Careers at Hope

WINNER, 2008 & 2005, 100 Best Places to Work
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal

Make a difference, inspire and be inspired...

HOPE Services assists adults, seniors and children with developmental disabilities to become valued and participating members of their communities. We serve more than 3,000 people with developmental disabilities at home, at work and in their communities.

Fifty five years ago, the founding families of HOPE Services created a legacy that has grown because their beliefs were timeless. Their philosophy became our mission:

Working here is not just a job, it's a career. We believe our staff is our greatest resource. We value the unique strengths and talents you bring to HOPE. Our culturally and ethnically diverse clients and staff reflect the vibrancy of northern California. This variety of perspectives and experience lends strength and depth to our organization.

We believe in building careers by promoting from within. At HOPE, many of our Coordinators, Managers and Administrators began their careers here as direct service professionals. Staff development is critical to our mission. We value the ideas, creativity, and energy that you bring to HOPE. We look for innovative ways to help you meet your continuing educational goals.

We do this by helping you grow and develop through trainings, performance feedback and supportive supervision. We provide professional continuing education through opportunities to attend conferences and seminars.

We're proactive, constantly advocating on behalf of our field as a whole, promoting and adopting best practices and professional standards. We strive to increase understanding, dignity and respect for people with developmental disabilities and everyone in their communities. We promote the active exchange of ideas in maintaining existing communities and building new ones.

HOPE offers broad career opportunities in: Community Living, Adult Day Services, Community Employment, Work Activity Centers, innovative Community Based Programs, Senior Services, Children's Services, (Homestart), Counseling Center, Business and Job Development, and Fundraising and Resource Development and community recycled donations.

Advocate, collaborate, educate, communicate, negotiate, enrich, teach, counsel, facilitate, write, problem solve, mentor, lead, create, plan, market, administer, manage, budget, team build. You will use the full scope of your abilities and skills in working with clients within this broad services array. Be involved in a small way, a large way, on a personal level, or administrative level, it's up to you.

It all adds up to making a big difference in someone's life.

We're in the business of helping people build brighter futures in their communities. If this sounds like the kind of team you'd like to be a part of, check out our Current Employment Opportunities and Employee Benefits. To learn more about us visit www.hopeservices.org