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JOBS Work Program Components
 Assessment – The Assessment unit assesses individuals’ employability. A Self-Sufficiency Plan is developed to provide guidance to reach employment goals. Work history, education, skills and abilities are reviewed during this process.
Job Club – Job Club is a job-readiness activity conducted in a classroom setting. Job Club classes run Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 12:00pm. New classes begin every three weeks. Interview skills, completion of applications, resume development, and conducting a job search are processes discussed during the Job Club. Job Club participants also are introduced to various employment-related agencies and education and training programs throughout Stark County. For more information regarding Job Club classes, please contact:
Cheryl Culler (cullec@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8411.
Subsidized Employment Program (SEP) – SEP is an incentive program for employers to hire individuals who receive Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. A subsidy is paid to an employer for up to six months for reimbursement of training costs. For more information regarding SEP, please contact:
Penny Cook (cookp04@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8482
Work Now – Work Now is Stark County’s work experience program (WEP). Individuals are assigned to work sites to gain work experience and skills in employment areas such as clerical, maintenance, child care, food service, health care, and general labor. Stark County works with both public and private employers to provide work experience opportunities for OWF and Food Stamp participants. For more information about Work Now, please contact:
Audrey Adorisio (adoria@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8417.
LEARN – (Linking Employer and Recipient Needs) is a work experience program with the promise of regular employment attached. After successful completion of the LEARN "internship," the employer hires the WEP participant. During the unpaid internship (which can last for up to six months) Stark County covers the hours the participant works under Workers’ Compensation. For more information regarding LEARN, please contact:
Deborah Hogan (hogand@odjfs.state.oh) at 330-451-8460 or
Vicki Corbin (corbiv@odjfs.state.oh) at 330-451-8461.
Work and Training – The Work and Training unit monitors all training and employment activities. The Stark County JOBS Program collaborates with a large source of providers including the city schools’ systems, Stark State College, Kent State Stark Campus, Workforce Initiative Association (WIA), and Goodwill, as well as many others. Individuals who are employed but continue to receive OWF cash assistance and/or Food Stamps receive case management from this unit. For more information on local training programs, please contact:
Audrey Adorisio(Adoria@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8417.
Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP) – The LEAP Program provides case management to OWF cash recipients who are under the age of 19 years old, pregnant and/or parenting, and have not yet secured a high school diploma or GED. Day care and transportation assistance is available through this program. For more information regarding LEAP, please contact:
Audrey Adorisio (Adoria@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8417.
Publicly Funded Child Care Programs
 Type B Certified Child Care Homes – Stark County residents can become certified to provide child care in their homes. For more information, please contact:
Cheryl McAllister (mcallc@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8415.
Eligibility – Subsidized child care is available to families with household income under 185% of the federal poverty level. Parents must be employed or in school to qualify for services. For more information, please contact:
Therese Murphy (murpht@odjfs.state.oh.us) at 330-451-8416.
For State Information and Guidelines, see
Child Care In Ohio
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