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Employment Specialist
Location:
Alton, IL
Description:
Required Travel: 75% Position Type: Hourly Full-Time Salary Range: 19.50 MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated and professional Employment Specialist to join our Alton/Cahokia/Bellville Career Center team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of respect, excellence and integrity. If you are looking for an opportunity that allows you to reach new goals while having a mission-centric career, this is the opportunity is for you! Qualifications A High School Diploma is required. Bachelor's degree and experience in social service and/or sales is preferred. Requires ability to work well with people, to develop and maintain relationships with area employers; must have excellent written/verbal communication skills. A driver's license and current insurance is required. Primary Duties/Responsibilities Review referral information, establish professional and ethical relationships, perform timely intake interviews, and develop/maintain individual plan for employment with all participants. Develops and maintains positive relationships with referral sources and provides ongoing communication regarding participant activities. Effectively use intake and plan development information, local job market information, and knowledge of community resources to develop potential employer contacts and gain employment opportunities. Complete all agency paperwork in a timely manner and maintain confidentiality according to agency guidelines. Works with participants to develop job seeking skills such as job readiness interviewing, application completion, resume development, and job retention. Spends time in the community making employer contacts including cold calls (in person and over the phone), educating on MERS Goodwill programs and services, and following up on those contacts to secure employment opportunities. Provides retention services after a participant is placed on the job with a combination of contacts with the employer and the participant, both in person and over the phone. Maintain minimum of 75% 90-day retention rate for individuals placed. Maintain minimum 75% placement rate of individuals closed from services. Other duties as assigned. Spend a significant amount of time job coaching - providing training to improve participants' work performance after the employer's training period has ended; problem-solving to create accommodations or other ways to address performance issues. Benefits Immediate date of hire individual and family medical benefits. Individual and family dental and vision benefits after 30 days of employment. Employee store discount Vacation, paid holiday, funeral leave, and sick leave accrual begins within date of hire and 90 days of employment. Career Growth Opportunities MERS Goodwill is an equal opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other non-merit factor. MERS/ MO Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.
Company:
Mers Goodwill
Posted:
April 16 on MERS Goodwill
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Employment Specialist is a Human Resource Employment Specialist Job at Mers Goodwill located in Alton IL. Find other listings like Employment Specialist by searching Oodle for Human Resource Employment Specialist Jobs.