County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Supervised Job Search SJS Number Page 9070013 1 of 3 Revision Date November 1 2019 A Background This section provides information regarding the GR SJS requirements Purpose This section has been reformatted to current format and new SJS requirements added Effective October 1 2019 the Job Search component has been revised to Supervised Job Search B Policy Require all nonexempt AbleBodied AB customers to comply with SJS to find employment to end dependence on GR and to demonstrate continued cooperation The goal of this policy is to place the applicant into a job seeking environment with the objective of finding employment enough to meet ongoing basic needs Evaluate customers who find employment or paid training for Aid through First Payday Failure to cooperate with all SJS requirements without good cause may result in noncooperation and a sanction period will be imposed C Requirements The SJS will consist of the AB customer attending 12 hours of SJS each month For the initial partial month of aid assign three hours of SJS for each full week remaining in the month The Employment and Training ET Social Worker SW will assign SJS on form 2246 HHSA Notice of Supervised Job Search Assignment The Career Center will complete the response portion to verify cooperation with the assigned hours D Referral Procedures for NonMAPC When the applicant has established initial eligibility fully explain the AbleBodied AB Program specifically ET group orientation requirements Sanctions for noncooperation When the applicant fully understands these AB Program requirements give the ET Orientation Appointment notice to the applicant Applicants will receive a full explanation of SJS and other Employable Program requirements during ET group orientation Forms 1149 HHSA and 2246 HHSA will be completed and must be read signed and dated by the applicant original to applicant copies for case and CalFresh ET folder at the close of the ET group orientation session E Referral Procedures for MAPC When the applicant has established initial eligibility fully explain the AbleBodied AB Program specifically County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Supervised Job Search SJS Number Page 9070013 2 of 3 JT requirements SJS requirements Sanctions for noncooperation When the applicant fully understands the AB Program requirements complete form 1149M HHSA It must be read signed and dated by the applicant original to the applicant copy in case Upon completion of the Work Test and when the applicant returns for the initial aid payment provide forms 1146M HHSA 2246 HHSA CW 7 and 2211 HHSA F Reporting Requirements The Intake workerorientation leader will explain to the applicant that the completed 2246 HHSA must be returned to the ET SW each month G Deadline for Return of Form 117 HHSA The Intake workerorientation leader will emphasize to the applicant that it is essential to return form 2246 HHSA with their monthly CW 7 The deadline for the return of form 2246 HHSA is the fifth day of the month Failure to return form 2246 HHSA by the due date without good cause may result in a sanction period of one month beginning the first day of the next month Failure to return form 2246 HHSA at all may result in a threemonth sanction For the first sanction the sanctioned individual may reapply under MAPC requirements Form 1149 HHSA1149M HHSA will indicate the due date for SJS requirements to the applicant H Verification Procedures Reserved I Good Cause for NonCooperation The table below shows the good cause determination for noncooperation If Then the recipient fails to return form 2246 HHSA by the due date evaluate the failure to return the 2246 HHSA was due to negligence or willfulness there were circumstances which prevented the recipient from completing the SJS find good cause failure to return the form is due to negligence for example carelessness haste oversight forgetfulness lack of attention or misunderstanding from an individual who is willing to comply with program requirements do not sanction the recipient but provide verbal and written explanations of the requirements good cause or negligence is not found determine willfulness a third party is contacted document on form 1114 HHSA County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Supervised Job Search SJS Number Page 9070013 3 of 3 J Examples of Good Cause Situations which may be determined as good cause for not complying with the SJS requirements include verification that The recipient was hospitalized during the SJS period The recipient was incapacitated during the SJS period eliminating the opportunity to complete SJS The recipient was incarcerated during the SJS period eliminating the opportunity to complete SJS The recipient started a job or paid training Circumstances beyond the recipients control that would indicate good cause for either failure to return the 2246 HHSA by the due date or failure to complete the SJS itself These circumstances will be reviewed by the FRC Manager K Reserved L Reserved M GR Hearings In certain situations the SJS requirements may be reduced because of a lack of enough time to allow the recipient to complete them Generally this may occur when a recipient disputes a County decision to discontinue aid for noncooperation with the work project and requests a GR Hearing Because the GR Hearing may be held up to ten or more days after the proposed discontinuance date recipients who win their hearings may not have adequate opportunity to fully comply with the SJS requirements In this situation the GR Hearing Officer will allow the ET SW to revise the SJS requirements for the partial month Other Program Impacts None References Program Guide Letter 65 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by November 30 2022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations