Job Developer

Metropolitan Family Services • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Metropolitan Family Services is hiring a full-time Job Developer for its Midway Team. The role helps job seekers pursue employment by connecting them with employers and job leads, supporting job readiness and job searches, and developing individual employment plans. The Job Developer also promotes employment services to local businesses, facilitates Job Clubs, and collaborates with a Career Coach and other program staff to support clients and meet program requirements. The role involves community-based work, travel between sites, and driving for work using a personally owned vehicle. Required work includes one Saturday and at least one late night per month.

Requirements

• High school diploma and at least 7 years of experience in employer outreach, sales, marketing, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of training or demonstrated experience in a related area.
• Highly organized.
• Knowledge of Excel to track economic self-sufficiency data.
• General knowledge of job trends and the labor market.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain a program to clients and employers.
• Mobility to work with a community-based caseload.
• Ability to pass all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.
• Ability to drive for work using a personally owned vehicle and travel between sites.
• Ability to work one Saturday and at least one late night per month.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including sustained sitting and standing; frequent talking, hearing, and handling or operating objects or controls; occasional bending, stretching, stooping, kneeling, and crouching; and close visual acuity for data work and computer use.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business, Social Science, Communications, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with employers, placement agencies, and temporary agencies to secure consistent job leads based on client needs.
• Conduct ongoing outreach to job seekers who are ready for employment.
• Assist with job-readiness training as needed.
• Help job seekers with job searches and research.
• Provide employment guidance and create individual employment plans outlining clients’ employment objectives.
• Help job-ready clients obtain permanent, unsubsidized jobs in high-demand industries.
• Recommend designs and development for the employment services marketing program.
• Present the employment services program to local businesses and develop new jobs for clients.
• Facilitate Job Clubs featuring guest speakers and employers, covering life skills, career development, job-related topics, income supports, and job leads.
• Collaborate with the Career Coach to provide job-retention support.
• Work within contract, grant, and program requirements, including timelines and reporting requirements.
• Use a team approach with other program staff in planning and implementing services.
• Take increasing responsibility for professional development, using supervision and other opportunities to enhance skills and understanding.
• Work effectively with diverse staff and service populations and provide exceptional customer service.
• Work with employers to secure employment verification.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Employer HSA contributions of $2,000 for individual coverage and $4,000 for family coverage, prorated to the benefits start date
• Free Teladoc general medicine and behavioral health services
• Ascensus 401(k) plan with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on the first day of eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED