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Becoming a Community Service Job or W-2 Transition Worksite

Wisconsin Works (W-2) is a full-engagement employment and training program designed to offer participants the opportunity to enter the work force at each individual’s level of competency. CSJ/W-2T placements are designed to provide meaningful, real-life work activities for individuals who need to practice the work habits and skills necessary for gaining and maintaining employment.

A Community Service Job (CSJ) or a W-2 Transition (W-2 T) worker will receive a monthly check directly from the W-2 agency for engaging in assigned work activities. Worker’s compensation costs are covered by the W-2 agency unless the employer agrees to cover these costs. Workers will also receive ongoing case management from trained W-2 professionals who will work with the employer and the worker to maximize the potential for success of the placement. Available assistance may include:

Child Care	Medicaid	Job Coaching
Food Stamps	Transportation	Skills Development

Types of CSJ/W2-T Placements

State, county, municipal, or other governmental bodies

• Typical Employers: housing authorities, school systems, parks and recreation, etc.
• Typical Tasks: upkeep of public housing, maintenance of parks or other public facilities, urban gardening/forestry, neighborhood watch patrol, urban cleanup/renewal, graffiti removal.

Community-based organizations and publicly-funded agencies

• Typical Employers: community non-profit agencies, religious organizations, hospitals, schools.
• Typical Tasks: clerical, child care, educational aide, personal assistant or driver.

Contract organizations 

(Including nonprofit, profit or private/public companies that contract for services such as industrial laundering, packaging and distribution, recycling, cleaning, etc.)

• Typical Employers: private non-profits, W-2 agencies, specialized for-profit organizations.
• Typical Tasks: same as listed for community-based organizations and governmental agencies.

Getting Started

To become a CSJ/W-2 T worksite provider, employers may contact the nearest W-2 agency or Job Center by calling 1-(888) 258-9966 toll free. W-2 agency staff will help develop an agreement with the company or organization that will cover expectations built upon four primary issues:

• Compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, and regulations and collective bargaining agreements affecting the health, safety, nondiscrimination, and continued success of participants and the non-displacement of current employees.

• Provision of a structured work-training environment with clear expectations for all training positions, supervision, and willingness to mentor/coach CSJ/W-2T workers toward success in the workplace.

• Provision of a training position that provides meaningful tasks and replicates actual work conditions, taking into consideration the CSJ/W-2T worker’s unique circumstances and needs.

• A willingness to work collaboratively with W-2 agency and Job Center staff to ensure any factors that impact on the participant’s continued success on the job are shared with the placing agency in a timely manner for a proactive response to any potential concerns.

DES-10999-P (R. 05/99)