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NON-EDUCATION, NON-WORK COMPONENT: JOB RETENTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Job retention provides services to individuals who have secured employment after having been enrolled in the SNAP E&T program. Job retention services are to at least accomplish the following objective: Enrolled participants will receive services that increase the likelihood of: • Continued employment; • Satisfactory job performance; and • Increased earnings over time. • Job Retention Services may include but are not limited to: • Employer mediation; • Job Coaching; • Workplace Literacy; • Training/skills Enhancements; and • Supportive Services- such as reimbursement for costs associated with transportation and child care. There is no time limit on the number of times a participant may receive job retention services as long as the individual has re-engaged with SNAP E&T prior to obtaining new employment. Further, the participant must have at least started an E&T component, not just attend orientation, to be eligible for job retention. County agencies are to make a good faith effort to provide job retention services for at least thirty days, but no more than ninety days for each job retention service. Receipt of multiple job retention services may overlap. When a caseworker is assigning job retention services, if the dates are less than thirty days or more than ninety days, the system will display a warning about the dates not being in accordance with the rule. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs County Defined Underemployed 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. A participant who secured employment after or while receiving other employment and training services under the SNAP E&T program and is receiving SNAP in the month of or month prior to beginning job retention services is eligible to participate. Further, job retention services can be provided when the participant is no longer in receipt of SNAP as long as the participant is not sanctioned for failing to meet a general work requirement or disqualified due to an intentional program violation in accordance with division 5101:6 of the Administrative Code. 1/29/26, 9:30 AM State Plan OH FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-ohfy26stateplan//index.html 68/121