Employment Connection Safety Net (60-Month Timed-Out) Individuals

Safety Net individuals are eligible for subsidized employment placements.

CalSAWS Entries

The following is used in CalWIN for Safety Net subsidized employment program participants:

• The Employment Detail page is to include:
  • “Subsidized-Public” or “Subsidized-Private” in the Category field
  • “Subsidized” in the Type field 
  • Employer: Enter the appropriate employer naming convention with “Safety Net” added in front of the employer’s name.  Example” Safety Net Legacy Transportation Services, Inc. 
• Activity is Employment (added from the Employment Detail page) with Type and Category fields as "Employment" in the Customer Activity Detail page. 

To track positive completions, end date the existing subsidized employment record and add a new unsubsidized record with the correct employer naming convention in the Employer field on the Employment Detail page when client goes from subsidized to unsubsidized employment within 30 days.

Registration Status

Safety Net individuals participating in the “Safety Net EC Works Sub Empl” activity are manually registered in the WTW Status Detail  page in CalSAWS using one of the two WTW registration statuses as follows:

• Select “Active” in the Status field and "Post Time Limit" in the Status Reason field for participants who have timed-out from their CalWORKs 60-month TOA within 12 months of date of subsidized employment placement.

Note: These participants are eligible for Post-Aid Services.

• Select “Deregistered” in the Status field and “Terminated due to time limit” in the Status Reason field for participants who have timed-out from their CalWORKs 60-month TOA more than 12 months from date of subsidized employment placement.

Note: These participants are not eligible for Post-Aid Services.

Supportive Services

Safety Net individuals are eligible for PAS provided they are placed into subsidized employment within 12 months from the date of discontinuance from CalWORKs for reason of timing-out from their 60 month TOA.

Example 1 Example 1 Individual is discontinued due to timing out effective 1/31/17. She is placed into a subsidized job on 5/1/17. The client is eligible for PAS beginning 5/1/2017 through 4/30/18, because the job placement date is within 12 months from discontinuance date. 

Example 2 Example 2 Individual is discontinued due to timing out effective 3/31/16. He is placed into a subsidized job on 5/1/17. Client is Not eligible for PAS, because he has been discontinued for more than 12 months prior to placement date. 

Child Care

When there is a need for child care, the CM EC makes a direct referral to the Alternative Payment Provider (APP) for enrollment in child care by utilizing the "Alternative Payment Program Direct Referral" (SCD 1717) and following existing APP procedures.

Outreach and Placement

Designated staff provide outreach to Safety Net individuals. Outreach efforts include mailing “Subsidized Employment Program Informational Letters/Fliers” (SCD 2467) at designated intervals followed up by phone call to explain program and enrollment process. The steps below outline the outreach process:

A. The CWES MA:

• In coordination with Central Services and Program, mails “Subsidized Employment Program Informational Letter/Flier”
• (SCD 2467) to Safety Net individuals at designated intervals.
• 1 to 2 weeks after SCD 2467 is mailed, distributes the “CalWORKS TOA Approaching 54 Months” (DSR506952) listing to designated ECC EC Supervisor.

B. The ECC EC Supervisor:

• Receives and splits the listing by ECC ECs.
• Forwards listings to ECC ECs for telephone outreach follow-up.

C. The ECC EC:

• Calls individuals from listing, making at a minimum two phone call attempts.
• References the SCD 2467 letter/flier and explains to the client the benefits of subsidized employment.
• Selects "WTW" in the Journal Type field and types "Employment Connection" in the Short Description field in the Journal Detail page in CalSAWS. Documents the outcome of the phone call using the following verbiage as leading sentence of the comment, “Timed Out Subsidized,” followed by the outcome.

Example: “Timed Out Subsidized: Client interested and will drop-in on May 5 at the ECC.”

D. The PAS EC:

• If eligible for Post-Aid Services:
  • Discusses requirement to submit monthly SCD 1755A along with pay check stubs.
  • Assigns and approves supportive services for 6 months.
  • Issues supportive services for the current month.
• If CalWORKs timed-out date is more than 12 months from current date:
  • Client is not eligible for Post-Aid Services
  • The ECC EC follows step C table "agrees to participate" above.
  • The CM EC or PAS EC follows step E below, beginning with Timed Out (Post Aid) "Processes first SCD 1755A..."  through Timed-Out Safety Net "Assigns to A9PS Caseload Tracking ID."

E. The PAS Unit Staff:

• Receives Case Transfer from ECC EC staff.
• Assigns case to designated A9 Unit caseload Tracking ID.