The following information can be found in your Full Time MSW Student Contract, Art. II, Obligations of Student.
Students must make a good faith effort to secure employment in a public CWS/CDSS agency in California upon graduation. American Indian students with tribal rights may complete the work requirement in the following alternative settings: a reservation or rancheria providing CWS in California, an Urban Indian agency in California serving IV-E eligible children and families or a reservation providing CWS in another state.
Schools will assist students by providing information about job openings and application procedures. Students who are not current public CWS employees must apply to at least all the public CWS agencies within 75 miles of their homes. Students who are employees of a county or state CWS agency must return to that agency and render one year of continuous and satisfactory full time employment (at a level appropriate to a new MSW) for each year of stipend support received.
If no qualifying position is available within 6 months of graduation, graduates will be required to apply for and accept a position with any county CWS in the state of California. This extension will only be granted to those students who submit the Employment Search Form to the Title IV-E Program. If no such position is available, graduates may request permission to accept a position in a related county program or nonprofit agency serving IV-E eligible child welfare clients, or a CDSS agency serving children and families.
| Within six (6) months of graduation | Within six (6) to twelve (12) months of graduation | Within twelve (12) to eighteen (18) months of graduation |
Must return to work at agency Or If unable to return to agency, or not a previous county employee, search for qualifying work within a 75 mile radius of Student’s home | Search for employment within the state of California. If, within 12 months, Student does not secure employment within the state, may apply for a waiver to search for employment in a non-profit agency within the state. | If waiver is granted to search in a non-profit agency Student may have up to 6 months to do this search. If Student does not secure employment during this time, may apply for a waiver of employment obligation requirements at 18 months after graduation. |
The most important thing to remember is to keep the Title IV-E Program informed of your employment status by submitting the Employment Verification Form every six (6) months throughout the two (2) year employment requirement period.
In addition, please remember to keep us informed of any changes to your address and contact information for a period of five (5) years. CalSWEC which oversees the implementation of the program, uses this information, along with graduate surveys, as research data to support the rationale for the Title IV-E Program. This benefits not only future students, but the children and families served by professionals such as you.
TITLE IV-E SOCIAL WORK STUDENT CONTRACT ADDENDUM FISCAL YEAR 2008-09
EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS OF STUDENTS IN 2009 GRADUATION COHORT
Given the unusual circumstance of the state budget crisis and its effect on state and county hiring, the following addendum is made part of the IV-E Student contract for 2009 graduates. This addendum is made pursuant to 45 CFR Sec 235.63 (6)[1]
1. Upon graduation Student/graduate agrees to make reasonable efforts to secure child welfare services employment at any classification level by making applications to all public CWS or CDSS agencies within the State of California for three (3) months and keeping satisfactory documentation. [2]
2. If there is no county public CWS or CDSS position available within the State of California within three (3) months of graduation, graduate agrees to continue seeking child welfare services employment statewide at any classification level or in a non-profit agency serving IV-E clients[3]for an additional fifteen (15) months. If a position is secured and graduate retains the position for two years, the employment obligation is satisfied.
3. In case of graduate request for waiver or exemption from the provisions of this addendum, normal policy and procedure for exemption cases shall apply.
I hereby agree to adhere to the provisions of this addendum and to the unchanged provisions of the original Student Agreement.
Student/Graduate Name : ________________________________________________
Student/ Graduate Signature: ____________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________________________
[1] The State or local agency offers the individual preparing for employment a job upon completion of training unless precluded from doing so by merit system requirements, legislative budget cuts, position freezes, or other circumstances beyond the agency’s control; and if unable to offer employment , releases the individual from his or her commitment
[2]“reasonable efforts” to search as referenced in paragraph 1 must be intensive, diligent and documented. “Satisfactory documentation” includes consistent, ongoing search entry including names of all agencies contacted during the search period, dates of contact, positions applied for, and names and telephone numbers of persons contacted during the entire employment search period. Copies of written and/or electronic correspondence are necessary as supporting documentation.
[3] Suitability of non-profit positions serving IV-E clients shall be determined by IV-E eligibility criteria set forth in California ACL 04-32
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