1. (a)

   1. (1) Each area agency on aging/host agency shall, when practicable and preferably during the eligibility determination phase, provide eligible individuals a formal orientation to the project.

   2. (2) The orientation shall provide the individual with information related to:

      1. (A) The Older Worker Community Service Employment Program;
      2. (B) Available community service employment assignments;
      3. (C) Available supportive services;
      4. (D) The rights and responsibilities of the participant;
      5. (E) Available training through the program;
      6. (F) Allowable and prohibited political activities;
      7. (G) Goal of transition to unsubsidized employment;
      8. (H) Information regarding safe working conditions at the host agencies;
      9. (I) Responsibility of the host agency to transition the participant into unsubsidized employment; and
      10. (J) Hours of work.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The area agency on aging/host agency shall determine the most suitable employment assignment for that individual.

   2. (2) The determination shall be made in consultation with the individual and should consider the individual’s:

      1. (A) Preference for type of employment assignments;
      2. (B) Work history;
      3. (C) Skills and aptitudes;
      4. (D) Capacity to perform proposed community service employment;
      5. (E) Initial and long-range employment goals;
      6. (F) Barriers to employment;
      7. (G) Needed supportive services; and
      8. (H) Needed training.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The area agencies on aging, when possible, will develop a community service employment assignment that will be both personally rewarding and permit the most effective use of the participant’s individual skills and aptitudes.
   2. (2) Participants should be assigned to community service employment positions that contribute to the general welfare of the community.

4. (d) The area agencies on aging shall make periodic assessments no less frequently than once each year to:

   1. (1) Evaluate the participant’s satisfaction with the employment assignment;
   2. (2) Determine any need for supportive services; and
   3. (3) Assess the participant’s job performance.
5. (e) The assessment required by this section shall be documented and be a part of the participant’s permanent record which will be maintained by the area agencies on aging.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “9-1-10”