Job Experience Training Interns

The JETI Program

“Start by doing what is necessary. And then do what is possible. Soon you will be doing the impossible.”

Such is Oberlin Community Services (OCS)’s approach to working toward our vision: a thriving, sustainable community where everyone can flourish. Founded in 1955, OCS is a responsive, community-based organization that offers food programs, direct financial assistance, advocacy, referrals, and educational outreach to people who have difficulty, for whatever reason, making ends meet.

In partnership with OhioMEANSJobs’ (OMJ) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, OCS welcomes applicants to our Job Experience Training Program!

The JETIs assist with various daily operations at OCS. They are an integral part in helping us accomplish our important and crucial work!

This program is open to TANF-eligible youth ages 18-24.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Warehouse: unloading pallets, stocking, breaking down boxes, inventory, loading or unloading the cooler and walk-in freezer, cleaning

  • Pantry: bagging bread, packing food for distribution, cleaning, organizing

  • Food Distribution: packing bags and boxes with food items, loading carts and cars with food bags and boxes, assisting clients, cart return

  • People’s Garden (seasonal): weeding, watering, harvesting, repairs

  • Other, as necessary

To apply:

Please email our Resilience Coordinator, Marla, at marla@oberlincommunityservices.org with “JETI” as the subject, for more information on how to apply.

To learn more about the JETI experience, please visit the JETI Program page!

Statement of Inclusion and Accessibility

Oberlin Community Services firmly commits to a policy of equal opportunity and inclusion in all of its activities and operations. Oberlin Community Services does not discriminate on any basis including, but not limited to, race, sex, gender identity or expression, color, class, national origin, dis/ability, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, marital status, health status, age, military status, religion, or belief. 

Oberlin Community Services welcomes a broad spectrum of employees, volunteers, and constituents and is committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment. Everyone is invited to use Oberlin Community Services as a resource—including people who are LGBTQ, immigrants, youth, homeless, and/or formerly incarcerated. 

Oberlin Community Services is committed to working in collaboration with people, agencies, and organizations in Oberlin and southern Lorain County to build a socially just society free from all forms of oppression.