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Colorado Works in Weld County (CWWC - TANF)
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPENTS
Employers play a critical role in reducing the number of individuals who receive public assistance (welfare). Without employer involvement, recepients have no means to acquire critical job skills and become self sufficient.
As an employer, you can help individuals to learn valuable job skills and be reimbursed for part of their wages and training. Following are examples of programs available to you under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Prgram (TANF Program).
Work Supplementation
The Work Supplementation Program is a private/public sector employment program with the following employer responsibilities:
- Employer provides a forty hour work week that can be a combination of work and education.
- Employer provides a minimum of three months of unsubsidized, continuous full-time employment with employer-provided wages and benefits (comparable to other employees doing comparable work), liability and worker's compensation. The employer may be eligible to provide an additional three months of continuous, full time employment to participants who need additional training.
- Employer provides training to the participant in job specific skills and mentoring in work ethics and employment retention skills, and reinforces basic skill compentencies with the participant using the Department prescribed performance evaluations and/or counseling forms.
Employer Incentives
- Reimbursement of monthly work supplementation fee of 50% of the participant's gross salary for the month.
- A training allowance bonus on behalf of the participant as follows:
- $300 for the first three-month period.
- $300 for a participant who requires an additional three months of participation in the program.
- $500 bonus if the participant is hired and retained for three months, after the successful competion for the Work Supplementation Program.
On-the-Job Training
The On-the-Job-Training (OJT) Program is designed to teach and/or impove the skills of the participant on the job for up to six months. After hiring the participant, the employer may be eligible for the following incentives during the specified contract period.
- Fifty percent gross salary reimbursement and any additional training costs.
- Additional classroom training, beyond the employer training, are included as reimbursable costs to the employer from the Program or other federal or state resources.
- The Department will reimburse the employer for training costs. The duration of the OJT is calculated by determining the Dictionary of Occupational Title (DOT) code for the position and calculating the required number of hours to obtain the skills necessary for the job. (Training time will not exceed six months.)
Private Sector Work Activity
The Private Sector Work Activity is designed to help the near job ready to enter the world of work, develop occupational skills and good work habits, and help the participant in obtaining permanent unsubsidized employment. As an employer, you can be paid up to $1500 for job specific training and associated costs when hiring these individuals if the following apply:
- Hours in the agreement must conform to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- The Department and sponsor authorize a training plan for the participant including training criteria, methods by which the training outcomes will be measured, the duration of the training and associated costs.
- The sponsor provides job specific training necessary for the participant to retain or obtain employment. Training may be provided directly by the sponsor or through sub-contractors.
Employer Employment Programs
