Job Search SR 09-22, 07/09 (FAM-A)

The purpose of the Job Search activity is to:

• assist participants in gaining the skills needed to secure suitable employment;

• engage participants in activities which assist and prepare them for employment; and

• quickly move participants into unsubsidized employment.

Participation Requirements

Job Search activities utilize both group and individual job search activities and encompass all reasonable job search initiatives, including activities such as:

• looking for suitable job openings;

• making contact with potential employers; and

• interviewing for jobs.

The Employment Counselor Specialist (ECS) requires individuals in the Job Search activity to look for unsubsidized employment as appropriate and when specified on the Employability Plan.

Documentation and Verification

Job Search activities are supervised by the participant’s ECS and must be verified and documented no less than once *a month. Form NHEP223, NHEP Employer Contact Log, or other verifications approved by NHEP to document daily activities, can be used and must be submitted weekly. The ECS’s signature on the verification indicates approval of the participant’s job search efforts and weekly participation hours.

Support Services

Job Search participants may be authorized for the following support services for this activity:

• NH Child Care Scholarship; and

• transportation assistance (payment to enrolled public/private carriers, mileage and auto repair reimbursement).

Time Limits

To count toward federal participation requirements, hours participating in the Job Search activity combined with the Job Readiness activity cannot exceed the following in a rolling 12-month period:

• 120 hours for households whose youngest child is under 6 years of age; or

• 180 hours for all other households.

Participants can only participate in Job Search and Job Readiness activities for a maximum of 4 consecutive weeks to meet federal participation. Hours spent in a 5th consecutive week do not count towards federal participation.