Jess studied at the University of Pretoria and graduated in 2020 with a degree in speech therapy with distinction. In 2022 she completed her masters degree in speech therapy with distinction, whilst she was living and working in Witbank for her community service year. She began working for Stephanie Jardine's private speech therapy practice at the beginning of 2023. Jess currently offers services to 6 different schools and therapy centres, working both with children in a mainstream environment, as well as with the special needs population.