San Francisco Human Services Agency

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San Francisco Human Services Agency
JOBS NOW! Public Sector Trainee (PST)
Program Overview for City Departments
September 2009
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JOBS NOW! Overview
Call JOBS NOW! at 1-877-JOB-1NOW

• JOBS NOW! is a subsidized employment program
  administered by the Human Services Agency and
  funded with federal stimulus dollars
• Through JOBS NOW! participating City departments
  can have an unlimited number of public service
  trainees placed at their agency at only 20 of
  what it would cost to hire that person directly
• Trainees must meet eligibility criteria SF
  residents under 200 of federal poverty level
  with a minor child and right to work documents
• The program sunsets on September 30, 2010

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How Does It Work?
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• Host Department submits a Public Sector Trainee
  (PST) Request Form and job description to HSA.
• Jobs should fit one of three categories for which
  we have generic job descriptions clerical/admin,
  support services/recycling/transportation, and
  facilities/ grounds maintenance
• 40 hour work week option to incorporate soft
  skills training provided by HSA
• HSA assigns a PST Liaison to your department.
• HSA recruits eligible participants. Host
  Departments may also recruit participants and
  send them to HSA for eligibility screening. PST
  Recruitment Fairs are held weekly to help
  expedite hiring and job matching.

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How Does It Work?
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• HSA sends you 2-3 candidates per position to
  interview and select.
• A JOBS NOW! Agreement is signed by HSA and the
  Host Department.
• HSA hires your selected candidates into either
  the 9910 or 9916 classification at a pay rate of
  12.21/hour.
• Participants are on HSA payroll. DHR has created
  special TEX Category 18 requisitions for HSA to
  use, which allow JOBS NOW! participants to remain
  on payroll until 9/30/10.
• Host Department provides the job site, on-the-job
  training, work supplies and supervision.

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How Does It Work?
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• Host Department is responsible for the 20
  non-federal match, which can be covered through
  in-kind supervision costs, job related supplies,
  participant training, etc. Your department
  submits timesheets on a weekly basis and cost
  documentation on a monthly basis to HSA.
• HSA claims federal revenue. If Host Department
  costs were less than 20 HSA will direct charge
  the Host Department for the difference. If they
  exceeded 20 you may request reimbursement via
  work order for the excess.

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Expectations of Host Department
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• Fast track PST interview and selection process
• Provide high quality, active supervision of
  trainees
• Complete trainee performance evaluations
• Communicate problems/issues to PST Liaison
• Timely and accurate submission of timesheets and
  cost documentation forms
• HSA has developed a written handbook for Host
  Site Supervisors

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Call JOBS NOW! at 1-877-JOB-1NOW

• QUESTIONS?
• For more information
• gt Contact Ana Osegueda (401-4912)
• Or Jim Whelly (401-4960)
• gt Visit www.sfhsa.org