IINJ Services and Programs

Employment Services

IINJ provides critical services and benefits to not only our clients but employers too! At the Employment Services Department we help prepare clients to enter the competitive American job market as they strive for financial independence and self-sufficient. We seek responsible business partners who understand the crucial role they play in assisting these new citizens-to-be in securing employment: the first step in realizing the American Dream. We offer our clients job readiness training with a focus on adapting to and succeeding in the American job market; career counseling; assistance in interviewing skills and resume writing; job upgrade services; credible introductions to potential employers; and referral to other pertinent agencies such as Dress for Success. We also offer English as a Second Language Classes and job placement assistance. Benefits to employers include no-cost access to a continuous supply of employee candidates who are highly motivated, pre-screened, and fully legal to work in the United States; skills matched to employer needs; ongoing client support services to promote long-term workforce reliability.
For further information please contact:

James Arnold
Manager of Employment Services
International Institute of New Jersey
One Journal Square Plaze
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 653-3888 ext. 159
jarnold@iinj.org

ESL/Free English Classes

IINJ now offers a six-level intensive program in conversational and workplace English for immigrants and other non-native speakers of English- for FREE! Emphasis is on the practical language needed for fluent speaking, listening, reading, and writing in order to get or maintain a job. Beginning Literacy through High Advanced ESL are offered. Each level of the six-level program requires 60 hours of instruction; and a Certificate of Proficiency is awarded to each person upon completion. Classes are offered in Bayonne, Jersey City, and West New York.

**Registration and Placement Testing Required**
Testing & Placement Dates:
4/21/08-4/30/08


To make an appointment please call: (201) 653-3888 ext. 151, 102, or 111

Free Hatha Yoga Classes

Hatha Yoga ClassesFree beginner yoga classes are now offered 3 days a week by IINJ employee Julie Castner, a certified Yoga Teacher (2000) through the Yoga Alliance Program in Mysore, India. Spaces are limited, and there is no entry without a referral for IINJ clients. You can bring your own mat, or borrow one of ours! Places and times:

Mondays: 6:15-7:30
5 Corners Branch Library
678 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201-547- 4543
http://www.jclibrary.org/

Tuesdays/Thursdays: 6-7:15
Our Lady of Mt. St. Carmel Church
99 Broadway St.
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Email: jerseycityyoga@gmail.com

For further information contact Julie Castner @ (201) 653-3888 ext. 114

Spike Fest-April 12th Volleyball Charity Tournament

Spike Fest Global Youth Service Day Challenge at St. Peter's College Yanitelli Recreational Life Center

How to register your team today:

Contact:
2017617310
dbryngil@spc.edu

Cash/Check. Please make checks payable to The International Institute of New Jersey.

$60 per team (up to 10 people on each team,) and $50 for St. Peter’s students (ID required).

Games: Each team will be guaranteed at least 2 games

Prizes: Teams that register before April 4th will receive t-shirts. Those that register after the 4th or at the door will receive t-shirts while supplies last!Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Schedule: 10:30AM-11:00AM Sign-in 11:00AM-11:15AM Rules of the Game & Team Meetings 11:15AM-? Games Begin!

Global Youth Service Day is the largest annual celebration of young volunteers, where millions of young people in countries everywhere highlight and carry out thousands of community improvement projects! Money raised through Spike Fest will fund an art mural project at PS 11 here in Jersey City that will involve students, local artists and AmeriCorps members currently serving at the International Institute of New Jersey. The theme of the mural will be to promote Peace and Unity.