SCSEP

What Is SCSEP?

SCSEP offers employment and training opportunities to interested older persons wishing to remain in the work force. The program attempts to match the older worker’s interests and abilities with a training position in a community service agency. A community service agency is a non-profit or public facility. Ultimately SCSEP’s goal is to assist the older worker with the transition into unsubsidized employment.

The program is made available through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The program has two purposes:
To provide useful community services.
To foster individual economic independence through training and a job placement in permanent jobs.

What Connecticut Counties Are Served?
Easter Seals Connecticut SCSEP serves the following counties:

Hartford
New London
Tolland
Windham

What Are The Community Service Assignments?
Participants are placed in a variety of training positions at libraries, senior centers, schools, day care centers, and social services organizations. These assignments are at non-profit/government agencies called "Host Agencies."

The participant trains at their assigned Host Agency and is paid a training wage through SCSEP grant funds.

What Are The Services Provided?
Up to 18 hours a week of part-time, paid training positions in community service assignments.
Job training and related educational opportunities
Opportunities for placement into permanent jobs.

How Do I qualify For Assistance?

Eligibility criteria to enroll in SCSEP are as follows:

Age: Individual must be 55 years of age or older.
Residence: Individual must be a resident of Connecticut.
Income Requirements: Individual's annual family income must not be more than 125% of the established federal poverty guidelines.
Unemployment: Individualmust be unemployed.

Employers
Why Should I hire an older worker?
They are dedicated
They are eager to learn
They possess a superior work ethic
They possess a maturity that enables them to focus on a job

History Of SCSEP
SCSEP was initiated in 1965 by national aging organizations through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). SCSEP is now administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the DOL. SCSEP is funded under Title V of the Older American Act.