HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06162015 - C.123RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the
Workforce Development Board (WDB), to execute a contract with Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling
Services in an amount not to exceed $227,070 for medical assistant career training and internship services for
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
eligible job seekers for the period May 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$227,070 No County Costs: $113,535 CalWORKs (67% Federal, 33% State); $113,535 WIA (100% Federal).
BACKGROUND:
Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Services will provide comprehensive medical assistant and medical
receptionist career training services to a combination of CalWORKs and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) eligible
and
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/16/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Stephen Baiter, 2-6820
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 16, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.123
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:June 16, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract with Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
enrolled participants. In addition to ten weeks of classroom training, services will include outreach, recruitment,
interviewing, curriculum development, and work experience assessment of program participants. Contractor will
partner with John Muir Health to oversee the job readiness, networking, and internships phase of the program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Job seekers and dislocated workers may not receive assistance in overcoming barriers to employment, job readiness,
educational programs, or career training.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children’s Report Card: 1)”Children
Ready for and Succeeding in School”, 2) “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for productive Adulthood”, 3)
“Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”, 4) “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing”, and 5)
“Communities that are safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families by training and providing
employment opportunities for job seekers and dislocated workers.