JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Job
Developer
Department: JARC
- Baltimore
Program: Careers
in Manufacturing Programs
Reports To: Director of Manufacturing Operations
The Jane Addams Resource Corporation Baltimore (JARC-Baltimore) promotes strong communities, businesses and households to ensure that people who work do not live in poverty.
JARC-Baltimore helps
low-income workers, job seekers and community residents attain financial
self-sufficiency through skills training and support services. JARC-Baltimore’s
job training programs target strategic skills gaps in the manufacturing, such
as Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinist, Press Brake Operator, and
welder. Bundled services include income supports, financial coaching and
employment services.
The Job Developer cultivates
relationships with manufacturing employers, facilitates job placement and
longer term follow-up with trainees and employers.
Essential Functions:
- Develop and maintain ongoing partnerships with a
variety of industry employers and representatives to promote job placement
- Explain the benefits to employers of training and
support services provided by JARC-Baltimore
- Become familiar with JARC – Baltimore’s training
curriculum and be able to summarize key skills for employers
- Solicit employer feedback on skills requirements
and communicate this feedback to JARC – Baltimore staff
- Utilize a wide variety of methods to network with
employers, including employer visits, job fairs, cold calls, etc.
- Refer clients to job leads and other resources
for employment
- Locate jobs for clients who have successfully
completed training programs and coordinate interviews
- Collect data from employers related to job orders
including employment verification; prepare forms and reports related to
job placement activities
- Conduct necessary follow-up after applicants are
placed into employment and counsel clients on any problems in the workplace
- Stay apprised of internet and job fair resources
- Assist with assessing qualifications for various
positions in the manufacturing industry and developing individual employment
strategies
- Maintain appropriate data in JARC-Baltimore’s
client database
- Market JARC-Baltimore’s Business Services (incumbent worker training) to new
employer partners
- Stay apprised of external programs that provide
incentives to businesses to hire JARC-Baltimore candidates (i.e. OJT) and
other programs that may assist JARC-Baltimore’s clientele
- Assist the Financial Coach and Program
Coordinator in long term follow up services
- Collect employment verification required by
funders
- Assist program staff to write success stories for
clients and obtain feedback on JARC-Baltimore’s services
- Other duties as assigned
Team Functions:
- Participate on the Employment Services Team
- Provide training and mentoring to employment
services team
- Market JARC-Baltimore programs through contacts with other agencies, advertisements, and informational events
Requirements/ Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of two years’
experience in a related field
- Working knowledge of the manufacturing industry a
plus
- Experience in workforce development and/ or non-profit
a plus
- Experience in sales/ marketing a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Salesforce a puls
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel
To Apply:
E-mail resume, cover letter,
and references, to:
HR@jane-addams.org
Please include the position title (Job Developer-Baltimore) within
the subject line. Inquiries without the title in the subject line will not be
reviewed or considered.
No phone calls please. Thank you!
Terms/Conditions:
- Full-time (35 hour week)
- FLSA Non-Exempt
- Criminal Background Checks Required
- FBI Fingerprinting Required
Salary: $20.87
- $24.87 Commensurate with Experience
Jane Addams Resource Corporation-Baltimore
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/LGBTQ
encouraged to apply