Employment Specialist

MERS / Goodwill; Belleville (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

MERS / Goodwill is seeking an Employment Specialist for its Belleville Career Center. The role involves helping individuals with barriers to employment by providing support and achieving new goals. Candidates should be motivated with a strong background in social services or sales, possessing excellent communication skills and the ability to develop relationships.

Benefits

Individual and family medical benefits

Dental and vision benefits

403(B) Retirement plan

PTO Accrual up to 15 days

Employee store discount

Flexible Schedules

Career Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in social service and/or sales is required.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities is preferred.
• Must have a driver's license and current insurance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with participants and employers.
• Assist individuals with job-seeking skills like resume development and interview preparation.
• Ensure a retention rate of 75% for individuals placed.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Development

Adaptability

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Required Travel: 50% - Belleville / St. Clair County

Position Type: Hourly Full-Time

Salary Range: $20.50

MERS/Missouri Goodwill Industries is looking for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional Employment Specialist to join our 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 assist individuals with barriers to employment and achieve new goals while pursuing a mission-driven career, then this is the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• A High School Diploma and experience in social service and/or sales is required. A bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities is preferred.
• Requires ability to work well with people, to develop and maintain relationships with area employerrs.
• 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.
  
  

Benefits

• 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.
• Employee store discount
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Schedules
• Career Growth Opportunities
  
  

MERS 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/ MO Goodwill requires various background and records checks upon employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Non-profit Organization Management

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