Senior Work Experience Program
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides work-based training for seniors 55 and older, who are currently unemployed and in need of updating their skills. We have openings in several counties throughout Tennessee. If you would like more information to see if you qualify contact us at 615-741-5671 or email Lance Butler at Lance.Butler@tn.gov.
Seniors Have Everything to Gain
- Assessments to determine individual needs for training
- Training consists of upgrading existing skills, developing new skills, limited educational opportunities, job counseling, and assistance in finding and keeping a job
- Placement is closely matched with seniors’ personal goals when placed in a position in community service (nonprofit, public, or private sector) for approximately 20 hours per week
- Participants receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour
Type of Work Experiences Available
- Teacher's aides
- Nurse's aides
- Library clerks
- Clerical workers
- Adult and child day care assistants
- Campground recreational coordinators
- Maintenance workers
Eligibility Requirements
Individuals applying for the SCSEP must meet the following requirements:
- A legal resident of Tennessee
- 55 years of age and older
- Unemployed
- A family income at no more than 125% of the federal poverty level
Get Started
Call the program contact below to determine whether you are eligible for SCSEP.
Robin Last, Project Coordinator
PO Box 368
1604 West Reelfoot Ave
Union City, TN 38281
(731) 884-2640
Robin.Last@tncsa.com
Counties serviced: Cheatham, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart, Dyer, Henry, Obion, and Weakley
Ophelia Parks, Project Coordinator
1527 White Ave.
Henderson, TN 38340
(731) 989-5111
oparks@swhra.org
Counties serviced: Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, and McNairy
Jeana Mills, Program Director
231 South Wilson Street
Dresden, TN 38225
(731) 364-3228 ext. 4861
jeana.mills@nwthra.org
Counties serviced: Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, and Weakley
CaSondra Amos, Project Director
4700 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 766-0600
casondraamos@meritan.org
Counties serviced: Decatur, Fayette, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, Shelby and Tipton
Brenda Head, Program Director
1451 Elm Hill Pike, Suite 165
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 360-9797
Brenda.head@ncoa.org
Counties served: Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Hickman, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Williamson, and Wilson.
Pamela Morris, Program Director
P.O. Box 638
Fayetteville, TN 37334
(931) 433-7182 ext. 135
p.morris@schra.us
Counties serviced: Bedford, Bledsoe, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Sequatchie, and Wayne
Charles West, Older Worker Program Manager
580 S. Jefferson Ave. Suite B
Cookeville, TN 38501-4010
(931) 528-1127 ext. 619
cwest@uchra.com
Counties serviced: Clay, Cumberland, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White
Arlita Brisbin, Program Manager
(865) 691-2551 ext. 4347
abrisbin@ethra.org
Counties serviced: Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Loudon, Monroe, Roane, and Sevier
Tennessee Community Services Agency (TNCSA)
Kelly Cox Project Coordinator
728 Emory Valley Rd. Ste. E100
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 705-6579
kcox@ethra.org
Counties serviced: Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, and Union
Jackie Sensabaugh, Project Director
1140 East Center St.
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423) 224-1815
jsensabaugh@ab-t.org
Counties serviced: Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, and Washington
Kimberly Crider
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP Director)
3500 Dodds Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37407
423-629-2501 ext. 3130
Fax--423-242-0594
kimberly.crider@goodwillchatt.org
Holly Hudson, Project Director
704 Rolling Hills Drive
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 461-7844
(423) 461-8200
hhudson@fthra.org
Counties serviced: Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington