JOBS Employability Plan 400-19-75-40-40

(Revised 6/1/2023 ML #3721)

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The JOBS Employment Contractor shall develop an Employability Plan (EP) in consultation with the participant and others, as appropriate. (An EP is not a contract and the participant’s signature is not required in order for the plan to be enforced.) The EP shall establish the individual’s employment goals based on the work assessment and the individual’s plan for obtaining and retaining unsubsidized employment with a wage great enough to become self-sufficient. The EP must outline the steps necessary for the participant to move into allowable work activities that match the individual’s capabilities based on any identified physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual impairment.

 

The cooperation, assistance, and consultation of the participant are important to the appropriateness of the EP but are not required.  An individual refusing to sign an EP is still required to comply with its requirements.  For participant’s who refuse to sign, an attempt must be made to obtain a signature, as a signed plan should be on file in case of appeal situations.  

Note: If an EP is completed by telephone, the JOBS Employment Contractor will send the unsigned EP to the TANF Eligibility Worker with a note that the signature is being pursued. The TANF Eligibility Worker should follow the requirements of the unsigned EP.  

 

Electronic or handwritten signature is acceptable on the EP.

 

The initial EP must be completed within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the initial meeting between the JOBS Employment Contractor or Tribal NEW Coordinator and the participant. Copies of the initial EP should be provided to the participant and the TANF Eligibility Worker.

 

The Employability Plan (EP)must:

  1. Contain an employment goal to move the participant immediately into approved work activities that match the participant’s capabilities based on any identified physical, mental, emotional, or intellectual impairment;
  2. Describe any reasonable accommodations needed to enable the participant to comply with program requirements;
  3. Describe the supportive services to be provided to enable the participant to comply with program requirements;
  4. Describe the steps to be taken by the participant to achieve self-sufficiency; and
  5. Describe the progress the participant has made since the previous Employability Plan.

EP’s should be a fluid document that reflects changes in the JOBS participant’s life. The EP must be reviewed a minimum of two times per year, and relevant changes made based on the individual’s progress and needs.

 

Whenever an individual needs to complete a Proof of Performance (POP), whether they are an applicant or recipient, the JOBS Employment Contractor must document on the EP the length of the POP period and the steps necessary to cure the JOBS Sanction.  

 

For information regarding a Tribal NEW participant’s EP, please see Section 400-19-80-35, Tribal NEW Employability Plans.