County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSACalWORKs Program Guide Eligibility Responsibilities and Employment Services Number Page 40200A 1 of 2 Revision Date November 1 2020 BackgroundInformation about the Employment Services ES program is required to be provided to individuals at the time of application for aid or at the time a recipients eligibility for aid is determined This information includes benefits of the ES program activities conditions of eligibility and related exemptions PurposeThis section is being revised to combine CPG 40200 sections A B D and H into this section and to remove policies addressed in other sections Sections CPG 40200B D and H become obsolete with this revision PolicyHuman Services Specialists HSS responsibilities regarding ES CalLearn CL and Child Care CC programs include Conducting an ES discussion during the facetoface interview o At initial application o At annual redetermination o When a new household member who is age 16 or older is added to the Assistance Unit AU Evaluating individuals for exemption from ES as well as certain Domestic Violence DV waivers CPG 10020A and 40100O Referring individuals to participate in ES or CL Processing Guides 10005A1 and 15000A1 Lifting and reinstating ES sanctions and CL penalties as needed CPG 40200D Referring CalWORKs and nonCalWORKs families to CC Processing Guide 10010A1 Updating ES and CL overpayment claim information and initiating recoupment via grant reduction CPG 44350L Notifying certain ES participants of their available WTW months Processing Guide 10003A Liaisons Designated eligibility liaisons coordinate with ES staff to ensure necessary case actions are taken regarding ES CL and CC programs DV Work Participation Rate WPR Employment Services Requests Employment Services Requests ESRs include CalWORKs eligibility actions needed for ES and ES actions needed for CalWORKs case management ESRs from ES sites are primarily reviewed and processed as a specialized task by Eligibility Operations EO HSSs who are out stationed at ES sites EO HSSs must process ESRs within established timeframes to prevent delays in benefits or services Untimely processing may result in escalation Processing Guide 10005J1 County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSACalWORKs Program Guide Eligibility Responsibilities and Employment Services Number Page 40200A 2 of 2 References MPP 42711 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by October 312023 Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations