Southeast Healthcare is hiring an Employment Developer for its Vocational Services program in Columbus, OH (onsite). In this role, you will help strengthen independence and long-term success by building partnerships with local employers and aligning Southeast patients with meaningful job opportunities.
What you’ll focus on
You will develop and maintain employer relationships to identify and grow job opportunities for Southeast patients across Delaware, Franklin, and Morrow Counties. Using sales, marketing, networking, and customer-relations practices, you will work to uncover employment leads and turn them into placement opportunities.
Labor market awareness is central to the position. You will identify labor market trends and emerging employment opportunities in the community, then partner with community agencies and workforce development partners to expand available employment resources.
To support effective matches, you will coordinate with Vocational Services staff to connect patients with suitable job openings. After opportunities are identified, you will follow up with both employers and patients to support successful job placements and ongoing employment retention.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with local employers to identify job opportunities for Southeast patients in Delaware, Franklin, and Morrow Counties
- Use sales, marketing, networking, and customer-relations practices to identify and develop employment opportunities
- Maintain accurate documentation of employer contacts, job leads, placements, and program outcomes
- Identify labor market trends and emerging employment opportunities within the community
- Collaborate with community agencies and workforce development partners to expand employment resources
- Coordinate with Vocational Services staff to match patients with appropriate job openings
- Follow up with employers and patients to support successful job placements and long-term employment retention
- Document employer contacts, job-development activities, placements, and outcomes as required
Qualifications
- Minimum AA/BA required
- Experience in sales and customer service preferred
- Experience with SPMI and/or SUD population a plus
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- High level of personal accountability and effective time management
- Valid driver’s license and insurance
