New Worker Training Module IV Workfare & Activities [Instructional Activity for Assessment provided by Demareo}

New Worker Training Module IV Workfare & Activities Workfare is its own program… Transitional Employment Activity Works off the food assistant benefit Requires site based contractual agreements Provides a recent work history Contributes to community Generates money to counties Blended in with the SNAP E & T portion of our program…Colorado the only State to blend in both as far as we know….may do a combonation contract with TANF program sites…site agreements are required and are good for three years…Workmens Comp required and usually covered by the county…

Module IV Workfare & Activities Initial Site at first visit Barrier Assessment- Identify Barriers to Employment Soft Skills- Helps with Soft Skills determination Transferrable Skills- Helps confirm Job Experience Job Search Plan- Can contribute to focusing on job prospects [Instructional Activity for Assessment provided by Demareo}

Module IV Workfare & Activities Workfare Outcomes Lower risk of workers compensation claims Meaningful Workfare experience Better Feedback with Workfare Sites Increase focus on participant training

Module IV Workfare & Activities Enhanced Funding Received at one and a half the amount of the reduction of benefits due to participation in Employment First

Module IV Workfare & Activities Begin “the Chain” a Chance for a Claim Workfare Starts… …unsubsidized job obtained within 30 days from the end of first participation

Module IV Workfare & Activities Don’t Claim if “Broken Chain” Workfare Interrupted… …unsubsidized job obtained

Module IV Workfare & Activities Enhance Funding Process Flow Date of most recent 102 EF Reg. Date Current Plan Current Activity Attendance Hours Entered Entered Employment Data Entry

Module IV Workfare & Activities Other Activities GED Preparation (EG) Basic Education (EB) Literacy (EL) English as a Second Language (EE) Employability (EM) Post Secondary (EC) [Provide the Activity descriptions as a handout]…Employability used for harder serve participants

Module IV Workfare & Activities Contract Every Activity Requires a Contract with the Participant [Provide handouts of blank contractual agreement]…each time an activity changes a contract for that activity must be signed or every twelve months witch ever comes first