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TITLE V Senior Community

Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

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What is Title V - SCSEP?

Federally funded community service and work based training program for older workers

Authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA)

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MAJOR SCSEP GOALS

Foster individual economic self-sufficiency

Promote useful part-time opportunities in community service activities (subsidized)

Increase no. of persons who may enjoy benefits of unsubsidized employment in both public & private sectors.

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Sense of Congress (from OAA)

“(1) …….was established with the intent of placing older individuals in community service positions and providing job training; and

(2) placing older individuals in community service positions strengthens the ability of the individuals to become self- sufficient, provides much-needed support to organizations that benefit from increased civic engagement, and strengthens the communities that are served by such organizations.”

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Authorizing legislation: Title V of the Older Americans

Act (amended 2006)

CONGRESS DOL

HHS/ AOA STATE (22%) NATIONAL (78%)

Grantees Grantees

(VDA) SUBGRANTEES

Host Agencies Participants

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Key Features

Targeted to hard–to-serve low-income seniors with poor employment prospects

Cannot serve job-ready seniors

Participants placed/trained in community service positions at NFP agencies

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Key Features….. continued

Bridge to unsubsidized part-time employment in entry level positions

Benefits communities by performing valuable & needed “community service”

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SCSEP “Earn & Learn”

Paid work experience/training for low-income persons, age 55 +, who have poor employment prospects.

Program subsidizes part-time community service jobs, in Not-for-Profit (NFP) agencies (host agencies)

Participants work 20 hours per week & earn minimum wage ($7.25) while gaining work experience

Participants train as receptionists, typists, secretarial assistants, nutrition aides, security guards, maintenance workers, van drivers and more

Fringe Benefits: annual physical, worker’s comp, FICA

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SCSEP Eligibility

Four Eligibility Requirements 55 +

Unemployed

Resident of VA

Income less than 125% of HHS federal poverty level

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ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES

Veterans and Qualified spouses

Persons 65 and older OR individuals with:

disability limited English proficiency low literacy skills reside in a rural area low employment prospects failed to find employment through WIA Title I

services homeless at risk of homelessness

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UNSUBSIDIZED PLACEMENT

POST-PLACEMENT FOLLOW-UP (RETENTION)

PARTICIPANT STEPS RECRUITMENT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION SELECTION COMM. SERV. ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT ORIENTATION

DEVELOP IEP PERIODIC MONITORING REASSESSMENT HOST AGENCY ROTATION TRAINING IEP UPDATES JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE TRAINING JOB DEVELOPMENT

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Supportive Services

To assist participant in successfully participating in community service assignments and to help participant gain and keep job (including post-placement services)

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Supportive Services….continued

Counseling Case management Referrals Transportation Periodic group meetings Incidentals, including but not limited to:

Work shoes Badges Uniforms Safety glasses Eyeglasses Hearing Aids

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Host Agencies/Work Sites

Public agency or private non-profit [501(c)(3)]

Provide work site supervision, training, work-experience

High quality host agency provides Valuable training / work experience Better employment opportunities Meaningful community service

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RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

ORIENTATION TO ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

HOST AGENCY AGREEMENT

TRAINING (POSITION) DESCRIPTION

PARTICIPANT INTERVIEW AND SELECTION

PARTICIPANT ORIENTATION TO HOST AGENCY

ON-GOING SUPERVISION & TRAINING

INPUT TO PARTICIPANT REASSESSMENT AND IEP UPDATES ANNUAL PARTICIPANT

EVALUATION

MODIFY POSITION DESCRIPTION IF APPROPRIATE

HOST AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

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Host Agencies (examples)

Libraries Schools AAAs Museums Community colleges One-Stops Local gov. agencies Food Banks Parks Senior Centers

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Host Agency Positions (examples)

Cashier Clerical/Office worker Cook Day care assistant Home health care worker Janitor / housekeeper Nurse’s aide Receptionist Van Driver

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Program Length of Stay

IEP to establish appropriate length of enrollment time in the program

Individual participant allowed no more than a 48-month program stay

36 months -- average participation cap for grant

Performance MeasuresDOL EstablishesProgram Numerical Goals Annually

Entered Employment Employment Retention Average Earnings Service Level Community Service Services to Most-in-Need

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VDA’s Network of SCSEP Sub-Projects in VA

Mt. Empire Older Citizens, Inc.

District III Sr. Services

Southern Area AAA, Inc.

South Central WIB (WIB VIII)

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VDA Sub Projects…..continued

Senior Connections (Capital AAA, Inc.)

Rappahannock AAA, Inc.

Bay Aging, Inc.

Crater District AAA

Eastern Shore AAA/CAA, Inc

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National SCSEP Contractors Operating in VA

AARP Goodwill Industries Experience Works, Inc. National Council on Aging (NCOA)

(Subject to DOL competition every four years)