(a)
- (1) Participants may need assistance increasing incomes while on a job.
- (2) The participant may also need assistance learning the skills and behaviors to be a valued worker.
(b)
- (1) The Program Eligibility Specialist will work with the participant to create a career advancement plan.
(2) The plan will concentrate on:
- (A) Retaining a job;
- (B) Getting promoted;
- (C) Earning a pay raise;
- (D) Increasing hours; and
- (E) Acquisition of benefits.
- (3) The plan will be used and modified during the entire time the participant receives Arkansas Work Pays Program benefits.
(c)
- (1) No later than two (2) business days after the application is approved, the Program Eligibility Specialist will contact the participant to schedule an in-person career advancement plan meeting to occur at a later date.
- (2) The career advancement plan interview should occur at a time and location agreed upon by both the participant and the Program Eligibility Specialist.
- (3) See 20 CAR § 503-1504(f).
- (d) The Program Eligibility Specialist must have bi-weekly contact with the participant.