Employment Coordinator - Return to Work Program

Employment Coordinator – Workforce Development Ascension Recovery Services West Virginia | Field position / Travel Required

Build Partnerships. Create Opportunities. Help People Get Back to Work. Ascension Recovery Services is seeking an Employment Coordinator – Workforce Development to build employer partnerships and connect individuals in our Return-to-Work (RTW) Program with meaningful employment and vocational training opportunities. This is a highly relationship-driven role for someone who enjoys networking, connecting people with opportunities, building employer partnerships, and solving the real-world barriers that can stand between someone and sustainable employment.

You'll work directly with employers, workforce organizations, vocational training providers, and community partners throughout West Virginia while partnering closely with our Return-to-Work Liaisons and Peer Recovery Support Specialists.

Your goal is simple but meaningful: turn individualized Return-to-Work plans into real employment opportunities and help participants stay successfully employed.

This position is based in West Virginia and requires up to travel throughout the state for employer meetings, workforce events, community partnerships, and site visits.

What You'll Do Identify and build relationships with employers interested in partnering with the Return-to-Work Program and hiring qualified participants. Develop partnerships with workforce development organizations, vocational training providers, community organizations, and other employment resources. Conduct employer outreach, meetings, and site visits to understand workforce needs and identify potential employment opportunities. Maintain a strong network of employer partners, current job openings, vocational training opportunities, and employment resources. Identify competitive employment and training opportunities that align with participants' skills, experience, interests, and functional abilities. Partner with Return-to-Work Liaisons and participants to coordinate job matching and employer referrals. Help participants navigate résumés, applications, interview preparation, hiring requirements, and onboarding. Prepare participants to understand job expectations, scheduling requirements, workplace policies, and available employment supports. Track employer referrals, interviews, offers, placements, and reasons potential placements do not move forward. Work with employers and the RTW team to support workplace transitions, job modifications, accommodations, and clear Return-to-Work expectations when appropriate. Help identify and address nonclinical barriers to employment, including transportation, scheduling, licensing, and workplace adjustment. Support rapid-response planning when a participant's employment may be at risk. Educate employers about the RTW Program, available supports, and opportunities to partner with Ascension Recovery Services. Maintain professional, privacy-conscious communication between employers, participants, and the RTW team. Track employer engagement, job opportunities, placements, vocational training transitions, and employment retention outcomes. Identify employer recruitment gaps, placement barriers, and opportunities to strengthen the program's employment network throughout West Virginia.

What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who is a natural connector and relationship builder—someone who can comfortably walk into an employer, start a conversation, understand their workforce needs, and identify opportunities that can work for both the employer and our participants. You should be equally comfortable supporting participants as they navigate the employment process and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team focused on long-term success. Preferred background includes: Associate or bachelor's degree in workforce development, business, human services, vocational rehabilitation, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. Experience in employer relations, recruiting, job development, workforce development, vocational services, business development, community outreach, or related programs preferred. Strong networking and relationship-building skills. Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through. Ability to confidently engage employers, community organizations, and workforce partners. Ability to support participants with professionalism, respect, and discretion. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify practical solutions to employment barriers. Comfort tracking activity, outcomes, and program performance. Understanding of confidentiality and appropriate information-sharing practices. Ability to travel up to 50% throughout West Virginia. What Success Looks Like Success isn't simply developing a list of employers or job openings. It's building a strong network of employers who actively engage with the program, consider qualified participants, and continue partnering with us over time. You'll help create measurable outcomes through employer partnerships, job opportunities, participant referrals, successful placements, vocational training connections, and 30-, 60-, 90-, and 180-day employment retention. Most importantly, you'll help create the bridge between someone being ready to return to work and actually having the opportunity to do it.

Why Ascension Recovery Services? At Ascension Recovery Services, we believe recovery can transform lives, families, and communities. Our work is centered on creating opportunities for individuals to build greater stability, independence, and purpose. Meaningful employment can be an important part of that journey. You'll join an organization that values people, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and meaningful results—and you'll have the opportunity to build employer and workforce partnerships that create real opportunities for people throughout West Virginia. Compensation & Travel Salary: $50,000–$55,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications. Location: West Virginia Frequent Travel - Field Based position If you're someone who loves building relationships, opening doors, and connecting people with meaningful opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Ascension Recovery Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.