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SENIOR EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES PROGRAM
1909 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19802
Phone - 302-651-3440
Fax - 302-651-3418
Sandria Thompson Burton, Director
employment@wilmingtonseniorcenter.org
OLDER WORKERS ARE IN DEMAND!
If you are a New Castle county resident age 50 or older, you are on the "most wanted list" throughout the county. You are wanted by large industries and small businesses alike for your background, knowledge and potential as a valuable older worker. Today's job market respects experience, and companies are hiring older workers as a cost-effective solution to acquiring the talent they otherwise couldn't afford.
Studies show that older workers can improve a company's productivity while reducing its personnel costs. Older workers, contrary to myth, account for few on-the-job injuries and have excellent attendance records. In addition, the older work force offers employers the following benefits: dependability, maturity, reliability and sound judgment.
In return for your skills, employers offer you - the older worker - supplementary income, job satisfaction, a new challenge, and a more productive lifestyle. If ever there was a time to be an older worker in New Castle County, NOW is the time! Your skills are valued: you are in demand. Local employers need older workers, and finding these workers is our job.
Our program's purpose is to help adults age fifty or older participate in a variety of employment opportunities. Job seekers are provided with referrals from local employers, job search training, skills counseling and resume preparation guidance. The services are provided through two employment programs: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and Job Referral/Placement Program.
Purpose of Senior Employment Services
Senior Community Service Employment Program The Senior Community Service Employment Program was started in 1973 as a small service employment program for older job seekers. Today more than 70,000 seniors are working through the SCSEP program in communities across the nation. The Title V SCSEP program is a work experience and training program that provides useful part-time employment and job readiness activities. Participants reestablish work skills in order to prepare for permanent employment.
Enrollment in this program is open to all economically disadvantaged job seekers ages 55 and older. Eligible candidates are placed in state and local government offices or non-profit community service agencies for work experience. Candidates may work 20 hours per week.
The Job Referral/Placement Program has been in operation at the Wilmington Senior Center since 1976. The program is designed to address the employment needs of older persons who are residents of New Castle County. Enrollment is open to job seekers who are ages 50 and older. Eligible candidates are provided with training programs and/or services that afford the best opportunities for employment. The main function of this unit is to place workers into unsubsidized employment by matching the job seeker and the employer.
Job Referral/Placement Program For more information about the Senior Community Service Employment Program or the Job Referral/Placement Program, call the Senior Employment Services Department at 651-3440. Funding for these programs comes from the Delaware Division of Services to Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, Delaware Grant-in-Aid and the United Way of Delaware.
