7.4.1.7 CSJ Administration

The W-2 agency is responsible for identifying, developing, and managing CSJ positions that prepare CSJ participants for unsubsidized employment. The agency may contract for all or part of the operations.

CSJ positions must:

Replicate actual conditions of work;

Have responsibilities and expectations similar to unsubsidized employees, when feasible;

Serve a useful public purpose or be a project where the costs are partially or wholly offset by the revenue generated; and

Have a work training site supervisor. The work training site supervisor must provide a structured work environment and be willing to supervise, mentor, and coach CSJ participants to succeed in the workplace. See the TANF Work Participation Requirements appendix for more information on requirements for supervising W-2 activities.

If the W-2 agency partners with a for-profit organization to develop a CSJ worksite, the organization must agree to use the revenue or profit generated by CSJ participants’ activities to offset CSJ costs by providing on-the-job training that is valuable to the participant or by reimbursing a portion of the W-2 agency’s CSJ administrative costs.

Management of CSJ positions include:

Securing new work training sites;

Maintaining relationships with existing providers;

Creating CSJ placements within the W-2 agency;

Ensuring enough CSJ positions are available;

Providing special or additional on-site supervision of CSJ participants when necessary;

Providing or arranging for reasonable accommodations and supportive services, including translators;

Acting as a liaison between work training providers and CSJ participants;

Maintaining and updating an inventory of CSJ placements;

Providing worker’s compensation coverage for all participants, unless provided by the worksite; and

Requiring all work training sites to complete the Wisconsin Works (W-2) Work Training Site Agreement form (10792)