Employment Specialist

MERS Goodwill; Alton, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

403b Retirement

401a Retirement

PTO accrual

Paid holidays

Flexible schedules

Job summary

MERS Goodwill is seeking an energetic Employment Specialist to join our Alton/Cahokia/Belleville Career Center team. The role focuses on helping participants gain employment through intake, planning, and employer outreach. Required qualifications include a High School Diploma; a Bachelor's degree and experience in social services or sales are preferred.

A valid driver’s license and insurance are also required. We offer comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree and experience in social service or sales preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with others and build relationships with local employers.
• Driver's license and current insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Review referral information, conduct intake interviews, and develop employment plans for participants.
• Develop and maintain relationships with referral sources; communicate participant activities.
• Use local job market information to develop employer contacts and secure opportunities.
• Complete agency paperwork timely and maintain confidentiality.
• Help participants develop job-seeking skills like interviewing, resumes, and job retention.
• Engage in community outreach to educate employers about MERS Goodwill programs and services.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Employer outreach

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree (social services/sales preferred)

Job description

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MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Employment Specialist to join our Alton/Cahokia/Belleville Career Center team! The ideal candidate will support our mission, "Changing Lives Through the Power of Work!" and embody our core values of diversity, integrity, passion, professionalism, respect, and responsibility.

If you're seeking an opportunity that empowers you to achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

A High School Diploma is required. Bachelor's degree and experience in social service and/or sales is preferred.

Ability to work effectively with others, build and sustain relationships with local employers, and demonstrate strong written and 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.
• 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.
• Immediate date of hire individual and family medical benefits for full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week.
• Individual and family dental and vision benefits on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours week.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance on the first of the month following the hire date for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 403(B) Retirement + Employer Match after one year of employment for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• 401(A) Retirement on date of hire for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• PTO Accrual up to 15 days based on hours worked.
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules

MERS Missouri Goodwill is an equal-opportunity employer. MERS Goodwill does not discriminate in employment based on 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 Missouri Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.