Job Developer

Easterseals • Bronx, NY

5d

About The Position

The Job Developer is responsible for identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships with employers to create unsubsidized employment opportunities for clients. This role involves conducting cold calls, securing placements, conducting field visits, and designing recruitment strategies to meet the needs of participants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of job development and/or placement experience in either the public or private sector.
• Experience developing jobs for individuals with disabilities requiring special accommodations.
• Equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Sales experience with marketing and/or public relations experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 VRS 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 the 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 WeCARE 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 VRS 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, and 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 SEAMS, HRA’s record management system, as well as FedcapCARES for VRS participant services.
• Announce job leads weekly in workshops and work closely with Work Readiness Facilitators on follow-ups with consumer-referred interviews.
• Assist the retention unit to ensure all employment data is accurate and verified.

What This Job Offers

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