JFS Employment Services

Finding a job in these hard economic times can be stressful. Jewish Family Service offers free assistance and employment workshops to help displaced professionals seeking jobs.

Support for Job Seekers

• Career Counseling Sessions
• Career Assessments
• Quarterly Effective Job Search Seminar
• Resume Workshops and Individual Coaching
• Individual Mock Interviews
• LinkedIn and Social Media Workshops
• Career Receptions with Recruiters and Hiring Managers
• Local Employment Postings
• Referrals for Mental Health Counseling

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact Casey Radle at 713 667 9336 or cradle@jfshouston.org.

Support for Hiring Managers and Businesses

• Daily Job Postings Reaching over 200 Job Seekers
• Resume Screenings
• Site Visits to Discuss Hiring Opportunities
• No Fees – Tax-Deductible Donations Gratefully Accepted

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact Elyse Kalmans at 713 667 9336 or ekalmans@jfshouston.org.

To RSVP please click on the specific event on the Employment Services Calendar

Elyse Spector Kalmans, MBA

Elyse Spector Kalmans works part-time as the Department Coordinator and Business/Career Developer, assisting our community’s unemployed clients to network and prepare for job searches. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brown University and a master’s degree in marketing and finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Prior to joining the JFS staff, she managed a public relations and marketing firm. She has also held management positions at companies including Chase, Pillsbury, Coca-Cola, and Enron. Kalmans serves on the boards of directors of Congregation Emanu El, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and the Anti-Defamation League.

Casey Radle, M.Ed., LPC

Casey Radle is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas and works as the JFS Career Counselor. She holds a Master of Education in Counseling from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Sociology from Trinity University in San Antonio. Casey is also qualified to interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory and is a member of the American Counseling Association as well as the National Career Development Association.She values self-expression, honesty, and respect in the counseling process and is dedicated to helping clients reach their goals by supporting plans of action that lead to positive change.

The JFS Employment Program was started and is funded with a grant through the Economic Assistance Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston.

The Mary & Burt Kunic are a proud underwriters of the JFS Employment Program