Business Services Professional

Gesher Human Services•Southfield, MI

2d•$49,000 - $59,000•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for working with local employers to meet their talent needs. The BSP will assist with sourcing and screening candidates for employment opportunities, plan and oversee hiring events and job fairs, provide outreach and recruitment assistance, collaborate with Career Planners/Talent Development Specialists to find and place qualified candidates in those jobs, and keep up-to-date on state and federal employment programs that may benefit employers.

Requirements

At least two years of experience in sales, recruiting, job placement and/or job development.
Good interpersonal skills for communication with job seekers, employers, staff, and the public.
Ability to establish and maintain ongoing relationships with business owners and their representatives.
Composition skills sufficient to prepare required reports.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency using MS Excel and web-based databases.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Sales, Business Administration, Human Resource Development, or related field strongly preferred.
BSP Certified strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Advocate for and link customers to community services and assist in assessing available support services.
Maintain and provide reports tracking customer information, attendance, and activity to ensure necessary services are received in accordance with funding source requirements.
Maintain awareness of local labor market information and refer customers to job leads or to other staff with job leads as appropriate.
Build strategic connections with employers and area businesses and agencies to encourage their use of Gesher employment-related services, including posting jobs on internal/external databases, participating in job seeker events, and training.
Attend area networking and business events to build departmental and agency networks of participating businesses.
Market Michigan Works! business-related services such as Going PRO Talent Fund and other employer grants and initiatives.
Partner with Career Planners to match local employers and business needs with job seekers to develop on-the-job training, apprenticeship opportunities, and other services to help reach job seekers’ employment goals.
Determine employer and customer eligibility for employer-related services and programs.
Use contacts and other resources to seek appropriate connections for job seekers for informational interviews, job openings, and mentoring. Utilize placement and job development techniques to develop employment opportunities consistent with participants’ interests and abilities. Maintain a database of community members willing to serve as mentors or informational interviewers.
Partner with local employers and businesses to design targeted recruitment, training, and screening of candidates, including on-the-job training, community service, and apprenticeships.
Present workshops on employment topics to job seekers.
Other duties as assigned.