County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalWORKs Program Guide Community ServiceWork Experience Number Page 10050A 1 of 3 Revision Date January 1 2021 BackgroundEmployment Services ES participants must be assigned to employment education andor training activities leading to selfsufficiency which can include Community Service CS Work Experience WEX and barrier removal activities Participants may receive necessary supportive services to ensure participation and satisfactory progress PurposeThe purpose of this revision is to consolidate CS and WEX in this section remove all procedures from CalWIN Program Guide CPG and include them in the corresponding processing guide PolicyCommunity Service CS is an ES training activity that is temporary and transitional performed in the public or private nonprofit sector under the close supervision of the activity provider Examples of potential CS sites are faithbased organizations nonprofit Social Services agencies homeless shelters schools etc The CS activity Is assigned to provide basic job skills leading to employment while meeting a community need SelfInitiated Community Service Participants can choose to participate in a selfinitiated CS program Participation in selfinitiated CS is only permitted if the activity meets the CS criteria These participants are not required to attend a CS Orientation Work Experience WEX is an unpaid ES training activity performed in a public or private setting to assist ES participants who need work experience prior to being placed in employment The purpose of WEX is to provide basic job skills or enhance current job skills in a position related to the participants experience Note CSWEX activities are limited to a maximum of 12months in a lifetime and are covered by State Workers Compensation Orientation All participants assigned to CSWEX are required to attend an Orientation to understand their rights and responsibilities All CSWEX participants will be evaluated for the most appropriate site placement Participants who are in a selfinitiated CS do not need to attend the CS Orientation The Employment Case Manager ECM will monitor the participants progress and job readiness each month to determine if a referral to Expanded Work Experience EWE or Expanded Subsidized Employment ESE is appropriate County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalWORKs Program Guide Community ServiceWork Experience Number Page 10050A 2 of 3 Site Development A CSWEX site is a public or private nonprofit site that agrees to supervise a specified number of ES participants and provide them with basic job skills or enhance existing job skills leading to employment ES Contractors in each region are responsible for Developing and monitoring CSWEX sites Providing CSWEX placement services Ensuring site compliance with Federal State and County regulations Reporting accidentsinjuries Ensuring participants are placed in a timely manner ES Contractors are required to develop their own procedures for Development and maintenance of Regional Cooperative Agreements with the sites A Cooperative Agreement is entered into between the ES Contractor and the site to ensure compliance with all rules Activation and deactivation of worksites Participation Hours CS and WEX participants can only complete the maximum number of hours per month allowed by the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA See Processing Guide 10050A for calculation instructions If a participant completes additional CSWEX hours those hours cannot be claimed Participants who complete the maximum amount of CSWEX hours will be deemed as meeting core hourly requirements However participants must still complete additional hours in other approved activities to meet WTW average weekly participation requirements The process of deeming core hours applies only to CS andor unpaid WEX activities Accident procedures and Workers Compensation Coverage Participants who are injured while participating in CS activities are covered by Workers Compensation which is provided by the State of California Procedure Processing Guide 10050A1 References MPP 427012 427094 427162A ACLs 1356 1870 CPG 10150B Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by Dec 30 2024 County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalWORKs Program Guide Community ServiceWork Experience Number Page 10050A 3 of 3 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations