This is job development and related work in finding and creating job opportunities for enrollees and applicants in a job training and employment assistance program.

Employees in this class are primarily responsible for developing job opportunities through personal and telephone contacts with various employers in business, industry and government. Emphasis of the work is on keeping informed on local labor market conditions, maintaining contact with counselors to help assess enrollees' employment needs and provide guidance in making contacts with employers, and finding or developing job opportunities of various occupational types. Some employees in this class may also be assigned responsibility for encouraging employers in the development of subcontracts for job training. Incumbents may be assigned to job training centers or programs. Work is performed under the general supervision of an administrative or professional superior who assigns work, assists with unusual problems and evaluates completed work for effectiveness of results through conferences and written reports.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Develops contacts with business, commercial and industrial firms by personal visit and telephone to obtain job openings in occupational areas that correspond to the occupational training enrollees are receiving.

Keeps informed on labor trends and job openings in the local labor market area through visits, telephone contacts, office reference listings and other sources; refers to office records and makes telephone calls to determine positions that are currently available.

Keeps supervisor informed of local labor market conditions and results of job development efforts.

Discusses employment needs of enrollees with counselors and other staff members to identify occupational areas in which to concentrate job development activities; meets with enrollees to identify employment needs.

Writes orders for jobs found while in the field; completes records of field contacts in developing job openings and other records.

Contacts nonprofit agencies and governmental organizations to explain the job training program and obtain written agreement to use existing job openings for training enrollees; discusses areas of training that would be beneficial to enrollees with possibilities of developing employment that would provide upward career mobility; discusses creation of a training program to run concurrently with enrollee academic training.

Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

Considerable knowledge of employer locations, government organizations and job openings in the area assigned.

Considerable knowledge of appropriate techniques and methods in the development of job openings.

Knowledge of labor market trends and conditions in the area of assignment.

Knowledge of established job training program procedures in job referral and placement of enrollees and applicants.

Ability to achieve rapport with employers in order to develop job openings and career ladders for enrollees and applicants.

Ability to keep informed on local labor market trends and conditions in the area assigned.

Ability to work effectively with other staff members to assist enrollees and applicants in achieving job placement objectives.

Ability to prepare records and reports on a timely and complete basis.

Ability to express ideas and information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

REVISED 03/98