JOBS Program
Connecting Probation Clients to Employment
The Judiciary’s Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) program provides a tremendous benefit to both hiring companies and successful recovery and probation clients.
The Job Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) program connects probation clients to employment, job readiness programs, and skill-building training. Developed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner and Administrative Director Glenn A. Grant, the program collaborates with the New Jersey Department of Labor, educational institutions, and a diverse network of businesses to offer comprehensive workforce development and job placement services. By fostering these valuable partnerships, the JOBS program helps probation clients secure living wage jobs with benefits, creating a pathway to lasting change and community enhancement. For more information, please visit https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/adult-prob-super/jobs-program.
The purpose of JOBS is to provide services for Justice-involved individuals whose workforce conditions have impeded their successful reentry into the community. Recipients will be provided career services, training, paid internships, apprenticeships, and supportive services (for example, transportation, expungement, ID obtainment, clothing, driver’s license restoration) to increase employment opportunities.
Brookdale Community College is the lead organization for the Central New Jersey region, which includes Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Ocean, Somerset, and Union counties.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM
Program participants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Currently a Justice-involved individual within the State of New Jersey.
- Resident of region where program services will be provided.
- Willingness to complete identified training, career services and/or internships plus obtain employment.
- Meet the following criteria:
- Age 18 or older.
- In need of workforce services, training or retraining to secure unsubsidized employment.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the NJ JOBS Program for the Central New Jersey region, please email JOBSprogram@brookdalecc.edu