Job Developer: Build Careers & Employer Partnerships

Sevita; Alcoa (TN); Presencial; USD 40.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Career development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

D&S Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, seeks a Job Developer to expand vocational opportunities for youth and adults receiving services. You will build connections with employers, assess fits, and place participants in competitive community-based jobs or volunteer roles.

This full-time role offers a comprehensive benefits package, ongoing professional support, and a mission-driven team focused on independence and growth.

Formación

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Five years of experience in a human services delivery system including two years of job development.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Effective communication skills with ability to build rapport with others.
• Reliable, caring, and customer-focused.

Responsabilidades

• Contact community-based employers as an employment specialist to secure paid employment and volunteer educational opportunities for referred individuals.
• Research and recommend community employment sites and activities, complete vocational assessments, conduct site evaluations, and provide follow-up as indicated.
• Explore careers and vocational opportunities by reaching out to employers and matching employer needs with individuals’ goals.
• Assist individuals receiving services in searching and interviewing for employment; provide follow-up support to individuals once placed in a job.
• Provide work adjustment training to assist individuals served to improve work skills, work behaviors, interpersonal skills, and ethics to maintain employment.
• Contribute to Individual Service Plans for individuals receiving service that currently have paid and/or volunteer jobs, as well as individuals with job development goals and objectives.
• Complete required service documentation reviews, meet regularly with individuals and others to provide needed services/support, and ensure appropriate communication with planning team.
• Attend meetings in the community related to individuals in the program, represent the program professionally while in the community, and ensure individual rights.
• Ensure individuals’ safety by providing appropriate supervision at job sites.

Conocimientos

Self-motivated

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Dependable

Educación

High School diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

D&S Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, seeks a Job Developer to expand vocational opportunities for youth and adults receiving services. You will build connections with employers, assess fits, and place participants in competitive community-based jobs or volunteer roles.

This full-time role offers a comprehensive benefits package, ongoing professional support, and a mission-driven team focused on independence and growth.