What is Offered?
Senior Employment Program participants receive an assessment to determine
individual needs for training, supportive services, and potential for
employment. Eligible participants are closely matched with their personal goals
and placed in a position in community service (not-for-profit or government
agencies) for approximately 20 hours per week. Participants receive the
Wisconsin minimum wage of $6.50 per hour. Other job-related training may consist
of upgrading existing skills, developing new skills, limited educational
opportunities, job counseling and assistance in finding and keeping a job.
To gain work experience, Senior Employment Program participants are often
placed in schools, hospitals, senior centers, nutrition programs, conservation
programs, day care centers, and many other sites. These sites translate into
positions such as nurse and teacher's aides, library clerks, clerical workers,
adult and child day care assistants, campground recreational coordinators,
maintenance workers, and many more occupations.
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