Job Developer in Vaughan

This is a full-time union position scheduled to work 35 hours per week. This is a fully on-site position with no remote or hybrid options, due to funder and role requirements.

The Job Developer position is an integral part of a mission- and results-driven team dedicated to connecting individuals to meaningful, sustainable local employment opportunities through proactive employer engagement, job development, and performance accountability. The role focuses on researching prospective employers, conducting targeted outreach, building and maintaining COSTI's online Employer Database and CRM/case management systems, and generating quality job leads while achieving defined targets for employer contacts, placements, and retention outcomes.

Working collaboratively with Career Advisors, Employment Consultants, and Retention Specialists, the Job Developer supports the full employment services cycle—from community outreach and labour market analysis through client matching, interview coordination, onboarding support, and post-placement follow-up, in alignment with organizational mission, program guidelines, contractual requirements, and service delivery standards.

Primary Accountability

Generate employment opportunities and secure successful, sustainable job placements by developing strong employer and community partnerships, effectively matching clients to opportunities based on skills/experience/goals, and meeting performance targets for engagement, development, placements, and retention.

Key Contribution

Generates quality job leads, achieves performance targets for placements and retention, maintains accurate CRM/database records, and supports the full employment services cycle through proactive outreach, collaboration, and labour market expertise.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Program Knowledge and Contractual Alignment: Maintain thorough understanding of organizational mission, service model, strategic plan, program guidelines, contractual performance requirements, and funding outcomes. Demonstrate how job development/employer engagement activities contribute to key performance metrics (KPMs), targets, and program goals. Ensure all activities align with policies, procedures, service delivery standards, and quality expectations.
• Employer Engagement and Labour Market Development: Conduct proactive outreach to employers via cold calling, networking events, site visits, industry engagement, community partnerships to identify hiring needs and generate job leads. Build, develop, and maintain strong, ongoing relationships with employers to support continuous opportunities; market services including job matching, recruitment support, wage subsidies, and financial incentives. Maintain current understanding of local/short-/long-term labour market trends, in-demand occupations, business needs, and employer expectations. Represent organization at internal/external networks, Boards of Trade, seminars, conferences, training providers to create connections and share resources. Maintain accurate employer records, engagement activities, and financial incentives data in COSTI Employer Database, CRM, or case management systems; act as staff resource on database functionality.
• Marketing and Outreach: In collaboration with staff from the Employment Services central and marketing teams, develop program marketing activities, including preparing flyers. Maintain updated employer outreach lists in the COSTI database. Distribute program marketing materials to local employers. Conduct outreach efforts that increase employer and jobseeker participation. In collaboration with staff from the Employment Services central and marketing teams, obtain video and text testimonials and snippets from events from clients, employers and partners for social media and marketing purposes.
• Employer Engagement Events Group Coaching Sessions: Work in collaboration with the Assistant Manager, Employer Solutions to develop a plan to develop local community employer recruitment strategy and employer engagement opportunities. Work in collaboration with the Assistant Manager, Employer Solutions to introduce potential and existing local employer partners to COSTI Employer Solutions. Plan/coordinate/participate in job fairs, hiring events, employer presentations, group coaching sessions on job search strategies, employer expectations, labour market insights. Deliver/support group sessions; represent organization professionally in all employer/community activities. Collaborate with Site Manager and communications team to develop marketing campaigns (web content, flyers, presentations). Work in collaboration with the Assistant Manager, Jobseeker Solutions to ensure alignment between job skills training opportunities and local jobs.
• Job Development and Opportunity Management: Research/develop/secure employment opportunities aligned with client skills, experience, career goals, and labour market realities. Curate/communicate job postings to staff/clients via job boards, internal systems, email, events. Organize/facilitate virtual/onsite job fairs, hiring events, employer presentations, industry sessions. Promote services to community partners for referrals; conduct outreach to build opportunities.
• Client Matching, Placement, and Documentation: Screen and match clients to job opportunities. Coordinate interviews and follow up with employers. Support documentation related to placements and agreements. Collaborate with Career Advisors to assess client readiness/profiles, ensure suitable matching, and share employer/labour market insights. Screen/assess clients for suitability; refer qualified candidates/resumes; coordinate interviews; facilitate employer/client communication. Provide resume customization suggestions, skills training/upgrading recommendations. Follow up with employers for feedback/hiring outcomes; negotiate wage subsidy agreements/documentation. Secure/document proof of employment, outcome verification per program requirements.
• Placement Support and Job Sustainment: Provide one-to-one onboarding/early employment support including coaching, workplace adjustment. Provide follow-up support to clients and employers post-placement.