Transitional Jobs Task Force

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Transitional Jobs Task Force

• Report to Secretary Roberta Gassman
• August 1, 2003

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A. Target Population

• Any individual eligible for placement in W-2
  Transitions, a Community Service Job, or a Trial
  Job should be considered for placement in a
  transitional job.

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B. Placement Attributes

• Provide real world of work opportunities.
• Ensure that participants will be eligible for the
  Earned Income Tax Credit and any other benefits
  that accrue to earned income.
• Transitional jobs should be accompanied by a set
  of individually-targeted and proactively-delivered
  vocational supports, developed in consultation
  with participants.

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B. Placement Attributes continued

• Opportunities for education and training will be
  critical to making the transitional job placement
  a stepping-stone to unsubsidized employment
• A placement should be limited to six months with
  a review and then possible extension for an
  additional three months.

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C. Service Delivery

• Transitional jobs should be implemented
  specifically as a component of the W-2 program.
• Implementation should include provisions for an
  intermediary entity a third party other than
  the W-2 agency or the actual worksiteto serve as
  a participants employer of record.

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C. Service Delivery continued

• Performance of particular service delivery roles
  should be given maximum possible flexibility to
  vary by region and locality.

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D. Intermediary and/or Employer Recruitment
Worksite Development

• Process for recruiting worksites will depend on
  whether a region or locality relies upon an
  intermediary-based service delivery model.
• Provide for local flexibility in public and
  private sector recruitment, encouraging
  placements in sectors experiencing shortages and
  those with the most opportunities for permanent
  employment and upward mobility.

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D. Intermediary and/or Employer Recruitment
Worksite Development

• The principal incentive should be a larger
  subsidy than under the current Trial Job
  component of W-2.

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D. Intermediary and/or Employer Recruitment
Worksite Development

• Intermediaries, worksites recruited by
  intermediaries, and directly-employing worksites
  should be expected to agree to the principles of
  the program and to provide real work situations
  while recognizing that some participants may need
  additional supports in those situations.

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E. Other Implementation Issues

• While funded initially with W-2/TANF funding, the
  state should explore ways expand to additional
  public or private funding sources.
• DWD should develop performance standards that
  encourage W-2 agencies to place an eligible
  client in a transitional job if that client
  chooses to participate in one.