Position Summary:

Job Developer is responsible for identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships with employers to create unsubsidized employment opportunities for clients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct a minimum of 25 cold calls each day to identify businesses that are currently hiring, in addition to follow-up calls to employers and program participants.

• Secure a minimum of 14 unsubsidized placements, including but not limited to part time and/or full-time employment of a minimum of 20 weekly hours, making no less than approved minimum wage.

• Conduct a minimum of 2-3 field visits on a bi-weekly basis to establish and enhance partnerships with businesses to create job opportunities for HERO Dads participants.

• Possess a comprehensive job bank and or/ the ability to leverage relationships to meet the needs of participants.

• Meet and understand the skills of HERO Dads participants to identify barriers to employment, as well as how to best present them to employers.

• Produce weekly reports of cold calls and field visits, conduct daily follow-up with employers to identify strengths, areas of improvement and next steps.

• Design and create recruitment strategies, job fairs, on site employer visits, and cyber info sessions for internet job search companies that operate and screen through automated methods.

• Enter case notes into Salesforce, program’s system of record, for participant services.

• Announce job leads weekly in workshops and work closely with Work Readiness Facilitators on follow-ups with consumer referred interviews.

• Assist retention specialists to ensure all employment data is accurate and verified.

• Perform other related duties as assigned. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities.

  Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, education or related field.

• Minimum of one (1) year of job development and/or placement experience in either the public or private sector. Sales experience with marketing and/or public relations experience preferred. Experience developing jobs for individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations. OR an equivalent combination of related education or experience.

  QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

  Equal Opportunity Employer