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Business Service Representative
Department : Education, Training, and Youth Services
Employment Type : Permanent - Full Time
Location : Cambridge
Description
The MassHire Career Centers connect qualified job seekers with employers, providing the tools and resources needed to start a career, increase skills, or find a new job. Join us as a Business Service Representative in creating a supportive and enriching environment for our community. If you are passionate about community development and possess the required skills, we invite you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for marketing and promoting the Career Centers to employers and utilizing business information to assist the team in career coaching.
- Participate in local strategic planning for employer demand driven programs, training and services in our region.
- Contact employers to assess their needs and provide information on various services available through the Public Workforce System.ca
- Provide various services to businesses including job order posting, job referrals, recruitments, job fairs, referral to partners, apprenticeships, labor market information and other services as needed. Respond to incoming requests from employers in our region.
- Ensure Career Center staff are aware of employers' needs and job order specifications to facilitate prompt and effective servicing of job orders.
- Work collaboratively with team members to facilitate placement of Career Center customers into open positions.
- Conduct and / or coordinate group presentations to employers.
- Plan, organize and conduct job fairs, special events and recruitments to provide large scale labor exchange opportunities for both employers and job seekers.
- Perform other related duties as assigned from time to time.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
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