A Guide to Reemployment Assistance Benefits Seekers... · - not the Reemployment Assistance...
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A Guide to
Reemployment Assistance Benefits
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Online Job Search
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Workforce Alliance Support• Workforce Alliance is a job placement service -
- not the Reemployment Assistance Benefits office
• Our Career Centers provide job search and Internet access for Benefit Claimants
• We will supply you with the tools to help you with your job search
• Please be patient – we want to help
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Overview of Reemployment Assistance Procedures
• Internet filing and certification of weeks– Claims can no longer be made by phone
• Claimants required to contact at least five potential employers per week– This information must be provided via Internet
• Those filing new claims must complete an initial skills review on the Internet to receive benefits– Results will be used to assist claimants in finding jobs
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Services Provided at Workforce Alliance Career Centers
You can:• Use our designated telephones to call
Reemployment Assistance Center with questions @ 1-800-204-2418
• Use our computers to enter your work search record and file claims
• Take part in our Employment Services
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Making Your Online Claim for Benefits
• File new Reemployment Assistance benefits claim applications at www.floridajobs.org– Complete the online form– Leave as few blanks as possible
• Payment types – Two options:
– Florida Reemployment Assistance Card (debit card)– Direct Deposit to your bank account (have your bank
routing number and account number ready when filing your claim)
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The State of Florida’sJob Search Requirements
• Five employer contacts per week• Job searches can include a combination of various methods: www.Employflorida.com Other websites, online job boards and postings Newspapers, trade magazines, flyers Networking – in person, telephone, fax
• Use www.Employflorida.com as often as possible so Reemployment Assistance program can track your job searches if you are audited
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www.Employflorida.com Job SearchTips on How to Use the Site
After you log in at www.EmployFlorida.com, go to the “Quick Job Search” page and fill in the title of a job for which you are qualified. Then submit your application.
Do the same thing for any additional job titles that would be suitable for you.
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If You Are Not Able to Make Five Employer Contacts Per Week
• You can meet with a Workforce Alliance representative for Reemployment Services to:– Build a résumé and cover letter– Sharpen your interviewing skills– Learn job search techniques – Overcome barriers or difficulties
you may be facing
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Initial Skills Assessment RequiredTo file for Reemployment Assistance benefits you will need to
take a three-part workplace skills assessment:
1. Applied Mathematics – Using basic math in the workplace to conduct transactions, answer questions or solve problems (e.g., calculating discounts and markups)
2. Reading for Information – Workplace reading to conduct business, answer questions or solve problems (i.e., memos, letters, signs, policies and regulations)
3. Locating Information – Using workplace charts, graphs, tables, forms, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, maps and instrument gauges to communicate, answer questions or solve problems
You don’t need to “pass” – but you must take the assessment to receive benefits.
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Click On: Complete Initial Skills Review
• When claiming weeks, the system will remind you whether or not you completed your initial Skills Review. Remember, it is not a requirement to “pass” -- only that you complete it.
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Continued Claims – Login Instructions• If you did not complete the
Initial Skills Review when your claim was first filed, you can complete the Initial Skills Review by logging into the FLUID system and entering your SSN or PIN.
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Documenting Your Job Search
On your Claims form:
List your five job search contacts for one week on the form, here
After listing all five, click here
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Questions? Direct questions about your claim to the
Office of Reemployment Assistance
1-800-204-2418
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday