Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a federally-funded program serving low-income seniors in 27 New Mexico counties by providing them with on-the-job experience and training. Goodwill places persons aged 55 and older in subsidized jobs with a host agency with the goal of moving that employee into a permanent position within the community.
Would you like to be a SCSEP participant?
Through SCSEP, participants can leverage the service they provide their communities to upgrade their skills and pursue new job opportunities. They also have access to a wide array of services to help qualify them for positions in today's job market, such as computer training. The only federal workforce program targeted to low-income older workers, SCSEP is administered by Goodwill through a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.
Benefits to you:
• Services are tailored to each individual
• Free second career training opportunities
• Work experience with a community-based organization
• You are paid the entire time you are in the program
Skills that may be acquired in SCSEP Program:
• Computer operation
• Clerical skills training
• Software training
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Basic office administration
Admissions requirements include:
• You must be 55 years of age or older.
• You must meet family income requirements (Goodwill will assist
you in determining this).
• You must be a resident of the county where the program is taking
place.
Would your non-profit organization or government agency like to be a host agency?
The SCSEP program provides FREE manpower to your organization! The host agency provides training to the participant and Goodwill provides the participant a training stipend. Our participants are matched to meet your needs and provide the help your agency needs while gaining skills to help them reenter the workforce.
What we do:
• Goodwill identifies older workers who meet specific criteria (such as
age and income requirements), and then assesses their skills and
abilities.
• Goodwill matches an older worker with your nonprofit organization
or public agency that can provide job training opportunities in
professional work settings.
• SCSEP pays the wages and benefits of the older worker- typically
20 hours per week.
• Goodwill monitors the enrollee’s progress in training and assists
with evaluating his or her performance.
• While the older worker learns new skills, Goodwill helps him or her
transition into permanent employment, either at the training site
(if a position becomes available) or at another employer in the
community.
SCSEP can provide your organization with the temporary additional staffing assistance necessary to strengthen the programs and services you provide to the community. Many of our host agency supervisors have found that they are able to delegate work assignments and complete priority tasks more effectively by having Goodwill SCSEP participants train at their agency. Additionally, as a host agency for Goodwill SCSEP, you will be providing valuable training for a person in your community who is trying to reenter the workforce.
Host Agencies cite these qualities in older workers: a superior work ethic, loyalty to the employer, maturity in the workplace, flexible schedules, and eagerness to learn new technologies.
So what's the catch, right? There isn't one- we pay the participants to work for you, so that they can learn valuable skills to reenter the workforce. There is no obligation or long term commitment with our program. It’s a win-win partnership. Click here for a Host Agency Application.
For more information or to become a host agency contact:
505-881-6401 or toll-free 1-866-376-0182
