Career & Business Relations Specialist- Malden

MassAbility is actively recruiting for a Career & Business Relations Specialist. The Business Relations Services team and the Career Services Division focus on increasing competitive integrated employment opportunities, job placements, and successful employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

The role of a Career & Business Relations Specialist is to focus on building and maintaining relationships with employers through various strategies. These include identifying job openings that suit both employers and job seekers, educating businesses about hiring individuals with disabilities, organizing hiring events and employer recruitment sessions, and updating a database of local and regional employer markets. Additionally, the Career & Business Relations Specialist supports agency staff by collecting and sharing labor market data, providing technical assistance to recruiting agency job seekers, and seeking employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Moreover, they develop employment options that align with the Area Office(s)’ Employment Plans and the agency's statewide Employment Plan. In some cases, they work directly with Job Placement Specialists and job seekers to help them find and retain employment with employers.

At MassAbility, we are driven by a fundamental belief that we are all different but connected – individuals who share a common purpose and who bring our own talents, ingenuity, and perspective to achieve our vision. That belief puts diversity, equity, and inclusion at the center of everything we do. We are keenly aware of the barriers that many of us face as we strive to live life on our own terms. That’s why, as a community, we are committed to always being part of the solution. This work is essential to who we are as an organization. Together, we are making a better state possible for everyone.  As a team member, you’ll join an agency that values a learning and participatory performance culture with an emphasis on high-performance teams, individual contribution/impact, and engagement in activities to promote and support programs, divisions, and the overall agency vision and mission.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all-inclusive):

·       Develop employment opportunities (that meet jobseeker employment needs) as identified in Area Office(s) Employment Plans and agency statewide Employment Plan.

·       Educate and partner with Area Office(s) staff on labor market trends, employer needs, and opportunities.

·       Partner with Career & Business Relations staff to ensure alignment and outcome accountability with Area Office(s) needs as aligned to Area Office Employment Plans and agency statewide Employment Plan.

·       Collaborate with the financial wellness director as needed to educate and market available incentives to employers (e.g., employer tax credits) and the value of hiring skilled individuals with disabilities.

·       Engage with local, regional, and statewide employer boards, on-the-job training, job-driven training, internship initiatives, hiring events, employer training conferences, and other business relations initiatives.

·       Participate in the design of and recruitment for local and state-wide employer-focused events, in collaboration with the JPS team.

·       Assist with the design and rollout of training (both regional and sta