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15 Stain of North Carclvta Division of Social Services Contract Applicafiw III. Servme Program Dmenptiav Orange Cowty Department of S«ial Services (D5S) is pmchazing the services of a lob Development Specialist firm the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. The General Assembly considers the Employment Security Commission the state's primaryjob placement authority. The lob Development Specialist will be sutioned et the DSS and will be providing services ro Work First participants. The fallowing services arc included in this contr«t Vocatiowl Assessment and Employment Counxling, • lob Readiness Training and lob Club, • First Stop Regisvation, • Process Unemployment Insurance Claims • lob Development and Placement (placements include direct placements and entered employments), • Follow-up Servims Job Dwelovment Scee'al's[ Duties The lab Development Specialist will azsess and cowxl Work First participwts who are reterrN with w objective of lora[ing employment Job readiness wd job club activities will include but are not limited to infowation about employe expegatiom, appmpriare dress and grooming, resume prepemtioq goal setting, and networking. Other duties of the ]ob Development Specialist are az follows: • Interview applicants/participants to determine work history, education, trawng, and skills, • Conduct fle searches of suicobl<job openings, • Reftt applic~ntm employers, • Pertonn job developmrnt concocts with employers to obminjob orders, • Provide labor market infomcotion m employers, applicwts, and other agencies, • Determine eligibility for wemploymrnt insurance, and • Follow-up wiN applicants and employers in an effort a impactjob retention. Perdormance Measures North Carolina's Work Firrt Pmgcom, implemented iv July 1995, is one of the most omprehetnive welfare reform etiorts m We natiov. The guiding principles of Work First requires pmen[s to coke personal responsibilityfor Nee children, limits the receipt of Work First Cash Assistance (temporary and short-term), wd requires parents to work. The Orwge County Department of S«ial Services, in conjwctian with the Employmem Security Commission have identified 0e follow performance meazwes. • Locate full-time employmrnt for 125 Work Firer participants. • Per[orm 45 employer visits to developjob ocenivgs for Work Eirst parti<ipwts. • Cond«t monWyjob readiness workshops. • Maintain contact with patricipwrs and employers for tlvee months after pl«emen[.