Section 9902 Of Article 5. Jobs For California Graduates Program From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 3. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.
9902
. Local affiliates of the Jobs for California Graduates Program
shall include all of the following elements:
(a) (1) A trained youth specialist employed year-round providing
individual and group instruction to 25 to 45 eligible youth recruited
and selected by a school-based advisory committee comprised of
faculty, administrators, and counselors.
(2) The youth specialist shall provide individual attention to
students to help them overcome barriers preventing them from
receiving a high school diploma or securing employment, or both, or
pursuing a postsecondary education that will lead to a career.
(3) The youth specialist shall provide informal guidance to
students on academic, career, and life decisions and, based on the
individual needs of students, connect them to professional counseling
services to address more serious barriers, such as mental health
problems or drug abuse.
(4) The youth specialist shall be actively involved in intensive,
one-on-one employer marketing and job development activities to
identify entry-level job opportunities for students upon graduation.
Likewise, the youth specialist shall assist graduates in the
exploration of postsecondary education opportunities and help them
navigate the financial aid process to pursue these opportunities.
(b) Youth shall be taught a minimum of 37 employment competencies
designed to prepare them to secure a quality entry-level job or
pursue a postsecondary education, or both, upon completion of their
secondary education.
(c) Placement services shall be provided to students during the
summer months or partnerships developed with summer youth employment
programs to support yearlong learning. Youth specialists shall
maintain contact with youth during the summer months.
(d) A student-led organization, associated with a state and
national association, shall build on the competency-based curriculum
and provide the opportunity for students to develop, practice, and
refine their leadership and team membership skills.
(e) It shall serve as a school-based "one-stop center" for
participating at-risk youth to ensure that they receive appropriate
academic and social services from available resources in the school
and community.
(f) It shall provide no less than 12 months of followup and
support on the job and in postsecondary education after leaving the
school.
(g) It shall provide computerized tracking of youth served,
services delivered and performance outcomes, such as graduation rate,
positive outcome rates, aggregate employment rate, full-time jobs
rate, full-time placement rate, further education rate, wages, and
return to school rate, at local and state levels.
(h) It shall provide continuous improvement of results through the
ongoing professional development of managers, supervisors, and
specialists.