Employment Specialist, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

Posted by on May 24, 2010

Employment Specialist, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians is a nonprofit economic development organization serving immigrants in the Philadelphia area.

The Employment Specialist works as part of a six-person Employment Department. Primary responsibilities are to screen and place work-authorized immigrants in employment, and to identify and establish relationships with potential employers.

This is a shoe-leather position that entails extensive local travel in the Philadelphia region. It requires being out of the office three (3) days per week.

Duties:

– Screen and place work-authorized immigrants in employment

-Research local employment needs

– Identify and establish relationships with potential employers

– Visit employers to learn about their employment needs, specific job skills and requirements

-Conduct one-on-one meetings with jobseekers for intake, to assess skills, and discuss career goals

-Arrange interviews for jobseekers and accompany jobseekers to interviews

-Serve as a liaison between employers and employees during and after placement

Read more at: http://www.idealist.org/en/job/379430-76