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17.2 Employability Assessment and Support Services Plan
The FTW program conducts an in-depth employability assessment that results in an Employment Plan (EP) and a Support Service Plan (SSP). The EP is a signed written agreement between the participant and the Department, that outlines the participant’s employment goal and the planned activities the participant will need to fulfill to achieve his/her employment goal. The SSP identifies the supportive services the participant may need to successfully participate with the FTW program and engage in their planned activities.
18.0 WORK ACTIVITIES
18.1 Unsubsidized Employment
Unsubsidized employment means full or part-time employment in the public or private sector that is not subsidized with TANF funds or any other public program. This includes employment with private for-profit and non-profit employers; government agencies; employment supported by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit; and self-employment. Self-employment is defined as receiving income directly from one’s own business, trade, or profession rather than earning a specified salary or wages from an employer.
18.2 Subsidized Employment in the Private Sector – Supporting Employment Empowerment (SEE) Program
The SEE program was developed in October 2006. It is designed to assist FTW participants to obtain employment in the private sector. Under this program, the Department offers prospective employers’ reimbursement for wages paid and transportation expenses incurred for participants, and additional subsidies equal to 14% of the SEE wage reimbursement to assist employers with other incurred costs when employing FTW participants, such as training, unemployment insurance, workers compensation, and Federal Insurance Contributions Act or FICA deduction. The FTW participants are employed through the SEE program for a period not to exceed six (6) months.
The SEE program offers participating employers with reimbursements for wages paid, training costs, and transportation expenses incurred for the participant if they agree to hire FTW participants. Employment through the SEE program is for a period up to three (3) months; however, employment may be extended up to an additional three (3) months, not to exceed a total of six (6) months.