Workforce Development Jobs in Merrillville, IN (NOW HIRING)

JobTitle:Business ServicesOutreach Specialist

Reportsto: Project Director

PositionClassification:Non-Exempt

PrimaryObjectivesofPosition:Identify job opportunities for participants and match qualified participants with these employment opportunities.This positionis responsible forindustry-relatedexpertisebased on career pathways, developing relationships with employers, successfully placing participants intojobs,and providing ongoing retention services to both the employer and the participant.

EssentialJobFunctions:

• Initiates andmaintainsongoing personalcontactwith a variety of business and industry representatives and job placement/training agencies.

• Promotes participant placement by making cold calls to potential employers.

• Explain benefits and employment support services provided by the Program to employers, including addressingemployers'special needs.

• Research newspapers, agencies, and other resources for job leads.

• Locates jobs for participants who completed educational and 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 updatedregardingfuture openings.

• Coordinates andattendsjob fairs to conduct outreach and recruitment activities.

• Assistsparticipants 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.

• Assistsparticipants in preparingjobsearch portfolio.

• Provides job search/career information workshops and presentations.

• Provides labor market and community resource information.

• Works with Career Coaches to exchange participant activity and progress data.

• Utilize Extreme Customer Service behaviors with all interactions with internal and external customers.

• Explores innovative strategies to obtain andretaintalent with team and employers, such as customized and incumbent worker training options.

• Work closely with the Work Experience Coordinator and the WIOA Program Manager to ensure adults and youth are assessed and appropriately matched to work experience opportunities and On the Job training opportunities.

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 asrequired.The company reserves the right to revise orchange job duties as business requirements dictate.

RequiredCompetencies:ExtremeCustomerServicefocus,learningorientation,communicationproficiency, teamwork orientation, technical capacity.

Qualifications:

Education:Bachelor's degreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversityorequivalent.

Experience:PreferMinimum of two years' experience in business-to-business sales, staffing, recruiting, or workforce development.Previousexperience in workforce development is preferred.Mustpossessa high degree ofproficiencyindataentry,MicrosoftOffice,andstateappropriatedataentrysystems.Requiresknowledgeof

WorkforcePrograms andapplicablefederal, state, and local laws and regulations. Mustpossessexcellent verbal and written communication skills as well asdemonstratedExtreme Customer Service skills.

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.

AdditionalRequirements:Musthavevaliddriver'slicenseandadequatevehicleinsurancecoverage.