Senior Community Service Employment Program SCSEP
What is SCSEP?
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) helps job seekers improved their skills, obtain training and find a job. The goal of the program is for participants to gain the skills they need to find and sustain employment in the workforce. SCSEP is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and provides comprehensive training and support that helps individuals to:
- Obtain new job knowledge;
- Enhance their skills;
- Gain a competitive edge in today's job market; and
- Feel confident in their newfound abilities.
Qualifications for SCSEP:
To be eligible for SCSEP, applicants must be 55 or over, meet income guidelines (Link to guide lines below)and be interested in bettering their current employment circumstances. If you meet these criteria, SCSEP can help someone enter or re-enter the job market by obtaining new job knowledge, enhancing your skills and gaining a competitive edge.
How can SCSEP help find work?
SCSEP participants are placed in temporary assignments with federal, state, county, city, or nonprofit community organizations where they have an opportunity to sharpen and develop skills while searching for a permanent job. While working in these temporary training assignments participants are paid the prevailing Federal or State minimum wage whichever is higher.
At the same time that you are improving your job skills, SCSEP offers workshops and advice to prepare you to apply for a job.
While on the program, participants are in a temporary training status and are not employees of the host agency. The goal of SCSEP is for you to find employment off the program as soon as you are ready.
How do SCSEP participants benefit?
- Participating in on-the-job training (minimum 18 hours per week)
- Earning at least current minimum wage while training
- Developing job search skills
- Improving job skills and developing new ones
- Establishing a current work history and an up-to-date resumé
- Receiving workers compensation insurance
- The opportunity for a yearly physical examination
- The possibility of entering un-subsidized employment
Contact: To find out more information about the SCSEP in your area please contact the local SCSEP Coordinator. If there is not a program in your county please contact Tim Kovarik at (518) 474-7252.
| Size of Family | Income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $13,613 |
| 2 | $18,388 |
| 3 | $23,163 |
| 4 | $27,938 |
| 5 | $32,713 |
| 6 | $37,488 |
| 7 | $42,263 |
| 8 | $47,038 |
For each additional person add $4,775 |
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