SENIOR EMPLOYMENT – A R - Center for Positive …

1 Moving into the 21st century, tight labor markets haveheightened the value of older workers. More and more,employers recognize this new labor pool because of thedemonstrated work ethic of older adults in the the Atlanta region, a number of programs and collaborativessupport older adults seeking EMPLOYMENT ProgramsThe SENIOR Community Service EMPLOYMENT Program (SCSEP),funded through the Older Americans Act, is available toeligible persons 55 years of age and older and provideswork assignments in part-time positions with nonprofits andgovernment agencies that assist the community.

2 This is awork experience program designed to upgrade job skillsthrough on-the-job training and eventual placement in thecompetitive labor participants develop job-related skills, the communitydirectly benefits from the work they perform in bothpublic and private nonprofit agencies. Participants earnminimum wage while engaged in part-time work experiencetraining Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) contracts withCareers@Work, a division of Jewish Family & Career Services,to administer the state-funded SCSEP positions. State andnational contractors in the Atlanta region and the employers jobline are listed below:Web Resources regarding agingprograms and services currently available; a new senioremployment component is under construction.

3 Expectedavailability EMPLOYMENT information availableunder Workforce Georgia Department ofLabor s resources and linkages to help find employmentand training Georgia Department ofLabor s resources and linkages to help find employmentand training Regional SENIOR EMPLOYMENT CollaborativeStrengthening local partnerships for mature workersState and national SCSEP contractors in the Atlanta regionformed a collaborative to build partnerships with Georgia sWorkforce Investment System. The collaborative ensures therepresentation of older workers on Workforce InvestmentBoards and in one-stop workforce centers as they developin response to Georgia s implementation of the WorkforceInvestment Atlanta Older Worker NetworkThe Metro Atlanta Older Worker Network was formed topromote the unique contributions of older workers in theworkplace.

4 Businesses and service providers build win-winpartnerships to benefit both the business community andolder benefits include bOpportunity to network with agencies that have as theirmain objective assisting clients in finding advertising of employer s open positions reachingpotential employees through member to information about older worker functions,job fairs and that your company is contributing to thecommunity while benefiting from access to older of pertinent information about issues affectingthe older worker and older worker organizationsand to network with other employers that areinterested in older worker of training opportunities, includinginformation on managing, working with and understandingolder to participate in the annual MetroAtlanta Older Workers Awards Metro Atlanta Older Worker Network hosts an AnnualOlder Worker Awards Luncheon.

5 Older workers andemployers throughout the region are recognized at theluncheon where the Atlanta Older Worker of the Yearand Older Worker Employer of the Year are of the older workers nominated by employers arerecognized at this annual ATLANTAREGIONCOMPREHENSIVEPLANNINGbFUNDI NG FORLOCALPROGRAMSbINNOVATIVEPUBLIC-PRIVAT EINITIATIVESbINFORMATION ANDREFERRALbDEMOGRAPHICFORECASTING&ANALY SISA tlanta Regional Commission, Area Agency on Aging b40 Courtland Street, NE bAtlanta, Georgia 30303 Foundation SCSEP1718 Peachtree Road, NESte. 991 SouthAtlanta, GA Foundation SCSEP2754 N.

6 Decatur Rd. # SouthDecatur, GA Caucus & Centeron Black Aged1514 E. Cleveland Ave.,Ste80 Atlanta, GA for Living, JFCS4549 Chamblee-Dunwoody , GA 30338-6210770-677-9465 Atlanta Regional Foundation SCSEPA tlanta, , for Living, can fax job orders to the Employer Jobline Georgia s Workforce Investment SystemTheWorkforce Investment Act (WIA) replaced the formerJob Training Partnership Program (JTPA) on July 1, the metro Atlanta area, five local workforce boards havebeen established to provide a variety of EMPLOYMENT andtraining services for persons of all ages.

7 These new serviceareas include the City of Atlanta, Cobb County, DeKalbCounty, Fulton County outside the City of Atlanta and theAtlanta Regional Workforce Board serving Cherokee, Clayton,Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale interested in applying for EMPLOYMENT andtraining services can inquire or apply in person at theoffices offered under WIA are provided through a systemof one-stop centers. A variety of basic and advanced servicesare available to assist individuals seeking EMPLOYMENT ,training and education services. Some basic services thatare generally available include assistance with finding a job,job matching, resume preparation and accessing the centers also offer workshops on how to developinterviewing skills, how to look for a job and how to usecomputers to prepare resumes and assist with job advanced services are available to help individualsdevelop career paths, assess current skills, research trainingand education opportunities and access financial assistancefor training and education, career counseling.

8 Individualizedjob searches and other services to help individuals find andkeep Atlanta One Stop CentersAtlanta Regional Workforce Board (ARWB)Includes Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett,Henry and Rockdale countiesAtlanta Regional Commission (ARC)Training Hotline: Resource Center , Clayton - Clayton, Henry andFayette SeeCounties409 Arrowhead Blvd., Suite C-5, Jonesboro, GA Resource Center , Douglasville - Douglas CountyCall for an appointment at Resource Center , Gwinnett Tech - Gwinnett County5150 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30044 Resource Center - Cherokee County150 Lee Street, Suite A, Canton, GA Resource Center , Norcross - Gwinnett County1835 Shackleford Court, Suite 150, Norcross, GA Resource Center , Rockdale - Rockdale County350 Tall Oaks Drive, Conyers, GA Works Development Center - Cobb County463 Commerce Park, Suite 100, Marietta.

9 GA Atlanta Workforce Development Agency- City of Atlanta818 Pollard Street, SW, Atlanta, GA Works- DeKalb County320 Church Street, Decatur, GA Career Center - DeKalb , Ext. 32 Goodwill Industries- DeKalb County Office of Workforce Development Fulton County (Outside the City of Atlanta)112 Martin Luther King, Jr. DriveAtlanta GA SENIOREMPLOYMENT ATLANTAREGIONCOMPREHENSIVEPLANNINGbFUNDI NG FORLOCALPROGRAMSbINNOVATIVEPUBLIC-PRIVAT EINITIATIVESbINFORMATION ANDREFERRALbDEMOGRAPHICFORECASTING&ANALY SISA tlanta Regional Commission, Area Agency on Aging b40 Courtland Street, NE bAtlanta, Georgia 30303 Department of Labor Career CentersNorth Metro2943 North Druid Hills Road, Atlanta GA Metro2636-14 Martin Luther King Jr.

10 Drive, Atlanta GA Mt. Zion Blvd., Bldg. 100, Jonesboro, GA Big Shanty Road, Marietta, GA Industrial Blvd., NE, Covington, GA Beaver Ruin Road, Suite 160, Norcross, GA