Orientation and Appraisal - CWES Orientation Presentation

The following must be covered and explained during the CWES Orientation presentation:

• Rights and Responsibilities
• What is CalWORKs (Benefits and Employment Services)
• CalWORKs 60-month Lifetime Limit
• WTW Activities
• Required hours of participation
• Monthly Reporting and Satisfactory Progress
• Child Care Services, Transportation Services, Ancillary Services, and other services
• Noncompliance Process and WTW Sanction information
• Family Services
• Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool (OCAT)
• Assisting with federal WPR sample

Intake Packet

Each Client attending the CWES Orientation must be provided with an Intake Packet. The Intake Packet consists of the following documents:

• “Request for Employment Information” (SCD 549A)
• “Acknowledgment of Limited Sharing of Information” (SCD 103)
• “CalWORKs Stage I Child Care Request Form and Payment Rules” (CCP7)
• “Welfare-To-Work Plan Rights and Responsibilities” (WTW 1)
• “Online CalWORKs Appraisal Tool Rights and Privacy” (WTW 47)

Orientation Folder

Each Client attending the CWES Orientation is also provided with an Orientation Folder that includes additional Employment Services information and information flyers.

On the left side of the folder the following program required documents are included:

• “Did You Know” (SCD 188)
• “Notice of Language Services” (GEN 1365) (only required in Spanish and Vietnamese ORE folders)
• “Attendance Verification (SCD 1755A)
• “Child Care Billing” (SCD 1755B)
• “WTW Program Information Checklist (SCD 2178)
• “Attendance and Excused Absence Requirements” (SCD 53)
• Envelopes with 1879 Senter Road Address

On the right side of the folder the following information and resource documents are included:

• “CWES Orientation Agenda (SCD 1859)
• “CWES Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” (SCD 2337)
• “My Benefits CalSAWS Pamphlet (SCD 2341)
• Frame Your Future Calendar (Pub 365)
• “CalWORKs Community Health Alliance Behavioral Health Services for CalWORKs Families” (SCD 2230) brochure
• “CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative” (SCD 2552) outreach flyer
• “CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative Informing and Opt-In” (CW 2224) form
• CA’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Pamphlet (105/CLCA)
• “Self-Initiated Program (SIP) Client Information” (SCD 1797)
• “Important Notice About Domestic Abuse” (SCD 830)
• “Employment Connection” flyer (SCD 1761)
• “Work Pays: Work is More Than Money” (SCD 1754)
• “CalWORKs Support Services Flyer” (SCD 2286)
• Job Readiness Checklist/Job Seekers Resources
• “Family Services Brochure” (SCD 2390)

Orientation Check-In

The following steps outline the Orientation Check-In process as CalWORKs clients arrive in the lobby on the day of the Orientation.

A. The Client:

• Checks in with Receptionist.

B. The Receptionist:

• Prints the CalSAWS Orientation Roster.
• IDs the Client.
• Checks off client’s name on the CalSAWS Orientation Roster.
• Adds the client’s name, if not on the roster.
• Provide the client with a clipboard, pen, and the Intake packet.

C. The Orientation Facilitator:

• Picks up both orientation rosters.
• Escorts the client to the Orientation Room.