Outreach & Recruitment Specialist
Company: Eckerd Connects
Location: Silver Spring
Posted on: May 9, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionWorking with us takes a certain kind of person;
we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to
challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek
employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference
in the lives of others. Eckerd Connects provides Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) services through contracts
with the U.S. Department of Labor and local workforce boards,
partnerships, and strategies to provide and create a career pathway
for youth, adults, and dislocated workers. Training services
include occupational skills training, customized training,
on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, and transitional
employment opportunities. We provide youth with development,
academic instruction, career & technical education, and access to
the 14 WIOA Youth Elements. We establish and develop relationships
and networks with large and small employers and their
intermediaries as well as develop, convene, or implement industry
or sector partnerships.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Qtn-KpLpc&t=2s Please follow
the link for more information about our Workforce Programs:
https://eckerd.org/workforce-development/ Position ConceptWork with
Eckerd Connects managers to develop and implement a comprehensive
and targeted outreach plan that cultivates partnerships with:
individuals, community & faith-based organizations, schools, city
programs and events, and leaders that can refer eligible and
appropriate participants to the program. Essential Functions
- Develop and execute effective outreach strategies for
under-served communities.
- Implement a recruitment and enrollment plan for targeted areas
by researching and understanding target population demographic and
geographic data.
- Present and discuss the eligibility requirements and benefits
of Eckerd programs with referral sources as well as with the
prospective participants themselves, resulting in new participants
enrolling in Eckerd programs.
- Attend and present at community events to increase visibility
within the community.
- Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from outreach
activity in a timely fashion.
- Work with Eckerd Connects managers to set specific outreach
targets and develops action plans in achieving recruitment
goals.
- Perform community and street canvassing activities
- Conduct an outreach campaign to alumni of the Eckerd Connects
programs to develop a pipeline of new participants.
- Ability to use technology and learn new applications Position
SpecificationsEducation: High School diploma required.Experience:
Two years working in marketing. Experience working with targeted
population preferred.Skills: Willingness to share skills,
knowledge, and expertise. Demonstrates a positive attitude and acts
as a positive role model, analytical, excellent verbal and written
communication, self-motivation, resourceful, creative,
collaborative, interpersonal skills, flexible, objective, problem
solving, decision making, organization, planning and critical
judgment skills. Phone skills, Recruiting, Interviewing skills,
supports diversity, Results-driven.Travel: Must be able to meet
requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for
business purposes. Must have and maintain an appropriate and valid
state driver's license. Travel may be up to 30% each month but may
exceed at certain times.Other: Must meet state criminal background
check requirements, must possess ability to past a drug test. Must
be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be
able to drive for business purposes. Physical Demands: Requires
extended periods of walking/sitting/standing. Depending on the
assigned program/facility, position may also occasionally expose
incumbent to working outdoors for extended periods of time, and
exposure to the elements. Incumbent may occasionally lift/move up
to 25 pounds. *This job description is intended to describe the
general nature and level of work being performed by a person
assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive
list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so
classified.Make more than a Living, Make a Difference We provide
our employees with numerous opportunities for growth, education,
advancement, and the chance to contribute to business objectives.
We offer competitive salaries and an excellent comprehensive
benefits package including: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance -
19 days of Paid Time Off the first year - 11 paid holidays -
Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5% - Flexible
spending accounts - Paid short-term and long-term disability -
Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Voluntary term life
insurance Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, and founded in 1968
by philanthropists, Jack and Ruth Eckerd, Eckerd Connects is one of
the largest national nonprofit child and family service
organizations in the United States. Eckerd provides a full
continuum of life-changing behavioral health, child welfare
services, and workforce development through multiple offices and
facilities nationwide that strengthen families, assist young
adults, and help children succeed.Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc.
("Eckerd Connects") considers all qualified applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or
status as a protected veteran. Eckerd Connects is a drug-free
workplace and utilizes E-verify to confirm employment
eligibility.
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