Culture Strategy
Connectedness, belonging, and well-being are core to JFF’s North Star and mission, and we seek to invest in and learn from those who represent the communities we serve as it is important to the success of our work and the engagement of our staff members. We aim to cultivate a culture that centers the overall care, well-being, and success of the employee through flexible work hours, balanced workloads, professional development, and career advancement opportunities for all. JFF is a fair chance employer and in alignment to our North Star, we strongly encourage individuals whose highest level of education attained is less than a 4-year degree; and people with records to apply to our open roles.
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Talent Acquisition
Central to our Talent Acquisition strategy is our values and our commitment to employee well-being and safety in designing and implementing JFF's hiring practices. In order to achieve JFF’s full potential, we take a skills-first approach to hiring and build teams that represent the communities we serve.
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Talent Development and Workforce Planning
JFF strives to build a culture in which we all hold a learning-oriented stance toward our work and development. The People & Culture team is responsible for fairand transparent performance development and advancement processes. JFF’s philosophy centers on:
- Setting clear expectations and holding each other accountable
- Setting a high bar for performance in service to our mission
- Supporting the development of our people
- Believing every staff member is a leader
- Valuing continuous, honest feedback
- Creating transparent paths for learning and growth
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Rewards and Advancement
JFF strives to be an employer of choice by providing competitive compensation, benefits programs, and opportunities for professional development and advancement to all staff. JFF also provides a robust performance-based incentive program with a wide range of bonuses to recognize staff for high performance and has established consistent, transparent criteria for staff interested in advancement.
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Offboarding
Our offboarding process includes multiple steps necessary to ensure a smooth transition out of JFF. Offboarding includes a brief online survey to capture exiting staff's feedback and meetings with our HR team to review any outstanding questions together.
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Onboarding
JFF’s new hire onboarding process begins with the offer letter and continues until to the end of the employee’s first year at JFF. Onboarding is centered around three pillars: learning, belonging, and navigating. The purpose of these pillars is to set up every new hire for success in their role at JFF.
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