2.9.2.4 Employment During Up-Front Job Search

If an applicant finds unsubsidized employment during up-front job search, the FEP must place the applicant in the CMF placement or the prorated CSJ Community Service Job placement. The FEP cannot place the applicant in CMF+ because only participants in a CSJ, W-2 T, or TMP placement may be placed in CMF+.

Applicants that find unsubsidized employment during up-front job search may be eligible for the following placements based on their weekly work hours:

Work Hours Per Week Eligible Placement Eligibility Requirements Employment Verification 30 hours or more CMF placement The applicant must meet nonfinancial eligibility requirements. (See 3.1 and 7.2.3.4 ) If employment verification is unavailable immediately, the FEP may use the applicant’s verbal statement to place them in CMF, develop the EP, and assign case management activities. (See 7.2.3.1 ) Less than 30 hours Prorated CSJ placement The applicant must meet both nonfinancial and financial eligibility requirements. (See Chapters 2 , 3 , and 7.4.1.5 ) The FEP must verify that the applicant has started work, confirm wages, and determine the expected weekly hours before assigning a prorated CSJ placement. (See 4.1.3 )

Note : Case closure policies in section 11.5.1 for failing to verify eligibility information do not apply to W-2 applicants. The case closure policies only apply to W-2 participants in open and ongoing W-2 cases.

E XAMPLE : Joseph has a history of employment as a marble finisher; however, his employer of five years went out of business. Joseph has a high school diploma, a valid driver’s license, and owns a vehicle.

On the fourth working day of up-front job search, Joseph informs his FEP that he interviewed with a local manufacturing company and was offered a full-time position starting the following working day.

Using Joseph’s stated employment and employment start date, the FEP conducts an informal assessment and identifies few to no known barriers to employment. After running eligibility, the FEP determines that Joseph meets all of the nonfinancial eligibility requirements for a CMF placement and explains the possible CMF+ stipend and the W-2 agency job retention incentives Joseph may be eligible for with continued employment.