Assessment, case management, and paid community-service training, about 18 hours a week at minimum wage, at a nonprofit or public site, as a bridge to permanent work. The On-the-Job Experience option lets a private or nonprofit employer observe and train an eligible worker before hiring, with wages covered for four weeks. Priority group explicitly includes people formerly incarcerated within the past five years. Essex County intake at the Newark (973-733-5772) and East Orange (973-395-3249) One-Stop Career Centers.