Employment Specialist

The role

The Job Developer increases employment opportunities for participants by identifying and cultivating potential employers. This role involves employer engagement, participant job matching, and managing placement services through either an Account Specialist or Full Cycle track.

What you will do

• Develop and implement a strategic plan for placement services to meet metrics
• Conduct reviews of existing business partnerships and evaluate employer demand
• Achieve weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual placement goals
• Research, conduct outreach to, and build relationships with prospective employers
• Maintain relationships with existing employer partners
• Schedule and conduct daily prospecting, cold calls, and face-to-face meetings
• Serve as the liaison among employers, participants, and criminal justice partners
• Produce 5 monthly placements
• Screen and match program participants with employment opportunities
• Customize participants resumes to fit identified opportunities

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in workforce development, recruitment, or sales/account management
• Experience meeting performance goals on a regular basis
• Skilled in networking and cultivating lasting relationships with people and businesses
• Experience using data or market research to guide practice and decision-making
• Ability to provide feedback and support to facilitate participant development
• Ability to anticipate, evaluate, and implement solutions to problems
• Ability to analyze various points of view and data to form a perspective
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, diligent, resilient, and able to meet deadlines
• Highly organized with top notch time management skills
• Comfortable learning new technologies

Nice to have

• lived experience of incarceration or involvement in the justice system

Benefits

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• professional development opportunities and training
• regular training opportunities in Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• paid parental leave
• participation in a retirement plan
• sick leave
• vacation leave
• paid holidays
• lunch and learns
• team outings
• holiday gatherings

Before you apply

• Anticipated deadline to submit application: Wednesday November 13, 2026 at 3:00pm (EST)
• Position may close early if application limit is met

About the company

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration. It is a leading reentry employment organization in the country.