SANTA ANA WORK CENTER (5) - 2013

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,JOB DEVELOPMENT & PLACEMENT The SAWC has a comprehensive realm of services available through its partnership with local businesses and organization. The SAWC is an integral part of the City's Economic Development Division that also manages the Enterprise Zone Programs. The Enterprise Zone program is designed to promote business ,rowth and economic incentives to job generation by offering State tax credits and highly valuable huSlnesses. Main of our Santa Ana residents including youth qualify for these tax credits. It is through our experience, expertise, and partnerships with businesses and community partners, we are able to provide the community with quality job placement assistance and offer connections to a strong labor market The SAWC will offer assistance and guidance in job placement by notifying Service Providers and youth of job opportunities, employer on-site hiring recruitments, andjob fairs. SAWC will notify Service Providers daily via electronic mail and/or flyers regarding job announcements. The Youth Help Desk will also be available to assist youth looking for employment by providing them with job search assistance. job openings, resume assistance, labor market information and demand occupations. In addition the SAWC utilizes a robust job matching software to post local job openings, upload resumes, and automatically match job seekers to the openings that tit their interests, skills, and availability. As an added value, youth that are job ready will have their resume uploaded by the Navigator staff into the job matching software to assist in placing them with local companies. Furthermore, the SAWC integrated one-stop service system and various partners including EDD, allows more individual assistance for our older youth to find employment. Workshops on resume writing and interviewing techniques are just a few of the added components to help them find employment. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT The SAWC. through its extensive experience in administering Federal and State funded programs, understands that WLA performance management is vital to the success of the YSPN. As the Service Navigator, the SAWC prepares and trains staff on WIA performance measures and any new and updated legislation. Stuff attends training through DOL and attends the annual California Workforce Association Conferences to stay updated with the most recent legislation and requirements regarding WIA. This is just one example of our commitment to helping the YSPN stay in compliance and in meeting all Federal, State, and locally mandated performance measures. The SAWC also provides training on Common Nleasures to allow all Service Providers to have a basic understanding of what Common Measures are and how' they will affect them individually and as a network. The SAWC will provide all Service Providers with individual exit oversight. Staff will meet individually with each Service Provider to go over exit strategies for each youth actively enrolled on their case load and evaluate which youth are ready to exit the program and how their exit will impact the overall success of the YSPN. The SAWC will train all Service Providers on how to exit and follow-up on their youth in order to comply with federal. state, and local regulations. Staff will use the Navigator data base to provide reports to the Service Providers and inform them of follow-up due dates for each participant at their 30, 60, I", 211", 3"'. and 411' quarter follow-up. The Service Provider will also receive updated charts and data informing them of their progress with WIA Performance Measures-individually and as a Netrivorl<. This will ensure that as a network we stay informed of our planned versus actual goal attainments and that we meet all performance measurements. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION The SAWC as the Service Navigator will assume the primary responsibility of determining WIA youth eligibility in accordance with Federal. State, and local rules and regulations. We will train Service