Primary Duties:

1. Review referral information, establish professional and ethical relationship, perform timely intake interview and develop/maintain individual plan for employment with all consumers

2. Develop and maintain good working relationships with referral sources and provide ongoing communication regarding case activities

3. Effectively use intake information, vocational evaluation (if applicable), and local job market information, and knowledge of community resources to develop contact potential employers and gain employment opportunities

4. Complete all agency paperwork in timely manner and maintain confidentiality according to agency guidelines

5. Actively work with consumer to develop job seeking skills such as job readiness interviewing, application completion, resume development, and job retention

6. Spend a significant amount of time in the community making employer contacts including cold calls (in person and over the phone), making presentations, and following up on those contacts to secure employment opportunities

7. Provide retention services after a client is placed on the job with a combination of contacts with the employer and the client, both in person and over the phone 8. Maintain average of 3+ new starts each month

9. Maintain minimum of 75% 90-day retention rate for individuals placed

10. Maintain minimum 75% placement rate of individuals closed from services

11. Maintain average of 3+ placements per month

12. Other duties as assigned

What you will love about Goodwill:

• Employer subsidized individual and family medical benefits
• Employer subsidized individual and family dental and vision
• Employee retirement (403b) with company matching 50% up to 6% of employee wages after 1 year of employment
• Employer contributed retirement (401a) of varying contribution percentages, annually after 1 year of employment
• Employer contributed life insurance (twice W2 wages)
• Optional short-term disability, additional life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment offered
• Employee discount at retail locations
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation (10 days), sick (10 days), personal (2 days), and holidays (8 days) annually

High School Degree is required.

Bachelor’s degree and experience in social service and/or sales is preferred.

Requires ability to work well with people; to develop and maintain relationships with area employers; must have excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Driver’s license and current insurance is required.

MERS/ MO Goodwill considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability or any other legally protected status.

Reasonable accommodations may be requested by contacting HR and are provided whenever reasonable to assist the employee's in the performance of job duties.

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