Employment Coordinator - Return to Work Program
About The Position
Ascension Recovery Services is seeking an Employment Coordinator for its Return-to-Work (RTW) Program in West Virginia. The role builds employer and workforce partnerships and connects program participants with meaningful employment and vocational training opportunities. The coordinator works directly with employers, workforce organizations, vocational training providers, and community partners throughout the state, while partnering closely with Return-to-Work Liaisons and Peer Recovery Support Specialists. The position focuses on turning individualized Return-to-Work plans into employment opportunities and supporting participants in sustaining employment. It is field-based and requires frequent travel throughout West Virginia, including travel for employer meetings, workforce events, community partnerships, and site visits. Travel may be up to 50%. Success is measured through employer engagement, job opportunities, participant referrals, placements, vocational training connections, and employment retention at 30, 60, 90, and 180 days. The coordinator also helps identify recruitment gaps and placement barriers and strengthen the program’s employment network.
Requirements
- Strong networking and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through.
- Ability to confidently engage employers, community organizations, and workforce partners.
- Ability to support participants with professionalism, respect, and discretion.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify practical solutions to employment barriers.
- Comfort tracking activity, outcomes, and program performance.
- Understanding of confidentiality and appropriate information-sharing practices.
- Ability to travel up to 50% throughout West Virginia.
Nice To Haves
- Associate or bachelor's degree in workforce development, business, human services, vocational rehabilitation, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience in employer relations, recruiting, job development, workforce development, vocational services, business development, community outreach, or related programs.
Responsibilities
- Identify and build relationships with employers interested in partnering with the Return-to-Work Program and hiring qualified participants.
- Develop partnerships with workforce development organizations, vocational training providers, community organizations, and other employment resources.
- Conduct employer outreach, meetings, and site visits to understand workforce needs and identify potential employment opportunities.
- Maintain a network of employer partners, current job openings, vocational training opportunities, and employment resources.
- Identify competitive employment and training opportunities aligned with participants’ skills, experience, interests, and functional abilities.
- Partner with Return-to-Work Liaisons and participants to coordinate job matching and employer referrals.
- Help participants navigate résumés, applications, interview preparation, hiring requirements, and onboarding.
- Prepare participants to understand job expectations, scheduling requirements, workplace policies, and available employment supports.
- Track employer referrals, interviews, offers, placements, and reasons potential placements do not move forward.
- Work with employers and the RTW team to support workplace transitions, job modifications, accommodations, and clear Return-to-Work expectations when appropriate.
- Help identify and address nonclinical employment barriers, including transportation, scheduling, licensing, and workplace adjustment.
- Support rapid-response planning when a participant’s employment may be at risk.
- Educate employers about the RTW Program, available supports, and opportunities to partner with Ascension Recovery Services.
- Maintain professional, privacy-conscious communication between employers, participants, and the RTW team.
- Track employer engagement, job opportunities, placements, vocational training transitions, and employment retention outcomes.
- Identify employer recruitment gaps, placement barriers, and opportunities to strengthen the employment network throughout West Virginia.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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