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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: SUPERVISED JOB SEARCH Provide a summary of the State guidelines implementing supervised job search. Maryland guidelines for Supervised Job search are: Staff must assist customers with job search inquires. The customer must make a minimum of 12 contacts with employers per month for two months. This component is supervised and tracked by staff or a certified facilitator with the goal of gaining employment and the searches must be targeted and mindful of the customer’s skillset. The locations of the supervised job search were chosen based on the partners that are providing the service as well as the LDSS that are offering in-house SNAP E&T programs. Each of the partners and LDSS has provided a plan for the supervised job search and a description and required specification of the component is outlined in our proposal submission guidelines. The criteria for participation is determined by case managers (LDSS or SNAP E&T Third-Party Partners) through the completion of an assessment which may include the following measures: Literacy Level; Communication Skills (including English proficiency); Education Level; Employment History; Employment Related Skills; Abilities and Interests; and Employment Barriers and Steps Necessary to Overcome Barriers; and the creation of an Individual Employment Plan (IEP). The assessment will determine the SNAP recipients skill level; the SNAP recipient does not need to have a resume prior to participating in this component. Describe the direct path to employment. Employment searches must be targeted and mindful of the customer’s skillset. The searches must also account for any potential barriers to gaining/maintaining employment. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Customer must have basic computer literacy and a resume. 1/29/26, 11:10 AM State Plan MD FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mdfy26stateplan//index.html 48/298