Employment Opportunties for Older Workers
AGE IS AN ASSET ~ EXPERIENCE, A BENEFIT.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a paid job-training program that provides a bridge to employment for mature workers. Partner community service agencies provide supportive, real work settings that help mature workers transition into employment. The program covers the costs of training by paying a state minimum wage stipend to the trainee.
INTERESTED IN TRAINING?
How do I know if I’m qualified?
You qualify for the program if you:
- are age 55 or older.
- live within federal low-income guidelines.
- are willing to improve your job skills and learn new ones.
What will the program do for me?
Through this job-training program you will:
- receive interviewing and job-search assistance.
- obtain computer and vocational training to update and build new skills.
- earn while you learn at an agency near your home.
- gain access to employers who want to hire experienced workers.
Where do I go to enroll in the program?
Please contact Rita Boudreau at 508-999-6400, ext. 177 or rboudreau@CoastlineElderly.org to see if you qualify for the program.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PARTNER AGENCY/TRAINING SITE?
Training sites are partnered community service agencies.
Mature workers do much of their training through meaningful positions with community service agencies. These nonprofit and government service agencies are dedicated to providing training to build real-world skills while the work provided by the trainee directly benefits the community.
Many training sites hire their trainee after training is completed. Other benefits to the community and training site include:
- additional services to the community that would otherwise be too costly.
- development of skilled workers for both community service agencies and for-profit companies.
- training that improves a senior’s life in profound ways.
- enhancement of America ‘s ever-growing mature workforce.
INTERESTED IN HIRING A MATURE WORKER?
SCSEP participants train in a wide variety of job skills that include every aspect of office support as well as areas that might surprise you. If you are interested in hiring staff, please consider contacting Coastline Elderly Services to see if we have trained workers that will meet your needs.
Benefits for employers include:
- Nonprofit employers: train-to-hire participants for extended periods.
- Hire prescreened, trained, and job-ready workers with demonstrated real-world proficiencies.
- Dependable, responsible, adaptable, and competent new hires.
Funding and Support
Funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) of Coastline Elderly Services comes from Senior Service America, Incorporated, headquartered in Silver Spring , Maryland . Senior Service America is one of 18 nonprofit organizations awarded grants by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA).
SCSEP is the largest federally-funded program for older adults who seek civic engagement plus employment and training assistance. In 2010, more than 125,000 SCSEP participants—women and men 55+—were paid to work part-time in local programs and organizations, many of them assisting other older adults .
For more information please contact us at (508) 999-6400 ext. 177 or email us at rboudreau@CoastlineElderly.org .
