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A-818.1.1 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual SNAP Employment and Training (SNAPET) Orientation….. 17 Mar 01 MTL 02/17

818.1.1 SNAP Employment and Training (SNAPET) Orientation & Job Search All mandatory SNAPET recipients must attend the program orientation and job search workshop unless they are participating in a qualified third-party education program. The workshop portion provides basic information about the program and is part of the first day of the Individual Job Search. The Individual Job Search requires the participant to actively seek work by making in-person or on-line contacts with prospective employers who have valid openings. Job Search

Job Search is limited to eight (8) weeks in a consecutive 12-month period. When a participant has completed eight (8) weeks of job search in a consecutive 12-month period, they have met SNAPET requirements. Once a consecutive 12-month period has expired, SNAPET mandatory participants are required to attend an additional SNAPET orientation and 8-weeks of job search within a new 12-month period. Participants attending the individual job search workshop are provided information on:  Job seeking skills and techniques  Employment application and resume completion  Interviewing techniques  Personal appearance  Appropriate attitude and communication in the work place At the conclusion of the job search workshop, the SNAP Employment and Training Program Agency/Client Contract, Form 2744-WA, and Individual Job Search Plan, Form 2674-WF, are completed and signed by the participant and case manager. The SNAP Employment and Training Program Agency/Client Contract consists of:  General Provisions  Division Responsibilities  Support Services  Participant Responsibilities The Individual Job Search Plan consists of:  Purpose of the Individual Job Search  The number of valid job contacts necessary to complete the plan (minimum of 10 contacts in a 4-week period).  The beginning and ending dates of the job search (cannot exceed 8 weeks in a consecutive 12-month period)  Consequences of failure to comply with the Job Search Plan  Employer name, address, title of job opening, source of job opening information, person contacted, date of contact, the results of the contact and additional information as requested by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services staff