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Job Description Are you a real estate professional or individual with sales experience who thrives on client interaction and seeks work-life balance, job stability, and growth potential? This could be your next step! Willis Law Group LLC, in Hackensack, NJ, a leader in its niche, is looking for a Client Concierge Specialist to join our team. This role blends client acquisition, relationship management, and organizational tasks in a fast-paced, rewarding environment. If you're a realtor with a strong sales background and organizational skills, this is an exciting opportunity! Position Highlights: • Competitive base salary + unlimited bonus potential, • 401(k) with employer match, • Career growth and advancement opportunities, • Drive new business: Manage and track leads, opportunities, and outreach to acquire new clients., • Client engagement: Reach out to potential clients via phone and email, introduce services, and guide them through onboarding., • Organizational support: Assist attorneys with administrative tasks and manage follow-ups., • Champion the client experience: Ensure every client interaction reflects our firm’s high standards., • Proven success in sales or client acquisition: 3-5 years in real estate or a client-facing sales role., • Strong organizational skills: Ability to manage multiple clients and tasks., • Excellent communication skills: Ability to engage clients via phone and email., • Self-motivation and growth mindset: Looking for a long-term career with advancement potential., • No weekends or evenings: Enjoy a predictable work schedule and work-life balance., • Stable income: Competitive salary with bonus opportunities., • Team environment: Collaborate with a supportive legal team., • Career growth: Opportunities to advance in your career with room to grow! Ready to Make a Career Change? If you're ready to apply your sales, client service, and organizational skills in a stable, fulfilling role, apply now! We’re looking for motivated individuals ready to make a difference and grow with us. Compensation: $28.50 - $32.50 hourly Responsibilities: • Go to in-person or online trainings, meetings, trade shows, and sales events, • Help company stay on top of all developments related to new business opportunities, sales activities, and customer needs through our CRM, • Follow up with potential customers to showcase and highlight our new products or services, • Drive new business by actively managing and tracking leads, opportunities, and outreach efforts using our CRM system, • Stay ahead of industry trends and maintain deep knowledge of our services, competitive landscape, and market conditions in the home services space, • Engage potential clients via phone and email to introduce high-value, specialized services and guide them through the onboarding process, • Support team operations with organized, proactive administrative assistance for attorneys and paralegals, • Champion the client experience from first contact to follow-up—ensuring every touchpoint reflects our quality, care, and expertise, • Build trust and long-term relationships through clear communication, responsiveness, and solution-oriented serviceQualifications:, • CRM experience preferred, • Bachelor's degree or high school diploma preferred, • You must have driver’s license and reliable vehicle, • Applicants should have 3-5 years of sales experience for this role, • To be successful in this role you must have strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal, and customer service skillsAbout Company Willis Law Group LLC, a boutique law firm based in Hackensack, NJ, is dedicated to providing the highest level of legal expertise in the areas of Estate Planning, Medicaid planning, Probate, Special Needs Planning, and Guardianships throughout NJ and NY. The firm is led by Attorney Michael T. Willis, who has been practicing law for 25 years. Mr. Willis's unique trial experience as a former NJ Special Deputy Attorney General for 5 years (2001-2006) affords his clients a zealous advocate for their cases in court. Mr. Willis is also an active member in the NJ and NY Bars, the NJ Estate and Elder Law Sections of the Bar, and of various organizations, such as WealthCounsel, ElderCounsel, and NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys). Mr. Willis regularly holds free educational workshops across NJ in his never-ending effort to protect the community he serves.

Job DescriptionCompany Description KIPP New Jersey is part of the nationally recognized “Knowledge Is Power Program” network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students for success in college and in life. In 2002, KIPP New Jersey first opened its doors in Newark’s South Ward as a single class of 80 fifth graders and has since grown to educate 7,035 students in grades K-12 across 15 schools in Newark and Camden. More than 90% of KIPP New Jersey students currently qualify for free or reduced meals. To learn more, visit . Job Description Here’s what you need to know: The Dean drives the school-wide vision for positive, values-driven culture is the school-based owner of reactive discipline, and works to ensure that all adults in the school-building uphold the culture vision through consistent implementation of culture systems. In this role, you'll provide professional development for teachers on the school's vision for culture, routines, and procedures, coach teachers who need support executing classroom culture, meets with families and teachers of students who struggle to determine appropriate interventions and manages the Student Support Advocate/reactive discipline support staff. Here’s what you’ll be doing: Serve as a key member of the school’s leadership team • Serves as the acting leader in the building if principals and APs are out for PD, • Collaborates with assistant principals to coach, teach, and uphold culture in relevant grade levels or departments, • Develop school-wide procedures and routines, • Develop positive and negative school-wide consequences, • Consistently evaluates where classrooms fall against the school's expectation for culture, • Conducts real-time teacher coaching for classrooms where teachers are not meeting culture expectations, • Use data to drive strategies for intervention, • Oversee proactive school-wide family engagement structures (family events, volunteer opportunities, etc.), • Create and teach staff to use consistent family communication systems, • Facilitate family meetings with teachers and families of students who persistently struggle, • Handle culture-based concerns brought to school leadership by families, • Communicate with families of our most struggling students on a consistent basis to provide feedback on their performance/progress, • Create and teach clear system for removal and suspension, • Support the creation of individual behavior plans for students needing additional support, • Determine the appropriate consequence for students referred to the office, • Communicate consequences to families when students are referred to the office, • Spot trends in removals and suspension and work with classroom and support staff to reduce that student's referrals and increase his/her ability to meet the school-wide culture expectationsQualifications Must Haves: • Bachelor’s Degree, • Strong presence and high expectations for all students, • Strong management and achievement of goals, • Experience coaching teachers in a middle-manager role (GLC, culture chair, etc.) strongly preferred, • Demonstrated ability to invest, impact, and influence, • Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills and the ability to motivate people, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community Additional Information Compensation & Benefits KIPP NJ offers competitive salaries to newly hired lead teachers. Salaries are based on prior experience and in accordance with certification requirements. KIPP NJ offers a competitive salary range of $76,000-$133,000+ for Deans. In addition to a competitive salary, KIPP NJ offers a generous benefits package including, but not limited to, the following: • Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision, • Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund, provided appropriate teacher certification, • Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions, • A school-issued laptop, • Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area, • Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break, • Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers, • Employer paid life insurance #LI-NJ

Job Description Job Purpose The Manager of Employment Partnerships is responsible for coordinating all aspects of vocational client development and support regarding employment and work readiness of transition into the workforce, including ensuring job development, coaching and transportation to and from work and training sites with the assistance of a team of Transitional Coordinators. This manager develops community relationship awareness of the benefits of working with the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) population. The Manager of Employment Partnerships is also responsible for training and monitoring the Transitional Coordinators when contacting prospective employers in an effort to develop specific opportunities (work experience or job placement) for clients and prepare a specific plan to facilitate skill matching. This position must consider the capacity of the client, as well as, the areas of interest of the client. The Manager of Employment Partnerships must stay informed about industry current trends and best practices regarding the employment of the IDD population. This manager is also responsible for interfacing and communicating with all client stakeholders. Essential Functions • Assist in development plan preparation for each client, • Ensure performance of Transitional Coordinators when contacting prospective employers to develop specific opportunities (work experience or job placement) for clients and prepare specific job analysis to facilitate job matching, • Report all contact (with description, i.e., reason for contact, result, regarding which client if applicable, date and time, as well as, name of contact, result and next steps) of prospective employment partnerships weekly, • Ensure that all Transitional Coordinators provide instruction in self-advocacy to client, • Advocate on behalf of clients, • Visit all TSITES monthly and random for proper implementation of skill instruction and client relations, • Report on status of all TSITES monthly, i.e., transitions of any type, new TSITE development, including client progress, etc., • Monitor van transportation schedule, • Evaluate prospective clients for employment readiness Responsible for being informed about up to date trends regarding employment for the learning and developmentally disabled. • Develop training program and implement training for all Transitional Coordinators regarding development of employee partnerships, • Evaluate and monitor performance of all Transitional coordinators regarding development of employment partnerships, • Encourage and implement professional development and best practices in the areas of employment opportunities for the learning and developmentally disabled population., • Monitor the Transportation/Transitional Coordinator position, • Visits must be made to all employment partnership sites twice per month, • Document all billable services as per DVR/DDD/Medicaid via Foothold, • Budget development and monitoring and reporting regarding department activity, • Develop standard of metrics to evaluate impact of activities of all aspects of department, • Monthly tracking/reporting of all employment partnerships activity relative to client management, • Interact with community relative to the awareness and opportunities for learning and developmentally disabled population, • Customer/Client Focus, • Teamwork Orientation, • Ethical Conduct, • Problem Solving/Analytical, • Technical Capacity, • Leadership, • Confidentiality, • Presentation Skills, • Results Driven, • Adhere strictly to HIPAA requirements and all agency confidentiality guidelines., • Establish positive, balanced relationships with clients, as demonstrated by:, • treatment of individuals with respect and dignity and in an age and culturally appropriate manner;, • a commitment towards the individual's rights and responsibilities; and, • All Transitional Coordinators, • Department Administrative Assistant, • Assist in the organization and implementation of one Job Opportunity Fairs per year. This event will bring together private, corporate and nonprofit organizations interested in hired the learning and developmentally disabled population., • Other responsibilities that may arise within the job scope, • 4 plus years’ experience working with adults with learning and developmental disabilities, • Excellent communication skills and ability to foster community partnerships and relationships with people across a spectrum of intellectual and developmental disabilities, • Ability to exercise sound judgement and respond quickly to crises and emergencies; ability to prevent or minimize crises, • Conflict resolution skills This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. • Must be available for coverage on some weekends and after 5pm when required., • Must hold a high school diploma, • Valid New Jersey driver's license is required, • Must hold CPR/First Aid Valid Certification, • Successful clearance of NJ background check, • Successful clearance of Drug Screening, • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Salary commensurate with experience Notes/Comments This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.