Employment Outreach Specialist

*Full time position available Monday-Friday

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:



* Provides in-depth review of MassHire basic services, training, and resources.



* Maintains up-to-date knowledge and familiarity with services and programs.


* Answers phones, schedules appointments, and files client registrations.



* Develops, and maintains relationships with employers, staffing agencies, human resource recruiters and employment-based community programs.


* Cultivates new networks of employment sources.



* Acts as a knowledgeable resource for an employer’s staffing and resources team, providing expertise on job placement, hiring tax incentives, hiring opportunities and labor market information.


* Partners with other staff, program departments, and community/industry contacts, collecting and assessing job seeker and labor market data to develop enhanced outreach and placement strategies.



* Targets employer job postings and presents individuals that match the required qualifications based on recommendations and assessments from Career Advisors.



* Facilitates events to connect employers with MassHire job seekers.



* Creates opportunities for employers to host and conduct on-site recruitment, career fairs, workshops, industry briefings, and post job positions.



* Participates in evening coverage, facilitating workshops/groups and participating in special events.


* Performs duties in accordance with Goodwill’s standard policies and procedures.


* Other duties as assigned.

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:


* Bachelor’s degree preferred, or Associate’s plus 2 years related experience.


* Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a comparable role in addition to above.


* Strong marketing/sales skills, including ability to engage employers


* Ability to market job seekers with a broad range of skills and competencies to employers.


* Demonstrated experience working with employers, strong understanding of business needs, and extensive knowledge of the labor market.

Some of our benefits include:


* Vacation & Sick Time Accrual


* Paid Holidays


* Tuition Reimbursement


* Retirement Account Match


* Flexible Spending Accounts


* Health / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance


* Store discount