Ohio Admin. Code 5101:4-3-33 - Food assistance employment and training: supervised job search
(A) What is
supervised job search?
Supervised job search is a supplemental nutrition assistance
program (SNAP) employment and training (E&T) component
in which
applicants and
are provided with activities that have a
direct link to increasing employment opportunities for
participants.
(B) What are
the requirements of supervised job search?
(1)
Supervised job search shall occur at county-approved locations
at which
where
a participant's activities and participation time are able to be directly
supervised and tracked. County approved locations include any location deemed
suitable by the county agency where the participant has access to tools, and
materials needed to perform supervised job search.
(2) Supervised job search locations are not
limited to a physical building and may include virtual tools. Examples of
physical locations may include the Ohio means jobs centers operated by the
local workforce development board, resource rooms at the job and family
services office; whereas virtual tools may include the OhioMeansJobs.com
website, other websites, portals or web applications. Offering a variety of
locations and formats to best meet participant needs is encouraged and to the
extent possible, county agencies are to allow participants to choose their
preferred location.
(3)
Supervision, either remotely or in-person, is to be provided by skilled staff
who provide meaningful guidance and support with at least monthly check-ins.
Supervision and job search activities may occur at different times, and is to
be provided in such a way to best support the participant and may include
activities such as job search coaching, review of job search activities, and
guidance on how to best target participant job search activities.
(4) Supervised job search hourly requirements
are established by the county agency pursuant to the time limit described in
paragraph (D) of this rule and shall be assigned in accordance with rule
5101:4-3-31 of the
Administrative Code.
(C)
What are the responsibilities of the county agency when implementing supervised
job search?
The county agency is to include a summary in their E&T plan of the county guidelines used to implement supervised job search. The summary of the county guidelines, at a minimum, is to describe:
(1) Criteria used by the county agency to
approve locations for supervised job search;
(2) An explanation of why those criteria were
chosen; and
(3) How the supervised
job search component meets the requirements to directly supervise the
activities and track the timing and activities of participants.
(4) Time spent in activities in supervised
job search is to be tracked within the case record. Information tracked may
include, but is not limited to: the participant's name; date and time of
attendance; hours spent in supervised job search; and the number of
applications submitted to employers.
(D) What are the time limits for supervised
job search?
(1)
Except as described in paragraphs (D)(1)(a) and (D)(1)(b) of
this rule, a
A county agency shall
not assign supervised job search as a continuous,
year-round assignment for
establish a
supervised job search period, that in its estimation, will provide participants
a reasonable opportunity to find suitable employment. For a SNAP E&T
participant who is either a volunteer or an able-bodied adult without
dependents (ABAWD) who resides in a county subject to a waiver of the ABAWD
time-limit approved in accordance with
7 C.F.R.
273.24
(6/2006)
(6/2021),
supervised job search is not to be assigned as a continuous, year round
assignment unless the county agency determines it is the most suitable
assignment and believes it will continue to provide the SNAP E&T
participant a reasonable opportunity to find suitable employment .
(a) An assignment to supervised job
search immediately following certification of SNAP benefits shall not exceed
thirty days.
(b) When thirty days have passed
since the initial assignment to supervised job search and a county agency
determines that supervised job search is the most suitable assignment,
supervised job search may be assigned for as long as the county agency believes
it will provide the SNAP E&T participant a reasonable opportunity to find
suitable employment.
(2) For a SNAP E&T participant who is an
ABAWD subject to the time-limit described in rule
5101:4-3-20 of the
Administrative Code, supervised job search may be assigned as follows:
(a) When an ABAWD is meeting the ABAWD work
requirements described in paragraph (B)(2) of rule
5101:4-3-20 of the
Administrative Code by participating in SNAP E&T,
:
supervised job search may be assigned at any time
during the certification period with no durational limitation. However, the
supervised job search activity must be paired with another SNAP E&T
activity and the required hours of supervised job search must be less than half
of the total number of hours the ABAWD is required to participate in SNAP
E&T.
(i)
Supervised job search immediately following certification of
SNAP benefits is not to exceed thirty days prior to making a work experience
program (WEP) assignment. This activity is part of the WEP assignment and
participants are considered to be participating in and complying with the
requirements of WEP as described in rule
5101:4-3-35 of the
Administrative Code.
(ii)
Supervised job search may be assigned at any time
during the certification period with no durational limitation. However, the
supervised job search activity is to be paired with another SNAP E&T
activity and the hours of supervised job search are to be less than half of the
total number of hours the ABAWD is to participate in SNAP
E&T.
(b) When
an ABAWD is meeting the work requirement described in paragraph (B)(2) of rule
5101:4-3-20 of the
Administrative Code through something other than SNAP E&T (e.g., work) but
an assignment to SNAP E&T supervised job search is appropriate, the
assignment shall be made in accordance with paragraph (D)(1) of this
rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.54
Rule Amplifies: 5101.54, 329.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1983, 07/01/1984, 08/01/1985, 03/01/1987, 12/01/1987 (Emer.), 02/15/1988, 01/01/1989, 06/30/1989 (Emer.), 09/23/1989, 04/02/1990, 09/01/1993, 12/01/1995 (Emer.), 02/19/1996, 07/01/1996 (Emer.), 10/01/1997 (Emer.), 12/20/1997, 01/20/2003, 10/01/2007, 01/01/2013, 09/01/2018, 11/01/2019, 11/18/2021
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(A) What is supervised job search?
Supervised job search is a supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training (E&T) activity reasonable opportunity to find suitable
(B) What are the requirements of supervised job search?
(1) Supervised job search shall occur at a county-approved site locations in at which the county agency determines a participant's activities and participation time an individual is are able to be directly supervised and tracked while participating in this component. Each site shall be listed in the county agency's SNAP E&T plan. Examples include the OhioMeansJobs centers operated by the local workforce development board, resource rooms at the job and family services office, or the OhioMeansJobs.com website County approved locations include any location deemed suitable by the county agency where the participant has access to tools, and materials needed to perform supervised job search .
(2) Time spent in activities in supervised job search shall be tracked within the case record. Information tracked may include, but is not limited to: the participant's name; date and time of attendance; hours spent in supervised job search; and the number of applications submitted to employers Supervised job search locations are not limited to a physical building and may include virtual tools. Examples of physical locations may include the Ohio means jobs centers operated by the local workforce development board, resource rooms at the job and family services office; whereas virtual tools may include the OhioMeansJobs.com website, other websites, portals or web applications. Offering a variety of locations and formats to best meet participant needs is encouraged and to the extent possible, county agencies are to allow participants to choose their preferred location .
(3) Supervision, either remotely or in-person, is to be provided by skilled staff who provide meaningful guidance and support with at least monthly check-ins. Supervision and job search activities may occur at different times, and is to be provided in such a way to best support the participant and may include activities such as job search coaching, review of job search activities, and guidance on how to best target participant job search activities.
(3) (C)
(C) What are the responsibilities of the county agency when implementing supervised job search?
(1) Criteria used by the county agency to approve locations for supervised job search;
(2) An explanation of why those criteria were chosen; and
(3) How the supervised job search component meets the requirements to directly supervise the activities and track the timing and activities of participants.
(4) Time spent in activities in supervised job search is to be tracked within the case record. Information tracked may include, but is not limited to: the participant's name; date and time of attendance; hours spent in supervised job search; and the number of applications submitted to employers.
(1) Except as described in paragraphs (C)(1)(a) (D)(1)(a) and (C)(1)(b) (D)(1)(b) of this rule, a county agency shall not assign supervised job search as a continuous, year-round assignment for a SNAP E&T participant who is either a volunteer or an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) who resides in a county subject to a waiver of the ABAWD time-limit approved in accordance with 7 C.F.R. 273.24 (6/2006).
(a) An assignment to supervised job search immediately following certification of SNAP benefits shall not exceed thirty days.
(b) When thirty days have passed since the initial assignment to supervised job search and a county agency determines that supervised job search is the most suitable assignment, supervised job search may be assigned for as long as the county agency believes it will provide the SNAP E&T participant a reasonable opportunity to find suitable employment.
(2) For a SNAP E&T participant who is an ABAWD subject to the time-limit described in rule 5101:4-3-20 of the Administrative Code, supervised job search may be assigned as follows:
(a) When an ABAWD is meeting the ABAWD work requirements described in paragraph (B)(2) of rule 5101:4-3-20 of the Administrative Code by participating in SNAP E&T, supervised job search may be assigned at any time during the certification period with no durational limitation. However, the supervised job search activity must be paired with another SNAP E&T activity and the required hours of supervised job search must be less than half of the total number of hours the ABAWD is required to participate in SNAP E&T.
(b) When an ABAWD is meeting the work requirement described in paragraph (B)(2) of rule 5101:4-3-20 of the Administrative Code through something other than SNAP E&T (e.g., work) but an assignment to SNAP E&T supervised job search is appropriate, the assignment shall be made in accordance with paragraph (C)(1) of this rule.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.54
Rule Amplifies: 5101.54, 329.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1983, 07/01/1984, 08/01/1985, 03/01/1987, 12/01/1987 (Emer.), 02/15/1988, 01/01/1989, 06/30/1989 (Emer.), 09/23/1989, 04/02/1990, 09/01/1993, 12/01/1995 (Emer.), 02/19/1996, 07/01/1996 (Emer.), 10/01/1997 (Emer.), 12/20/1997, 01/20/2003, 10/01/2007, 01/01/2013, 09/01/2018, 11/01/2019