TITLE: TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
TEAM: PATH/WELFARE PROGRAMS
RESPONSIBLE TO: PROGRAM MANAGER
GENERAL SUMMARY:The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for developing and providing both unsubsidized and subsidized employment, community service, work experience opportunities, activities and services for PATH and FAE&T customers while facilitating a successful job search for customers leading to a positive employment outcome and the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency. The Talent Acquisition Specialist works in coordination with the PATH/FAE&T Career Coaches and BSR Teams to identify, pre-screen, pre-interview and refer qualified candidates to employment opportunities to ensure that all available positions are filled and to contribute to the program performance standards and placement goals. This includes understanding the current local labor market, critical skill sets and transferable skills based on employers’ requirements to promote accurate matching of candidates to posted positions, providing expert advice, career coaching, and professional support for job seekers and employers in utilizing on-line, center, local/state/community, and program resources, assisting PATH customers in developing professional and electronic resumes, assisting with application completion, conducting on-line job or resume searches, coordinating and facilitating workshops, job clubs, networking sessions, special hiring events and job fairs, and program orientations and seminars. The Talent Acquisition Specialist is also responsible for providing timely and accurate information regarding the services available to job seeker and business customers, maintaining accurate records of activities and outcomes in accordance with local, state, federal and unit regulations, and maintaining updated labor market data and hiring trends information. The Talent Acquisition Specialist must be available for events which are occasionally held during evenings and weekends and at various AJCs and locations throughout southeast Michigan.
Must be willing to travel to other locations as needed.
