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16. Perform other duties as needed to enhance the TANF Work Program. EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR The employment coordinator will be under the direct supervision of the regional director; however, work activities must be coordinated with the county directors. The employment coordinator will work areas assigned by the regional director and will be willing to travel outside the region as needed. The employment coordinator’s work performance will be monitored by the regional director and other job development/identification duties may be assigned, as needed, to enhance the TANF Work Program. The employment coordinator will perform and render the following services for the TANF Work Program: 1. Plan, develop and execute a program to identify employers willing to hire TWP participants. 2. Contact employers in person, by telephone, or in group sessions to learn their hiring and training needs. 3. Educate employers on the advantages of hiring TANF recipients to include: Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).
Employer-Sponsored Child Care Tax Credit. 4. Maintain an area-wide inventory of interested employers and available jobs for TWP participants by meeting and networking with business and industry leaders in the community. 5. Give special care to match employers’ needs with TWP participants’ skills and abilities. 6. Document all follow-ups with employers regarding participants’ interviews and job performance. 7. Maintain a tracking log of all contacts made with employers, participants/employees and case management staff. The log should reflect the date of the visit/contact and comments pertaining to the contact. If possible, visit with employees biweekly/monthly at the job site. 8. Follow-up immediately with the employer, and be available for counseling, upon notification of problems or concerns expressed by the employer or the employee.
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