Jobs and Training
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Verified · October 23, 2026 Deadline soon — check dates
SCSEP helps older adults with low incomes re-enter the workforce, build confidence, and enhance their employability. Participants get paid, part-time on-the-job training at community-based host sites such as schools, hospitals, daycare centers, and senior centers, plus training in various job skills and access to supportive services and resources. The program also helps participants identify career goals and guides them through the process of securing a regular job outside the program.
- Organization
- Mayor's Commission on Aging, City of Philadelphia
- Who qualifies
- Philadelphia residents who are aged 55 or older, live in Philadelphia, are unemployed, are authorized to work in the United States, and have a household income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level.
- Income limits
- Household income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level.
- How to apply
- Fill out the participant interest form on the program's phila.gov page to be considered for the program. The program uses the form to confirm your eligibility and begin connecting you with community service assignments; call 215-686-8450 with questions.
- Cost
- Free to join. Participants earn a stipend for either 20 hours of training a week or 40 hours every two weeks; the state program pays the highest amount of federal, state, or local minimum wage.
- Last verified
- October 23, 2026
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