Employer Partnerships Specialist - Work Experience
The Employer Partnerships Specialist cultivates and maintains employer relationships to provide meaningful work experiences for youth participants. This role manages employer registration, worksite validation, supervisor orientation, and participant placement, ensuring safe and valuable work environments. The specialist also supports team leadership, coordinates with multiple programs, and contributes to professional development events to enhance youth career pathways.
About Careertakes
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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Position summary
Confidential Client is hiring an Employer Partnerships Specialist (Work Experience) to build and maintain employer relationships, validate worksites, orient supervisors, and match youth participants to short-term work experiences. This hybrid role is based in Newburgh Heights, OH and supports youth workforce programs focused on placement and employer engagement.
What You’ll Do
- Nurture and support existing employer and community partnerships to expand work experience opportunities for program participants.
- Recruit new employers in in-demand career fields and develop meaningful short-term placements.
- Conduct employer registration, worksite validation, and regular site visits to ensure safe, meaningful experiences.
- Coordinate and track worksite agreements, ensuring timely supervisor signatures and compliance documentation.
- Lead and present engaging worksite supervisor orientation sessions.
- Match participants to available work experiences and manage reassignment requests quickly and accurately.
- Provide ongoing coaching and oversight to seasonal Employer Partnerships Coordinators; observe productivity and offer constructive feedback.
- Review supervisor satisfaction data, identify themes, and propose process improvements to boost partner satisfaction.
- Assist other program teams with internships, direct hires, and educational placements as needed; document all communications.
- Support career fairs, resume workshops, and employer-facing events.
- Handle escalated employer issues with tact and diplomacy.
- Maintain accurate participant and employer records in CRM systems (Salesforce experience preferred or ability to learn).
- Other duties as assigned to support program outcomes.
Who You Are (Qualifications)
- High School diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Education, Social Work or related field preferred. An additional 4 years of qualifying experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
- 1–3 years experience in sales prospecting, recruiting, employer outreach, or related employer-engagement activities.
- 1–3 years experience working with at-risk youth or young adults as a coach, mentor, teacher, or counselor.
- Experience training and leading small teams or groups.
- Familiarity with recruiting techniques and workforce development best practices.
- Comfortable using CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and standard office software (Microsoft Office).
- Valid transportation to visit offices, worksites, and community partners; ability to travel to worksites up to 50% of the time.
- Must pass required background checks (BCI/FBI) as a condition of employment.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and exercise sound judgment.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (effective the 1st of the month following hire).
- Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability, parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, and long-term disability.
- Retirement plan with generous employer contributions.
- Generous paid time off, including 19 paid holidays.
- Professional development assistance.
Work Environment & Schedule
- Hybrid schedule: in-office 2–3 days/week, remote 2–3 days/week; Wednesday in-office is required.
- Up to 50% travel to offsite locations for meetings, programs, and events.
- Fast-paced environment with extended computer use, intermittent lifting up to 25 lbs, standing/walking, and frequent social interaction with partners and participants.
- Remote work requires a professional, secure, and reasonably distraction-free workspace supporting confidentiality and meeting participation.
Location
Newburgh Heights, OH — in-office / hybrid with telecommute flexibility.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.
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