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Service Employment Program (Title V)
- Enrollee/Host Site Resources
- General Senior Community Service Employment Program
Information
Overview
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
managed by The Senior Alliance (TSA) serves unemployed older adults age 55 and
older with limited financial resources who desire job training and the
opportunity to provide valuable service at a non-profit host agency in their
community while learning new skills. Enrollees in the program work part time (up
to 20 hours per week) at the host agency site to acquire these new skills.
Enrollees also search for unsubsidized employment. In addition, all enrollees
must reside in southern or western Wayne County.
SCSEP is funded under Title V of the Older
Americans Act legislation and is federally administered by the U.S. Department
of Labor. In Michigan, the Office of Services to the Aging administers this
program. Funding from SCSEP pays the enrollee’s wages.
To be eligible for a SCSEP position, an applicant
must be at least 55 years old and have an annual family income not to exceed
guidelines issued by the Department of Labor. Eligibility will be determined by
the designated TSA staff when the applicant registers for service. Enrollees
will have their eligibility re-determined once a year.
All eligible host agencies wishing to host a SCSEP
enrollee shall submit a Request-for-Enrollee package to the SCSEP Coordinator at
The Senior Alliance. The host agency must be located in southern or western
Wayne County and recognized as a non-profit organization.
All host agencies agree to provide job-training of
up to 20 hours per week to the enrollee(s) working at their site. They will also
agree to cooperate and support the enrollee’s efforts in finding unsubsidized
employment. The enrollee may schedule up to 20% of host site assigned time to be
used for job searching. All host agencies must also agree to an in-kind match.
This means that the host agency must provide 15% of the total funded program
local match in addition to the TSA grant.
If you are interested in enrolling in the SCSEP
you must first be registered with Michigan Works and post your resume on the
Michigan Works Talent Bank. You may register with Michigan Works online or find
a list of local Michigan Works offices at
www.michigan.gov/careers. Registration with Michigan Works does not
guarantee your eligibility or enrollment in the SCSEP. To determine your
eligibility you must contact The Senior Alliance SCSEP Coordinator.
Enrollee/Host Site Resources
General
Senior Community Service Employment Program Information
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