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Looking to join an amazing team? Job Path is hiring for a variety of positions in Employment, Community Connections, Residential and Admin. To apply and share our currently available positions, visit https://lnkd.in/dV_wcTT7 #NowHiring #DisabilityEmployment #DevelopmentalDisabilities  #NYCNonprofit #DisabilityNonprofit #HiringInNYC

We celebrate #DisabilityPrideMonth every day here at Job Path. Jaymes C. recently celebrated 10 years working at Stop & Shop in Queens. He’s a Courtesy Clerk, and works the general customer service desk, at the recycling station, and in the parking lot. Jaymes says his best skill on the job is his patience, and he’s been proud to make a difference at times when patrons needed medical attention or assistance with broken down cars. “My favorite part is meeting new people, from staff to customers every day,” he says. Manager Tim Ellis says Jaymes is a valuable team member because he’s reliable, pleasant, and ready to learn new things. Ellis says he’s seen Jaymes be particularly attentive to disabled shoppers by making sure they have an electric wheelchair if they need one. To Jaymes he says: “We appreciate you for who you are and we never want you to change. Thank you for your hard work!” #DisabilityPrideMonth #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism

During their orientations, all new staff joining Job Path hear from Joey P., who leads a session on tips for DSPs as they support participants in their daily routines. He’s got a unique relationship with his co-presenter - Job Path’s Director of HR and Training Carolyn Murphy: She was his support worker 17 years ago. “We’ve been on lots of adventures together,” says Murphy. Murphy first met Joey after he put an ad on Craiglist looking for a support worker when he was at a different agency. Eventually Joey came to Job Path and brought Murphy with him. “He’s the reason I know everyone in this field - it was all through Joey,” she says. Murphy worked as a Medicaid Service Coordinator and a coordinator in Community Connections, before moving to the HR department in 2014. Joey says he enjoys new staff training because it’s so important for support workers to hear directly from people who receive services, especially wheelchair users. He runs self-advocacy groups at the sister agency, Goodwill and says, “I’ll advocate for anyone who needs it.” He’s also an avid participant in Job Path’s poetry group, joking “I get around!” As for Carolyn, he says she has the ability to read him and his moods better than anyone else. “She really knows what she’s doing,” he says. “She’s special. She’s always looking out for everybody.” Carolyn says Joey is “an incredible advocate for himself, his friends, and for so many people he has encountered.” “He makes people reflect and look within themselves, to really see what they deserve and how they should be treated,” she says. “He is always asking about his friends, checking in, and is really concerned about their well being.” #disabilitypridemonth #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion  #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion  #DevelopmentalDisabilities  #autism

It’s Disability Pride Month, which is held in July to coincide with the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was signed into law July 26, 1990. The symbol was created in 2019 by writer and activist Ann Magill, who has cerebral palsy. The colors of the flag symbolize different types of disabilities: physical (red), cognitive and intellectual (yellow), invisible and undiagnosed (white), psychosocial (blue), and sensory (green.) The charcoal gray background commemorates the victims of violence and abuse, and the stripes are positioned diagonally to show how people with disabilities “cut across” societal barriers. To learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWNxvCXu #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism

This weekend, readers from Job Path’s “Poets, Of Course” Community Connections group will be featured at the prestigious New York City Poetry Festival, on Governors Island, taking The Brinkley Stage at 11 a.m. on Saturday July 13. See you there! https://lnkd.in/ew-Qkyay #NYCPoFest #poetryisland #poetryfestival #nycpoetryfestival #poetrysocietyny #nycpoetry #poetrycommunity #governorsisland #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism

In honor of #IndependenceDay we’re happy to share the short film “My Independent Life,” created by Oscar S. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Oscar is also part of Job Path’s employment program, having worked as a greeter at Shake Shack since September of 2015. In the film, Oscar talks about how important it is to be an advocate, saying “with advocacy, we make a difference.” https://lnkd.in/eSguvbSy #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism

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Don’t forget: Early voting in New York City starts today, Saturday June 15 and Election Day is June 25. Here’s a list of Early Voting dates and times: https://lnkd.in/e88rQ467 General voting information here:  https://lnkd.in/ec9hgtNp

Job Path participants and staff recently got a chance to visit the Lavelle School for the Blind in the Bronx to share their knowledge and expertise at a career day. One Job Path participant, Ruben C. is seen in this photo performing with support by Job Path's Sakima Aguilar. Ruben had previously volunteered at Lavelle and he’s since been hired by the school to facilitate music enrichment sessions for the elementary and middle school students. Ruben says he enjoyed meeting with students and performing. (With very little prompting he’s happy to launch into a few lines of “When You Wish Upon a Star.”) “I liked just to be there with the young people,” he says. Dave Celentano, Lavelle’s Transition Coordinator says school staff and students were grateful for the visit from Job Path’s “experts from the real world.” “Their willingness to show up for our students and share their knowledge and experience truly displays a realistic template and guide for LSB students to aspire to as they take their next steps in their career exploration,” he says. #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism

Thanks to Joan Bell, seen here at our 2004 Benefit, who served on our Board of Trustees for more than 20 years before stepping down this spring. “I’ve been involved with Job Path since 1999 when I was looking for a program for my daughter Allison. I was told by a Judge in the NY Family Court: ‘You need to contact Fredda Rosen’ and the rest, as they say, is history.” “At that time Job Path was a small and unique organization which individualized strategies and planning for individuals with developmental disabilities. It was exactly what I was looking for.” “My daughter had multiple challenges and everything had to be designed and planned around her needs, which could change on a dime. I set up her program and living situation, and Job Path provided help navigating the system and its regulations and changes.” “Job Path, in my opinion, is the Gold Standard, and I was privileged to have been on the board for over 20 years.” Thank YOU, Joan for being a part of Job Path history! #belonging #disability #DisabilityInclusion #EmploymentEquity #DiversityEquityInclusion #DevelopmentalDisabilities #autism