Wellness WORKs!

San Joaquin County CalWORKs participants. Must be referred by a CalWORKs Employment and Training Specialist (case manager).

Wellness WORKs! is a center that provides wellness classes and activities to the San Joaquin County CalWORKs population. The Wellness WORKs! program teaches participants the tools needed to become a healthier and productive person in both the home and the workplace.

The One-Week program may be used for CalWORKs participants that have been identified by their case managers as having the following barriers or needs:

• Frequent job losses (quits and firings) or excuses for not participating
• Prerequisite for participants without a job history before they enter Supervised Job Search
• Participants with job offered but the job will not start for one or more weeks
• Participants who are identified by career assessment counselor as needing life skills training
• Having difficulty in making satisfactory progress or lack of follow-through on assigned activities
• Participants who are waiting to start vocational education, job training program, or during school breaks

Work Wellness: The Basics is a One-Week program which covers:

• Success is a Choice
• Dress for Success and Image Building
• Temperaments in the Work Place
• Health Issues that Interfere with Job Performance and Attendance
• Physical Wellness
• Healthy Eating for Better Job Performance
• The Working Parent
• Conflict Resolution in the Work Place
• Managing Job Stress
• Safety and Prevention of Personal and Workplace Violence

The Three-Week program is recommended for participants with one or more serious obstacles/barriers to preparation for entering the work world or being successful once they obtain a job. Examples of participants who might qualify for the extended curriculum are those in recovery from drugs and alcohol, those with serious health problems (mental, emotional or physical), those with self-esteem so low it interferes with a positive presentation of self, those in abusive relationships, and those with minimal life skills. The Three Week program features the above topics plus:

• Anger Management
• Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
• Money Management

Wellness WORKs! also offers a One-Day program of a two year certification in Basic CPR and First Aid, CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers, or Childcare CPR/First Aid depending on the need of the client, through EMS Safety Services.