Business Development Specialist - Full-time

Consider joining Community Integrated Services, the largest local supported employment provider, as we empower people with disabilities through individualized employment opportunities. Through creativity, flexibility, and community collaboration, CIS provides individualized, person-centered support and training to help individuals with disabilities attain their employment goals.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Apply your talents in networking to build strong relationships and secure employment positions for our participants. You would initiate and maintain contacts with a variety of businesses and industries in order to match the participant to the most appropriate job.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Develop community job leads for assigned individuals meeting their needs, desires, and capabilities.
• Complete Milestone and Monthly summaries as assigned for funding sources.
• Initiate and maintain ongoing personal contacts with a variety of business and industry representatives. Contacts must be done in a variety of ways including labor market analysis, on-line, face to face site visits, employer interviews, cold call contacts, informational interviews, group presentations and job developing with the participant.
• Conduct informational interviews with employers.
• Collect data/information from employers related to job openings including job requirements and skills.
• Match applicants to jobs, refer qualified applicants to employers, and conduct necessary follow-up when applicants are placed in jobs.
• Provide job coaching services as needed.
• Record and document all activity with participants and job search activity on their behalf which may include case notes, job development logs and daily activity logs. Complete employer communications each day in correct program for participants.
• Attend networking opportunities with potential employers to obtain contact information.
• Attend and actively participate in agency meetings, meetings with managers, and attend initial job development meetings after participant has completed assessments.
• Create resumes, register participants with email accounts and complete job applications. Monitor and manage participants professional email accounts.
• Accompany, advocate and market participants skills at interviews. Assist participants with travel and travel related issues such as coordinating travel and travel training as needed.
• Promptly follow up with employers about applications and job openings.