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Work Activities
December 2010
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Objectives
• We will
–Discuss the definitions of the activities
– The codes in the One-Stop Service Tracking (OSST) system
–Discuss assigning hours of engagement
–Discuss concerns and issues related to activity assignment
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Diamonds…
• …are a case manager’s best friend
– TRUTH OR MYTH
• Diamonds are rare
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Work Activities
• We often think that work activities are rare and hard to find, but that is simply not the case
– There are twelve categories
– There are a lot of activities that fit in these twelve categories
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Unsubsidized employment
– Subsidized private sector employment
– Subsidized public sector employment
– On-the-Job Training (OJT)
– Work experience
– Community service
– Vocational educational training
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Job search and job readiness assistance
– Providing childcare
– Secondary education for a person who does not have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
– Education directly related to employment for a participant without a high school diploma or GED
– Job skills training related directly to employment
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Work Activities• Unsubsidized employment
– Employment that is paid for directly by the employer and not subsidized by another party
– Seems pretty straightforward right?
• Self-employment
• Bartering
• Work in exchange for services (rent, utilities, etc.)
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Work Activities
• Unsubsidized employment is entered using one code
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Work Activities• Unsubsidized employment
– Sally (participant one) cleans apartments for $420.00 a month
– What does Sally have to provide to you?
• Proof that (s)he has a job cleaning apartments in exchange for rent
• Monthly receipts that (s)he is actually getting the stated benefit ($420.00)
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Work Activities• Unsubsidized employment
– While this may help the parent make “ends meet”, it will be very important that the parent begin to think long-term
• The parent can use this as an opportunity to pay bills and to build his/her resume
• The parent can also use the time not working to reach his/her goals
– Remember, the parent only gets credit for the amount paid divided by minimum wage
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Work Activities• Unsubsidized employment
– Self- employment is a viable way of building skills and becoming self-sufficient
– Most people who start a job
• Have to work or go to school while building a clientele
• Need help building a business plan
• Need help understanding tax rules
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Work Activities
• Unsubsidized employment
– Self- employment is a viable way of building skills and becoming self-sufficient
– How can this activity work for the customer?
• Offer them the opportunity to work with an employer who has an established business
• Code it is as “Work Experience” and require no more hours at the worksite that cash + food stamps divided by minimum wage
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Work Activities• Unsubsidized employment
– Self- employment is a viable way of building skills and becoming self-sufficient
– How can this activity work for the customer?
• Offer them the opportunity to work with an employer who has an established business
• Code it is as “Work Experience” and require no more hours at the worksite that cash + food stamps divided by minimum wage
• Research community-based classes that the customer can take to build a business plan or learn more about creating a business
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Work Activities• Subsidized employment
– Private sector employment means that the job is with a public employer
• This is an employer that receives its funding or majority of funding from a public source, like government benefits
• An example could be Work Study at a school or university
– Work Study is a great way for program participants to gain earnings while going to school
– This job can be placed on a resume, and the income will not count as a part of “income” against their benefits
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Work Activities
• Subsidized employment is entered using a variety of codes
• Subsidized private sector employment includes– OJT
– Work supplementation
– Apprentice programs
– ARRA is specifically for programs funded by the stimulus
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Work Activities
• WIA is used specifically for WIA funded jobs or programs– Adult
programs, such as Reconnections Employment Connections
– Summer youth programs
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Work Activities• Subsidized employment
– Public sector employment means that the job is with a private employer
• This is an employer that does not get its funding or majority of funding from a public source, like government benefits
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Work Activities
• Subsidized public sector employment includes– OJT
– Work Study
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– On-the-Job Training (OJT)
• This activity combines paid training with paid work hours
• The activity is based on an agreement with an employer and/or an educational program provider
– The participant is paid for all engagement because it prepares the customer for working with the employer through classroom and real-work experience
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Work Activities
• OJT is a type of unsubsidized employment and is recorded under the Skill Development section of the Skill Development screen
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Work experience
• This activity affords the participant the opportunity to gain skills while working with an employer
– The program participant has the opportunity to demonstrate they are reliable, dependable
– The program participant has the opportunity to get their foot in the door by connecting directly with an employer
– The employer may be “for profit” or “not-for-profit”
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Community service
• This activity affords the participant the opportunity to gain skills while working with a not-for-profit employer
– The program participant has the opportunity to demonstrate they are reliable, dependable
» The participant should be engaged in a series of goals to develop employability skills beyond the basics
– The program participant has the opportunity to get their foot in the door by connecting directly with an employer
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Work Activities
• Community service is entered with code 210 by clicking “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
• Work experience is entered with code 220 by clicking “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
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Work Activities
• Community service is entered with code 210 by clicking “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
• Work experience is entered with code 220 by clicking “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
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Work Activities
• How do you know how many hours to assign the customer to “work experience” or “community service”
– You cannot assign more than cash + food stamps divided by minimum wage
– You cannot assign more than 40 hours a week to any activity
– The minimum number of hours is based on the core requirement for the family
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Work Activities
• The participant cannot be required to do more than the calculation allows
Cash + food stamps / minimum wage is the ceiling
Core requirement for all-parent family rate = 87 hours a month
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Work Activities
• The participant cannot be required to do more than the calculation allows: $303 (cash) + $639 (food stamps) / $7.25
Cash + food stamps / minimum wage is the ceiling =130 hours
Core requirement for all-parent family rate = 87 hours a month
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Work Activities
• The participant cannot be required to do more than the calculation allows: $241 (cash) + $152 (food stamps) / $7.25
Cash + food stamps / minimum wage is the ceiling = 54 hours
Core requirement for all-parent family rate = 87 hours a month
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Work Activities
• What happens when the calculation is greater than the core?– The calculation is
ALWAYS the most a participant ca be required to complete during the monthCarsten Hollers – upside
mushroom
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Work Activities
• What happens when the calculation is greater than the core?– The calculation
is ALWAYS the most a participant ca be required to complete during the month
Core is 87 for the all-family rate. The government will make up the difference between the calculation and the core
The participant cannot be asked to do more than the calculation or 54 hours
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Work Activities• The parents of a two-parent family where both parents
are referred to the program and one parent IS NOT disabled cannot be required to do more than the calculation allows
Cash + food stamps / minimum wage is the ceiling
Core requirement for two-parent family rate = 152, 238 hours a month
• If only one parent is engaged and childcare is not being received, the parents must complete 152 hours in a core
• If two parents are engaged and childcare is being received, the parents must complete 238 hours during the month
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Vocational educational training
• The program participant participates in a program designed to help the participant get a trade-specific skills or a degree that will lead to employment
– How do we use this code?
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work
activities
– Vocational educational training
• How do we use this code?
– If the participant is in a program that is less than 12 months long and is in class for at least 17 hours a week, the code placed on a case is Vocational Education Training (731)
– The participant goes to class and studies to meet all required hours, and this activity is a core activity
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Job search and job readiness assistance
• The program participant learns how to look for work
– Filling out applications
– Submitting resumes
– Organizing job search activities
– Following up with his/her job search
• The program participant goes and looks for work
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– The hours are reported under code 120 by adding an activity under “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Providing childcare
• The program participant is providing childcare for another program participant who is going to a community service worksite
– Only get credit for hours that equal and match the hours the parent is going to a worksite
– Both the parent and the participant have to turn in proof of hours
• This activity is also added under “Add Activity” on the Skill Development screen
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Secondary education for a person who does not have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• This is a core plus activity
• If the parent does not have a high school diploma or GED and the parent is going to school to get his/her diploma or GED, the hours can be recorded under this activity
• If the parent does not have a high school diploma or GED and the parent is going to school to improve his/her English skills so (s)he can get his/her diploma or GED, the hours can be recorded under this activity
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Secondary education for a parent who does not have a high school diploma a GED
– ESOL for a parent who needs to improve English skills to get a diploma or a GED
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Education directly related to employment
• Is an activity designed to help those without a high school diploma or a GED get skills that will help him/her get ready for work, as well as prepare for a diploma or GED
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Work Activities• Twelve countable work activities
– Job skills training directly related to employment
• Is an activity designed to help parents get skills that will help him/her get ready for work