Athens Community Council on Aging

Senior Community Employment Service Program

What is the purpose of the Senior Community Employment Service Program?

The Senior Community Service Employment Program, known as the SCSEP, has a dual purpose: to provide useful part-time community service assignments for person with low incomes who are 55 years old or older, while promoting transition to unsubsidized employment.

What are the eligibility criteria?

Eligibility criteria are based on age, income and place of residence. The applicant must be 55 years of age or older. The family income must be at 125 of poverty or below.

What are the benefits of enrollment?

Trainees are paid $7.25 per hour (starting July 24, 2009) for an average of 20 hours of community service per week. No trainee may be paid for more than 1300 hours annually.

Trainees develop marketable skills through performing community service assignments at training sites that are non profit agencies.

Other benefits include the opportunity to co-enroll in the Workforce Investment Act or Adult Training Programs to develop or increase occupational skills; annual physical examinations; development of job-seeking skills; counseling and referral on personal and job-related problems. Enrollees also gain a renewed sense of self-esteem through involvement in community service activities; and assistance in obtaining unsubsidized employment.

How is the community service assignment program determined?

Upon enrollment, each individual is assessed to determine the most suitable community service assignment and to identify appropriate employment, training and support service objectives. The assessment is made in partnership with the trainee, and considers that person's preference of occupational category, work history, skills, interests , talents, physical capabilities and potential for transition to unsubsidized employment.

Older Worker Highlights!

Chiquita Moses

Chiquita is the poster worker for the Athens Community Council on Aging’s Senior Community Service Employment Program. Chiquita was an employee for ACCA August 1999 to August of 2005 when she left to pursue other opportunities. After employment at The University of Georgia Chiquita became a participant on the Senior Employment Program as a Program Assistant to the Senior Employment Director.

Her knowledge and skills of running a good office have been invaluable to our organization. Her aptitude to improve her skills and her determination to find a permanent job helped with her placement in unsubsidized employment.

Chiquita will be greatly missed here at The Council. After only six months of employment Chiquita was able to find employment at and Independent Living Center where she will hold the title of Receptionist/Bookkeeper.

Thanks to the following for their support:

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens GA