Volunteers of America Employment Placement Specialist
- Initiate and maintain ongoing personal contacts with a variety of businesses, local chambers, workforce partners, and other industry representatives to promote the value of training and employing residents in a federal half way house
- Attend offsite meetings as a means of connecting and establishing long-term employment and business relationships with the Volunteers of America
- Generate cutting-edge job leads and market intelligence that align with Volunteers of America programs and labor market trends
- Analyze and interpret current and emerging labor market research to proactively seek and connect with business leaders and potential workforce partners to promote the high-quality, industry-ready workforce available to federal inmates transiting into society
- Collect data from employers regarding their talent acquisition needs
- Compile detailed job responsibilities and required knowledge/skills/experience being sought
- Upload and maintain current job opportunities on an online job posting system
- Remove closed opportunities in a timely manner
- Match employment opportunities/job orders with well-matched Federal Inmates
- Develop, grow, and maintain new and ongoing workforce partnerships using a variety of communication strategies (including direct cold calls) to gain industry knowledge and familiarity with organizational structures, business areas, technologies used, and/or any other special needs required on the job
- Promote and foster consistent awareness of the Volunteers of America programs that align with business needs
- Maintain accurate job placement and tracking records
- Perform a variety of other clerical and record-keeping functions and tasks
- Assist Federal Inmates in the use of resources and technology for job search activities
- Provide any necessary follow-up and/or periodic check-ins with Federal residents who have been placed into jobs to ensure engagement and persistence
- Occasionally participate in the hiring, training, scheduling, and Employment search

