Benefits for Seniors
Qualifying seniors benefit from the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in a variety of ways. After a detailed assessment to determine experience, areas of interest, skills etc., each participant receives an Individual Development Plan (IDP). The IDP includes the training, job assignments, and strategies needed to become “job ready” in today’s highly competitive job market. Enrollees receive employment services, support, and referrals from the SCSEP employment and training network, all the tools needed to find the right job. Most importantly, SCSEP enrollees begin to earn money right away; they are paid during their training and job assignments. Which allows them to meet their financial needs while seeking and preparing for work. Call today to find out if you qualify and start putting the SCSEP network to work for you.
  

Benefits for Host Agencies
Host Agencies are non-profit, public and private organizations that provide SCSEP enrollees with on-the-job training and supervision. By doing so, host agencies received the additional manpower necessary to strengthen new programs and improve existing services to the community. As enrollees gain experience they become a greater asset for the agency. Many permanent positions can be filled with qualified enrollment trainees rather than starting over with untrained and unfamiliar individuals. Host agencies also benefit from the knowledge that they are an integral part of assisting the mature workers in the community improve their financial status, increase their self-esteem, and achieve their employment goals.
  

Benefits for Employerst
A survey conducted for the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) found that “employers generally value older workers as reliable, flexible, competent, and healthy.” The following is an excerpt of the report found on the NCOA website: “Nearly all the respondents (97%) said older workers are thorough and reliable in completing their work. They also said older workers have low turn-over rates (88%), are not rigid and are willing to change (85%), and are interested in learning new tasks (81%). Ninety-four percent said older workers do not miss time from work because of health problems.”