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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 18

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 110 Chapter 18 WV WORKS Activities/Requirements

JR Time Limit Example 2: Mr. Elm has a child age three and he participates in JR for 40 hours each week for two weeks; this uses the four consecutive weeks of his 6- or 12-week limit and any participation hours in JR for the next week must not be counted toward meeting his work requirement. JR Time Limit Example 3: Ms. Birch’s youngest child turns six in March. Beginning in April, she will be required to complete 30 hours per week and the Case Manager may count up to 180 or 360 hours of participation for the last 12-month period. JR Time Limit Example 4: Ms. Maple is a single parent with a seven-year-old daughter. She has a participation requirement of 30 hours per week. In January, she has a new baby. If 120 or 240 hours have already been counted in JR in the last 12 months, then participation in JR cannot be counted again until the total is less than 120 or 240 hours in the last 12-month period. JR Time Limit Example 5: Ms. Hawthorne is a single custodial parent of a two- year-old child and participates in mental health treatment for five hours a week; 20 hours monthly. Because the State is a needy State, the State qualifies to count an individual for 12 weeks of participation in this activity in a 12-month period; therefore, the State may count up to 240 hours in this activity in a 12- month period for Ms. Hawthorne. If this is her only activity in job search and job readiness assistance, Ms. Hawthorne’s mental health treatment would count all year long since she would only reach 210 hours in a full year.

Job Readiness must be a structured and supervised program and includes two types of activities. • Preparation for seeking or obtaining employment. This includes activities such as preparing a resume or job application, training in interviewing skills, instruction in work place expectations, training in effective job seeking, parenting, financial literacy, relationship education, and life skills training. • Substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, or rehabilitation activities.

Job Search must be a structured and supervised activity which may include the following: NOTE: Each parent in a two- parent household has his own limit.