Kathy Callahan Dirusso Cpwic
Passionate Includer and Director of Jobs Operations, supporting staff in 22 states & 39 locations offering supported employment for people who experience life with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Role
- Director, Jobs Operations-national Jobs at Best Buddies International
- Location
- Leominster, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kathy Callahan Dirusso Cpwic
Best Buddies International is the world\'s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs help people with IDD form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.
Experience
Director, Jobs Operations-national Jobs
Jan 2022 — Present · Work from home, US
Assess, manage, and support training and organizational needs for the Jobs Program, including the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training programs that facilitate the onboarding, professional development, and continuous learning of Jobs field staff members. Provide screening and recruitment strategies to support Jobs Program staffing needs by identifying channels to increase applicant flow to assist in identifying talent for various markets looking to expand or refill vacant Jobs roles. Drive programmatic growth and quality improvement goals by developing trainings with a focus on professional development, as well as improving retention rates and staff satisfaction, while decreasing attrition rates.
Education
Mount Wachusett Community College
Associates Degree, Business Administration
1983 — 1985
Ayer High School
Diploma, College Prep
1973 — 1978
Skills
- Screening Resumes
- Interviews
- Employee Relations
- Candidate Screening
- Quality Management
- Hiring
- Friendly Personality
- Non-Profits Organizations
- Retained Search
- Leadership
- Sales
- Strategic Sourcing
- Non-Profit Leadership
- Product Development
- Business Development
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Direct Sourcing
- Recruiting
- Strategic Thinking
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Interviewing
- Sourcing
- Talent Acquisition
- Compassion
- Executive Search
- Talent Management
- Charities
- Resume Writing
- Nonprofits
- Research
- Human Resources
- Technical Recruiting
- Permanent Placement
- Talent Assessment
- Training
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