The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is seeking a Job Developer to help individuals coming out of incarceration regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to stable and productive lives by increasing the range of employment opportunities available to participants.
Requirements
- Experience in workforce development, recruitment, or sales/account management, a role in which you needed to meet performance goals on a regular basis
- Ability to adjust to particular personalities and interaction styles on the spot
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Ability to look at a set of data or market research and use it to guide your practice and decision-making
- Proficiency in using case management systems (Salesforce)
- Ability to customize participants’ resumes to fit identified opportunities
- Ability to manage a caseload of participants and support and coach them around applying for jobs, navigating the hiring process, and finding and securing right fit employment
Responsibilities
- Envision, develop, and implement a strategic plan for placement services that ensures CEO meets its participant placement metrics
- Conduct reviews of existing CEO business partnerships regularly, evaluate employer demand and usage of CEO services, and determine improvements and ways to leverage relationships with employers
- Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual placement goals in accordance with CEO’s contractual obligations
- Research, conduct outreach to, and build relationships with prospective employers willing to hire CEO participants and who have hiring needs that match the skills, experience, and interests of our overall participant cohort
- Maintain relationships with existing employer partners
- Schedule and conduct daily prospecting, cold calls, and face-to-face meetings
- Screen and match program participants with employment opportunities, taking into consideration each participant’s skills, work experience, interests, and goals and aspirations
Other
- Deep dedication to social justice and perhaps already working in the re-entry space
- Passion for making an impact in people's lives and interested in guiding them to achieve their career goals through a balance of accountability and empathy
- Resilience and ability to anticipate and address challenges along the way while keeping your eye on the end goal
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines despite opposition or setbacks
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
