Employment Coordinator

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 at or above the approved minimum wage by providing interview referrals on a weekly basis.
• Coordinate closely with Workforce1 career center staff and coordinate two on-site 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 candidates to employers.

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 employers to obtain feedback regarding interviews, identifying strengths, areas of improvement, and next steps.
• Prepare and develop 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 create 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 the 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 of experience in job development, human relations, employer relations, workforce development, or 2 years of experience working with employment programs for individuals with barriers to employment, or commensurate experience.

Compensation:

$21.64/hr-$27.89

Equal Opportunity Employer