Job Developer

United Planning Organization • Washington, DC

2d • Remote

About The Position

The United Planning Organization (UPO) is the designated Community Action Agency for Washington, District of Columbia, and has served the residents of the District since 1962. Our Vision for the future is “UPO’s Washington: A city of thriving communities and self-sufficient residents”; our Mission is “Uniting People with Opportunities.” UPO is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse staff who will enhance our engagement and service in our communities. UPO Workforce Institute (WFI) is seeking an energetic and experienced individual to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter able to work in a fast paced, ever changing work environment, a team player and able to work independently with minimal supervision. This future employee will be expected to deliver a high level of customer support and service to both internal and external WFI customers. The final candidate will need to have the right complement of skills and personality. www.upo.org to view all of our vacancies and to learn more about our company and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, vocational counseling, or a related field with 3-5 years of experience, or 7-10 years of experience in employment programs and job development.
• Proven track record in employment placement for the underserved.
• Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office programs and electronic time keeping programs.
• Possess effective organizational and professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
• Computer literate including MS Office and data management systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual/Spanish
• Master’s degree in business, marketing, vocational counseling or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for placing at least 6-8 UPO WFI graduates in full and/or part-time positions per month.
• Conduct employment–related workshops in groups and individualized settings to matching customer’s interests and skills to employment.
• Participate in planning job fairs for UPO customers, including recruiting 8- 10 employers, assisting other staff with the job fair set-up and event facilitation.
• Coordinate the “Employers Showcase” events to honor employers that work with UPO customers.
• Locate and join local workforce and job coalition partnerships and attend relevant meetings.
• Collaborate with other job developers in the UPO system, for employment leads and employer-engagement strategies.
• Establish progressive partnerships with employers in the District of Columbia in Order to develop job placements for UPO customers.
• Design and implement employer engagement initiatives which include marketing, solicitation and door-to-door recruitment to cultivate and maintain employer partners.
• Assess each customer addressing the barriers to self-sufficiency and employment including personal and financial issues, emotional and physical issues, career decision making and planning issues, etc.
• Develop job search plans in collaboration with customers and based on information identified in the assessment which captures those goals of each customer.
• Facilitates the referral process based on the identified needs of customers including emergency assistance requests, support services such as mental health, substance abuse recovery, parting/life skills training, career/job readiness training, financial literacy counseling, employment placement and as well as external referrals to outside services providers.
• Monitor the progress of customers on assigned caseload and maintains bi-weekly contact with customers via case management session, telephone contact, and training group sessions.
• Completes case progress notes and updates client files accordingly.
• Follow up with customers on the “case roster” on a bi-weekly basis; initiates various levels of outreach including phone calls, letters, and email correspondence to maintain customer’s contacts and linkage with UPO.
• Maintains customer case notes and case files to document case management process and outreach efforts.
• Participate in Community Outreach throughout various DC wards to expand client base and promote UPO WFI services, as well as attend special events in the DC metropolitan area to further promote the agency and recruit clientele.

Benefits

• Health/Kaiser, 70/30 split
• Dental/MetLife, all employees paid
• Vision/VSP, all employees paid
• 401k, Safe Harbor Match-5.5% given as a benefit, will match 1% of staff contribution
• Sick Leave 4.5 Hours Every Pay Period
• Vacation Leave 4.5 Hours Every Pay Period
• 2 Personal Days
• Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level