Job Developer - DC

KRA Corporation•Washington, DC

About The Position

While delivering innovative solutions, exceptional service, and trusted results, the Job Developer provides comprehensive job development and placement services by continually building, maintaining, and cultivating relationships with a wide array of employers who are willing to hire qualified TANF customers into unsubsidized employment.

Requirements

Ability to professionally adjust to unforeseen circumstances or programmatic changes.
Ability to cultivate and manage high quality stakeholder relationships anddemonstratedability to work with a diverse workforce.
Ability to function ata high levelof discretion and confidentiality.
Must be a self-starter and committed to completing taskstimely.
Strong presentation skills
Must be resourceful and able to work independently as well as in a team setting.
Ability to meet and/or exceed set goals andobjectives.
Strong interpersonal, project and time management, customer service, organizational skills, and communication skills, both oral and written required.
The ability to work in the field more than 90%+ of the time.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The degree requirement may be substituted for eight (8) years of professional work experience.
A minimum offive (5)years of experience conducting job development and placement activities with TANF customers.
A minimum ofthree (3)years of policy and program experience in the areas of workforce development, economic development, or education.
B2B, Sales, customer service experience.
Personal computer literacy required, including effective use of the Internet, e-mail, video conferencing (Zoom, Teams) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Responsibilities

Maintain and deepen existing employer relationships and develop new onesthatare a good fit for TANF customers.
Implement job development strategies designed to provide TANF customers with employment opportunities, while considering job location, industry growth prospects, advancement opportunities and salary.
Proactively promoteprograms(its services and qualified customers) to employment partners.
Explain to prospective employers the financial benefits they will receive and outline the employmentsupportand retention services available to them if they hire a TANF customer, including but not limited to:
making applicants available for job openings
screening resumes for specific qualifications
providing job retention services once the customer becomes employed
facilitating the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) when employers are eligible
Work closely withCaseManagers to place customers in unsubsidized employment.
Match available job openings with customer interests and abilities. Work one-on-one or in groups with customers to screen properly to determine job suitability, assist with application completion and process, employer/interview preparation, and follow-up.
Focusing on both "number" and "quality" of placements, develop and maintain ongoing personal contacts with private, public, non-profit, and religious organizations to promote and create opportunities for placing TANF customers.
Input accurate and complete data for all contacts with customers into CATCH.
Enter employer information into CATCH in a timely manner for all completed and signed Verification of Employment (VOE) documents received.
Populate and maintain the Job Developers' spreadsheet with new and updated employer information including but not limited to current or upcoming job openings, applications submitted, direct referrals, work experience opportunities, placements, etc.
Update and maintain VOE binder, and submit completed, verified, and signed VOEs to Quality Assurance.
Establish andmaintainWork Experience (WEX) opportunities and sites.
Assist case managers and customers to select relevant work opportunities and obtain WEX site signatures for completed TANF Work Experience Program Agreement contract.
Submit weekly Job Seeker's Hot Jobs.
Update andmaintainjob announcement board.
Plan and conduct onsite employment driven activities suchasonsite bi-annual job fair event or employer informational sessions with qualified customers.
Participate in regular staff meetings, staff training, supervisory sessions, and aid the development of positive team relationships asrequested.
Adhere to KRA policy, procedures, and professional conduct, dress code,and code of ethics.
Other duties assigned.