Reports to Director of Adult Education and Workforce Development
Job description
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Adult Education & Workforce Development, the Job Developer will provide a variety of employment services to include: seeking job placement opportunities for Mercy Center participants; recruiting employers; assessing employment needs of Mercy Center participants; developing employment training opportunities; and linking participants to appropriate educational, vocational, and social service programs to increase employability. The job developer will provide a variety of administrative functions including but is not limited to: filing various materials for inclusion in participant records; inputting participant records in Mercy Center's data base, producing a variety of reports and documents; and completing necessary forms. The job developer will also teach a Job Readiness course for students wishing to obtain their National Work Readiness Credential and be responsible for the computer skills program. The incumbent will work two evenings a week and occasional weekend hours to accommodate participant needs.
Duties and responsibilities
- Teach job readiness classes for students seeking to obtain the National Work Readiness Credential;
- Develop and maintain positive community business relationships for the purpose of guiding participants to gainful employment and meaningful advancement;
- Provide career counseling, evaluation, skills training/ assessment, job readiness training and other activities related to employment transition and job placement;
- Implement participant centered employment related goals and objectives;
- Maintain cooperative working relationships with vocational programs and other referral sources;
- Refer participants to potential employers for consideration for job openings and provide consistent follow-up to employers;
- Track employment placement outcomes and retention for program participants;
- Oversee enrollment in computer literacy classes and be responsible for recruitment of volunteer teacher;
- Assure monitoring and documentation of each participant's progress by developing and maintaining professional and timely progress reports that track each participant's employment, individual support plan goals, licensing/ certification and other requirements;
- Participate in staff meetings and team meetings;
- Conduct participant intake for potential job readiness and computer participants;
- Prepare resumes;
- Develop job search strategies and tactics;
- Prepare job candidates for interviewing;
- Coordinating occupational trainings, conduct pre screenings;
- Conduct extensive outreach to potential employers to market candidates and increase pool of employers, increase job bank listings, and develop new job site;
- Maintain regular contact with employers to monitor employment satisfaction and to suggest accommodation of requirements for hard-to-fill positions;
- Maintain up-to-date records on employer outreach efforts for tracking and follow up and submit written reports as required;
- Perform other job related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- A passionate desire to motivate participants to secure and retain employment
- BA/BS degree from an accredited college or university
- 3 - 4 years of prior employment counseling and job development experience
- Knowledge of employment services, job development strategies and labor market trends in a range of occupational fields (professional, semi-skilled and low-skilled)
- Knowledge of/experience navigating low income workforce development and social service systems
- Experience in facilitating National Work Readiness Credential classes and job readiness workshops
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment
- Strong oral and written communication and networking skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to follow-up and multi-task
- Ability to work independently
- Be a team player
- Flexible, creative and solution-oriented approach to issues
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office and other widely utilized software applications
- Strong work ethic
- Willingness to travel throughout the Bronx and Manhattan
- Ability to outreach, network, and market participants and program.
- Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a must
Position is available immediately. Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to: Job Developer Search at [email protected]