JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Job Developer

FLSA: Non-Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Employment Services

REPORTS TO: Program Director

Salary Range: $47000.00 -$57000.00 / annually

SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Program Director, the Job Developer establishes and maintains activities to develop, locate, and secure job opportunities for program participants.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and maintains employer relationships in the community
• Assesses participants’ skill sets and experiences in order to seek appropriate job opportunities for them
• Participates in outreach and recruitment activities by coordinating and attending job fairs
• Develops employer resources information and maintains a job bank
• Assists participants in assessing their job skills for positions
• Instruct participants in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, interview preparation, and job retention skills
• Provides job search/career information workshops and presentations to participants/residents
• Arranges interviews for employment and internship opportunities
• Provide mock interview sessions to better prepare job seekers for upcoming interviews for employment and or internships
• Provides participants with Labor Market information
• Develop program internships placement sites
• Conducts job site visits after placement to ensure success by providing job analysis
• Monitors participant performance on the job and counsel participants when job performance is not satisfactory
• Refers qualified participants to employers and conducts necessary follow-up after participants are placed in positions
• Assist in securing employment verification documentation or paystubs
• Bring in employers to meet job seekers while they are participating in job readiness training workshops
• Conduct job fairs with employers specific to the internships and occupational training
• Conduct work site visits

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree, Associates’ Degree or High School diploma Preferred and three years’ experience in sales, job development, social service or employment and training programs working with disadvantaged adults. Must have valid NYS Driver’s License and car available for work preferred.

AGENCY PROFILE & EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS:

Westhab is the premier organization of our kind in our region, providing housing and supportive services for more than 10,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community each year. We are staffed by an extraordinary group of hard-working professionals that are fully committed to our mission - Building Communities. Changing Lives. Working at Westhab is not easy. Our expectations for all staff are high. We believe that the people and the communities that we have the privilege to serve deserve our very best every day. We are results-driven organization that focuses on empowerment and impact. (EOE)