JEFFERSON —
Nearly $260,000 is available for Ashtabula County employers to pay the wages of youth summer workers who qualify for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families benefit.
TANF is administered through the Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services, which will qualify applicants financially for the program. The department received a $324,029 grant to provide the summer jobs program.
The ACDJFS contracted with A-Tech to place the youth and operate the program. Christina Ray, director of Adult Workforce Development at A-Tech, said about 80 percent of the grant will go for actual wages, Worker’s Compensation premiums and other wage-relate expenses that the employer would normally have to pay. The other 20 percent is for administration, transportation and training.
“Most of the money from the grant goes to the youth to be put back into the community (through spending),” Ray said.
The program will place qualified youth ages 14 to 24 in age- and skills-appropriate jobs. Applicants must work through a JFS case manager to apply. A-Tech will conduct the interviews and match the youth to a job. Because transportation is an issue in the county, proximity to a work site also will be taken into consideration in placing the workers.
Employers who participate in the program don’t have a cash outlay for the workers, but will have to invest time in supervision and training. The types of jobs will depend upon the employer and skill level of the applicant. Ray said there is a small amount of money that can be used to provide short-term training for youth who need skills to fill a specific job.
Ray said the Ashtabula County Children Services Board is the largest employer to sign up thus far. The board will use the youth workers in the Summer Foods Program.
Also onboard are Saybrook Landing, Lake Village Golf Course, Ashtabula Arts Center, Conneaut Human Resources Center, Jefferson Health Care, Country Neighbor, Spiderweb and Village Green Campground. Ray said they could use a few more employers, especially in the southern part of the county. Employers interested in hiring the temporary employees should speak to Jeff Seth at A-Tech, 576-6015.
The grant provides funding for up to 100 jobs. Ray said they plan to start the jobs on June 18 and the money must be spent by the end of August. She said the jobs will pay minimum wage.
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