Job Developer - Pittsburgh, United States - Dynamic Workforce Solutions

Description

Job Title: Job Developer

Position Classification: Non-exempt

Reports To: Business Services Lead

Wage: $18.00 to $22.00

EXPERIENCE EXTREME CUSTOMER SERVICE

About the Company

Dynamic Workforce Solutions (DWFS) contracts with state and local entities to provide services that offer the communities we serve reliable workforce development and training solutions that result in talented, well-trained people positioned for tomorrow's jobs. Our innovative approach to delivering services, passion for the work we do and commitment to ongoing quality have defined over three decades of exceptional results.

Our people feel they are part of something way bigger than just a job. We commit to delivering Extreme Customer service in order to provide outstanding outcomes for the people and businesses we serve.

Primary Objectives of Position: The role of the job developer is to identify job opportunities for participants and match qualified participants with these employment opportunities. This position is responsible for developing relationships with employers, successfully placing participants into this jobs and providing on going retention services to both the employer and the participant.

Essential Job Functions:

• Initiates and maintains ongoing personal contacts with a variety of business and industry representatives and job placement/training agencies.
• Promotes participant placement by making cold calls to potential employers.
• Explains benefits and employment support services provided by the Program to employers, including addressing employer's special needs.
• Researches newspapers, agencies, and other resources for job leads.
• Locates jobs for participants who completed training programs.
• Collects data from employers related to job orders including job requirements and skills.
• Matches job skills with applicant qualifications; refers qualified applicants to employers.
• Conducts follow-up after placement and keeps updated regarding future openings.
• Coordinates and attends job fairs to conduct outreach and recruitment activities.
• Assists participants in assessing their job skills for positions; administers and scores standard career assessments.
• Instructs in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, interview preparation, and job retention skills.
• Assists participants in preparing job search portfolio.
• Provides job search/career information workshops and presentations.
• Provides labor market and community resource information.
• Works with Career Navigators to exchange participant activity and progress data.
• Utilize Extreme Customer Service behaviors with all interactions with internal and external customers.

Other Job Duties: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate. It is also understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including requiring overtime.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: Physical requirements include carrying/lifting up to 5 pounds, frequently; up to 10 pounds, regularly; and up to 25 pounds, occasionally. Visual acuity, speech and hearing; hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to drive an automobile and operate computer keyboard and basic office equipment; subject to carrying, lifting, twisting and reaching to perform essential job functions. Working conditions are primarily in an office environment with occasional travel to other locations.

Required Competencies: Extreme Customer Service focus, learning orientation, communication proficiency, teamwork orientation, technical capacity

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience. Work closely with the Work Experience Coordinator and the WIOA Program Manager to ensure youth are assessed and appropriately matched to work experience opportunities.

Experience: Minimum of two years' experience in staffing, recruiting, or workforce development. Minimum of one year of experience working with at-risk youth populations. Previous experience in workforce development is preferred.

Skills/Abilities: Understand recruitment, data entry, and customer requirements; knowledge of methods and techniques of job development and placement; current practices in vocational education; local labor market trends and employment opportunities; effective procedures in identifying and securing community resources and services; ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form; computer proficiency including computer usage to prepare documents and presentations, maintain various databases, and search for information on the Internet. Ability to engage, understand, and respond to the needs of business accounts. Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Benefits:

Insurance: Health, Life, Dental and Disability, PTO, Paid Holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Account, Tuition Assistance

Additional Requirements: Must have valid driver's license and adequate vehicle insurance coverage.

Diversity is at the heart of our business. It is key to our people's passion for serving individuals and communities who seek to build a stronger workforce. We strive to create a work environment that provides all our team members with equal access to information, development and opportunity. Furthermore, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is deeply rooted in the values instilled by our Four Cornerstones and commitment to Extreme Customer Service. We recognize that differences in age, race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, physical ability, thinking style and background bring richness to our work environments. Such differences help us connect better with the workforce development needs of people we serve in our communities. We believe that attracting, developing and retaining a base of employees that reflects the diversity of our customers is essential to our success.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dynamic Workforce Solutions is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.