EASTER SEALS - GOODWILL NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN - SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Once enrolled in SCSEP, you will participate in training to improve your employability. You will work in partnership with Easter Seals staff to identify your current and long-term needs, any obstacles to employment that must be addressed, and develop specific employment-related goals and steps towards achieving those goals. Easter Seals staff know the community well and will be able to help you know where to go to find housing, medical care, assistive devices (vision, hearing, mobility), financial management resources, benefits counseling, transportation, food, and more. After identifying training needs, you will complete hands-on training at a local non-profit or government agency for about 20 hours a week. You will be paid minimum wage for the hours your complete in training. While assigned temporarily to one of these local organizations, you will gain current work experience, develop new skills, and have an opportunity to show what you can do - in addition to helping your community.

Workforce Development Services: The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) offers training opportunities to low-income adults age 55 and older in the state of Utah who wish to remain in or re-enter the workforce. The program allows participants to overcome barriers to employment by gaining real world work experience at community service organizations, called "host agencies, " in the community. Participants are assigned to host agencies for about 20 hours per week. The objective is to provide current hands-on training that can lead to unsubsidized employment in the private sector. Assignments vary and range from six to 12 months. Participants can be assigned to more than one host agency in order to provide them with enhanced experiences and a broader range of skills. Additional assistance given to participants includes training to update resumes and learning interview skills. Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain SCSEP staff work with partners in the community to provide training such as updating computer skills, literacy skills, and improving English proficiency. Job leads are also a key component of the services provided. For businesses, finding quality employees is always a challenge. By partnering with Easter Seals Northern Rocky Mountain, a private employer gains access to a large pool of high caliber candidates. Mature workers have the work ethic, enthusiasm, loyalty, and life experience to be valuable assets to any workplace environment. Often the only thing they don't have is the opportunity.