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Position Summary:

The Employment Coordinator is responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with employers to create unsubsidized employment opportunities for members; market Jobs-Plus members to employers; work closely with Workforce1 career centers.

What You'll Do:

+ Secure employment opportunities according to members’ sector-specific career pathways including part time and/or full-time employment of making approved minimum wage by providing interview referrals on a weekly basis.

+ Coordinate closely with Workforce1 career center staff and coordinates two onsite events quarterly.

+ Recruit employers, residents, community leaders, and CoS partners as guest speakers and/or event sponsors.

+ Conduct field visits on a bi-weekly basis to ensure that all employers are well versed in the methodologies of the program.

+ Prepare members for transitional employment.

+ Meet with members to clearly ascertain their skills and strengths in order to present candidate to employer.

Your Responsibilities Include:

+ Conduct cold calls each day to employers with the express purpose of identifying businesses that are currently hiring, in addition to follow-up calls to employers.

+ Host at least two onsite employment events monthly at BJP.

+ Attend at least one HRA-led P.D. per quarter.

+ Leverage relationships with employers to meet the needs of members.

+ Perform follow up with employer to obtain feedback regarding interviews identifying strengths, areas of improvement and next steps.

+ Prepare and develops training materials for seminars and workshops as needed by the Career Development Specialists, Education Coordinator, and Financial Counselor.

+ Regularly review local newspapers and websites to remain abreast of employer open houses and refer all qualified members.

+ Complete weekly reports of cold calls and field visits.

+ Design and creates recruitment strategies, on site employer visits, “meet the manager” days, and cyber info sessions for internet job search companies that operate and screen through automated methods.

+ Enter case notes for every member and complete all necessary reports in FedcapCARES™ and HHSA Information System.

+ Announce job leads weekly in workshops and work closely with facilitators on follow-ups with members referred for interviews.

+ Assist retention unit to ensure all employment data is accurate and verified

You're a Great Fit For this Role If:

+ You have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in business management, human relations, social work or related field, such as psychology, vocational rehabilitation, occupational rehabilitation/therapy or related field from an accredited institution required or commensurate experience.

+ Bring a minimum of 1 year experience in job development, human relations, employer relations, workforce development or 2 years of experience working with employment program for individuals with barriers to employment or commensurate experience.

Compensation:

$21.64/hr-$27.89