• Market PA CareerLink® services to the Berks County business community
• Provide solutions to regional employers to meet their workforce development needs
• Develop leads while working with local employers to provide for program participants

Essential Functions

• Establish working relationships with local employers; interact with personnel and/or manager responsible for the hiring of new employee
• Contact employers by phone or in person and attempt to schedule face-to-face meetings.
• Share information on workforce solutions with regional employers
• Provide feedback regarding important employer related workforce topics to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) in the form of the Market Intelligence Report.
• Present information related to recent employer related workforce trends to Workforce Development Board during market intelligence briefings.
• Review EARN participant employment skills and match with positions in the PA CareerLink®
• Conduct mock interviews with EARN participants.
• Guide in-depth conversations with employer points of contact for the purposes of gathering information for informing the WDB and identifying areas with placement potential.
• Serve as Lead for the implementation of new initiatives/project as they are assigned
• Assist with the placement of EARN participants into employment
• Assist with the research/writing necessary to nominate employers for workforce related awards
• Serve as presenter for employer related information when necessary
• Represent local area’s participation in regional workforce initiatives
• Identify and place individuals into traditional OJT opportunities
• Conduct research, facilitate focus groups, write reports and perform other project-related functions
• Develop a network for potential business leads
• Analyze and understand current labor market information
• Complete job task analyses and skill gap analyses using Skilldex and/or WorkKeys Profiling
• Represent EDSI/one-stop at conferences, meetings and selected social functions as required
• Meet performance criteria on a weekly, monthly and annual basis
• Assist with the organization and attend job fairs and onsite and offsite recruitment events
• Enter employer information into all appropriate databases and monitor employer activities.
• All other duties as assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

• Marketing, sales experience preferred, or customer service experience required.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, Good interpersonal skills.
• Must be comfortable making presentations in-person & virtually.
• Valid Driver’s License and automobile.
• Must have strong computer skills, comfortable using MS Office Tools.
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.