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(b)(1) The Arkansas Work Pays Program focuses on post-employment services that are designed to provide job retention and advancement for employed post-Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) participants.
(2) Post-employment services are an essential tool in preventing participants from returning to TEA by helping them:
(A) Keep their current jobs;
(B) Gain skills for a career;
(C) Move toward better jobs; and
(D) Become self-sufficient.
(3) The intent is to provide services that will help participants increase their earnings and retain their jobs so they can advance.
(c)(1) Program Eligibility Specialists will build relationships with participants and assist them by guiding, supporting, and encouraging them to:
(A) Be accountable;
(B) Set goals; and
(C) Make good decisions.
(2) The Program Eligibility Specialist will also provide participants with the following resources, as appropriate, to aid them in achieving their goals:
(A) Developing a career advancement plan;
(B) Identifying career ladders, either with:
(i)The participant’s current employer; or#
(i) The participant’s current employer; or
(ii)Another employer or industry;#
(ii) Another employer or industry;
(C) Referral to Career Pathways Training Initiative;
(D) Referral to other Temporary Assistance for Needy Families initiative providers;
(E) Job search assistance through the Arkansas JobLink system;
(F) Career counseling;
(G) Working with employers to develop advancement strategies;
(H) Removing specific barriers;