Job Readiness SR 06-12, 10/06 (FAM-A)

The Job Readiness activity assists participants in preparing to seek and/or obtain employment. Form NHEP 225, NHEP Portfolio: Planning for Success, will be distributed to all individuals enrolled in this activity. This activity prepares individuals for work by assuring that they are familiar with general workplace expectations and self assess barriers that would prevent their ability to compete successfully in the job market. The portfolio will consist of self-directed structured activities in which the participant will complete including:

§   Obtaining child care and transportation,

§   Setting goals for career and family,

§   Identifying needed support services to overcome barriers,

§   Assessing experience, skill, education, work values and learning preference,

§   Exploring community based services,

§   Compiling information needed to create resumes and cover letters, and

§   Seeking employment.

Activities will be supervised by NHEP and require the bi-weekly submittal of Form NHEP267, Portfolio Assignment and Verification Form or other verifications approved by NHEP verifying daily activities. The participants will be supplied the form by NHEP to record their daily activity and return to their NHEP worker. Although clients will be instructed to call with any questions, a state office representative will be calling clients during the portfolio activity to check their progress. Participation in this activity will be case managed by the NHEP worker.

*Participation in this activity, combined with Job Search, is limited to 6 weeks, and only 4 of those weeks can be consecutively counted as a core activity in a federal fiscal year. Any consecutive weeks beyond 4 will count as an interim activity.

Purpose

The expectation from the NHEP Portfolio is that individuals will be instructed in basic job seeking and job keeping skills that will allow them to gain and retain employment.*