CareerSource Job Developer II

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree and two (2) years experience in applicant recruitment and screening; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience.  Applicants within six months of meeting the minimum education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.
Successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required.

Complete Tier One Training and pass the Tier One Certificate Exam within six (6) months of being hired. 

Position Summary

This is administrative support work in the sourcing and referring fully-qualified candidates, managing job orders, and assisting in meeting businesses’ needs in the CareerSource North Central Florida (NCF) Office of the Alachua County Community and Administrative Services Department.
An employee assigned to this classification is responsible for fully utilizing all resources and tools for meeting businesses’ hiring needs, understanding their respective recruitment needs, and developing a marketing and recruitment strategy that is customized to meet businesses’ overall objective. Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained.

Examples of Duties

This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.

 Exudes a positive customer service focus. Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with core values including: integrity, honesty, respect, diversity, innovation, accountability and communication. Assists with coordinating employment opportunities and business and economic development. Develops and maintains a network of contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates. Develops recruitment strategies and promotional material to achieve required staffing for businesses.  Identifies appropriate job candidates with the qualifications required by businesses’ job vacancies using various tools and resources. Acts as liaison between businesses and job candidates. Provides businesses with resources to assist in recruiting needs. Maintains confidentiality with business and job candidate information. Ensures timely documentation of services in appropriate database. Acts as subject matter expert in Labor Market Information and provides targeted industry information for reports. Develops relationships with area industry organizations, attends meetings, and reports trends developing in hiring needs. Runs weekly job order reports and provides report to all staff and partners to ensure marketing of open job orders. Maintains compliance with all personnel policies and procedures.
Works retail hours and/or hours as assigned. 

Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. 

NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Considerable knowledge of utilizing the Employ Florida (EF) to document business and job seeker contact and provide services.  Knowledge of principles and methods for promoting and selling services by offering alternative solutions to businesses via promoting on the job training (OJT), internship, work, experience opportunities, and/or custom business training options. Knowledge of current principles and practices of human resources management including recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, employee relations, classification and compensation, equal employment, and unemployment compensation. Knowledge of federal, state, and local legislative, regulatory, and judicial requirements applicable to the area of human resources management. Knowledge of basic labor resource information, such as wage & hour, labor market information, etc. Proficient skill in the use of standard office equipment including computers, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets and other applications. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of individuals internal and external to the organization at all levels of authority. Ability to screen and match job candidates’ resumes and applications to appropriate job openings. Ability to speak effectively and understandably before groups of people. Ability to assist businesses in interviewing job candidates. Ability to work individually and as a member of a team. Ability to present ideas, programs, and recommendations clearly, concisely, and accurately to groups and individuals, orally and in writing. Ability to coordinate numerous projects and prioritize businesses’ customized needs. Ability to research and analyze data and situations to develop and recommend sound solutions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet. 

An organization is only as good as the people it employs. To attract and retain the best team possible, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners offers a competitive benefit program. We believe that if we expect our employees to support the County, we must first support the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families, now and as they plan for their future.BoCC-Contributed Benefits

• Medical/Health Insurance  
• Employee Life Insurance  
• Florida Retirement System  
• Employee Assistance Program

Optional Benefits

• Dental Insurance  
• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance
• Deferred Retirement Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Roth IRA
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Computer Purchase Program

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• FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement.  A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee.
• TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Permanent, full-time employees are eligible for educational assistance funds. Contact the Human Resources Office for program details.
• HOLIDAYS Holidays are as follows: 

1. New Years Day  
2. Martin Luther King Day  
3. Memorial Day  
4. Juneteenth
5. Independence Day  
6. Labor Day  
7. Veterans' Day  
8. Thanksgiving Day  
9. Friday following Thanksgiving  
10. Christmas Eve (IAFF*)  
11. Christmas Day  
12. Additional Christmas Holiday (All non-IAFF employees)  
13. 2 Floating Holidays  (All non- IAFF employees)

*IAFF – International Association of FirefightersPay periods are every two weeks, Monday through Sunday. Payday is Friday. International Association of Firefighters follow the General Contract 7k regarding holidays.

Vacation Leave – Generous vacation accrual rates with payout of unused accrued leave, with some restrictions. For more detailed information regarding vacation leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-2.

Sick leave is earned at a rate of 4 hours per pay period by all permanent, full-time employees*. At the end of each fiscal year, eligible employees can convert up to 10 days of accrued sick leave to vacation leave on a 2:1 basis. For more detailed information regarding sick leave refer to Employee Policy Manual, Section 7-3 *Accruals slightly different for IAFF employee.

$41,038.40 Annually