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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 08/2021 Authorizing care - Employment plans 9.1.5 • Providing the CCAP worker with the activities included in the Employment Plan, including activity type and activity begin dates. • Monitoring participation in Employment Plan activities on an ongoing basis. • Adjusting the Employment Plan as needed. • Determining if a client is out of compliance with his/her Employment Plan. • Notifying the CCAP worker within 10 days of changes in Employment Plan activities, changes in the parent’s schedule if known, and sanctions. The job counselor is encouraged to: • Provide the CCAP worker with either the activity schedules of the parent(s) and children OR the days and times that child care is needed. • Cluster or group Employment Plan activities to create periods of time that work with child care provider schedules and practices, when possible. The job counselor may indicate the number of hours of child care needed for activities other than employment and education. The job counselor is not required to send the Employment Plan to the CCAP worker. The job counselor can use the MFIP/DWP Employment Services Child Care Request DHS-7054 (PDF) or an agency created form to send information to the CCAP worker. CCAP worker roles and responsibilities The CCAP worker is responsible for: • Determining how many hours of care are needed, if the job counselor has not provided this information for families with Employment Plans. • Authorizing the care the family is eligible for in MEC2. • Acting on information received from the job counselor within 10 days. • Ensuring that families and providers are given 15-day notice of adverse actions. • Communicating concerns about actual participation in the activities in the Employment Plan to the job counselor. • Obtaining schedule verification of the activities in the Employment Plan only if the job counselor has not provided the activity schedule (days and times) or the days and times that child care is needed. • Obtaining income verification for employment. An Employment Plan cannot be used as verification of income for CCAP. CCAP workers should not re-verify activity information that is monitored by the job counselor. CCAP workers are not responsible for monitoring participation in the activities in the Employment Plan.