Internship & Job Development Specialist

Requirements

• Maintains awareness of labor market trends, high-demand and high-growth occupations, and job availability.
• Makes cold calls and outreach visits to employers to promote the internship and job placement program of the Youth Career Center.
• Develops a thorough understanding of local workforce trends and needs and emerging and growing industries within the service area of the Youth Career Center through connections with local economic development organizations, Chambers of Commerce, regional industry groups, KentuckianaWorks, and others.
• Meets with businesses and local Chambers of Commerce to develop a means of understanding the workforce needs of local employers and to identify the skills needed in new workers.
• Works in conjunction with the Youth Career Center staff, assists out-of-school youth in the development of a Career Plan for the career pathway chosen. The plan must result in a good match with the employer and skills required for a successful internship or job placement.
• Coordinates internship development, internship placement, job development, and job placement activities with the Program Manager and Youth Specialists of the Youth Career Center.
• Interacts with local businesses to identify appropriate sites for job shadowing, internships, and job placements for Youth Career Center participants, and assists Youth Specialists in securing appropriate sites.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 403(b) Plan
• Company 403(b) Matching Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Generous Vacation Time & 8 Paid Holidays
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance