individuals relative to legitimate business requirements.

All employees are responsible for supporting the concept of equal opportunity and non-discrimination and in assisting JFS in meeting its goals. Suspected violations of this policy should be reported to the Human Resources Manager who will act as Equal Employment/Non-discrimination Coordinator. Alternately, a suspected violation may be reported to any senior management member. A prompt and thorough investigation of the circumstances will be conducted. Any individual not satisfied with the results of the investigation may appeal the determination to the President/CEO for review and final determination.