JOBS Employment Contractor - Responsibilities 400-19-15-30-15

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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The JOBS Employment Contractor is responsible to:

1. Meet with all referred individuals within seven (7) calendar days of the individual’s first contact with them regardless of their geographic location within the service area. During this initial meeting, the JOBS Employment Contractor shall:

1. Provide the individual with a comprehensive orientation to the JOBS Program, clearly explaining TANF work requirements, participant responsibilities, and consequences for non-compliance; and

2. Complete a comprehensive assessment and develop an initial employability plan (EP); and

3. Inform participants of the availability of supportive services.

2. Refer all participants to one or more appropriate work activities and/or other appropriate services to prepare them for work.

3. Closely monitor participation and intervene if a participant fails to provide required verification of work, work readiness, or training activities.

4. Share all EPs and other pertinent information with the TANF Eligibility Worker.

5. Initiate and facilitate the good cause determination process, as appropriate.

6. Provide written documentation of the outcome of the good cause determination process.

7. Provide written documentation to the TANF Eligibility Worker that substantiates the recommendation for imposition of a JOBS sanction, including a detailed history of the participants failure or refusal to participate, the good cause reasons offered by the participant, if any were claimed, and any actions taken by the JOBS Employment Contractor.

8. Provide services, as defined in the contract between the Department and JOBS Employment Contractors, to non-exempt individual until the individual is no longer eligible to receive services. These include, but are not limited to, creating or identifying job openings, securing job interviews, and actively marketing participants for job openings.