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b. Provision: The Family Support Specialist directs this service, and the client reports to Family Support Specialist on a regular basis, usually weekly. This emphasizes the importance of this activity, and reinforces the fact that someone is closely monitoring the recipient to ensure that they are indeed searching for work. c. Contribution to meeting of goals: Job Search has an impact on several goals. These include: • Adults entering employment • Meeting both Federal Participation Rates • Providing employment services • Prevention of welfare dependency 4. Job Readiness a. Description: Frequently, many Work First recipients have little or no job history and need direction and training in more than job skills. They need assistance in determining their interests and what types of jobs might best suit them, as well as, developing skills that can help them obtain and maintain a job. These include resume and application skills, interviewing skills, communicating, problem solving, crisis management, assertiveness, parent training, time management, and positive work and personal habits. b. Provision: Family Support Specialists at DHS will be primary providers of positive traits to Work First recipients. Through state funds that are available, InterestNocational Assessments which assesses the individual's abilities, skills, interests and readiness for employment. This is done by several procedures, including psychological and academic testing, observations, interviewing, dexterity and motor skills tests. In many settings vocational assessment is carried out by a team that may include (depending on the setting and person's disability) specialists from fields such as occupational therapy, rehabilitation medicine or psychiatry, psychology, social work, vocational guidance, education and rehabilitation. The local community college offers the Interest Assessment and the NC Works Career Center sometimes provides these services as well, and they can be utilized. Contract facilities can also be used for these resources. c. Contributing to meeting of goals: Job Readiness activities can contribute to the meeting of the following goals: • Employment • Job Retention 5. Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment a. Description: This activity is emphasized for those recipients who are participating in countable work-related activities at least 20 hours a week, and through assessment it is determined that they are not going to meet the earning potential needed to get off public assistance, due a lack of job skills. Referrals will be made to training resources for skills training that will not last beyond 6 months. Page 5 1 19 Attachment number 1 \n F-7 Page 78