- (a) The Senior Community Service Employment Program provides useful part-time community service and work-based training for low-income individuals age fifty-five (55) and older who have poor employment prospects while promoting transition to unsubsidized employment to foster individual economic self-sufficiency and to increase the number of older persons who may enjoy the benefits of unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sector.
(b) Eligible employees receive:
- (1) Wages;
- (2) Skill enhancement opportunities;
- (3) The offer of periodic physical exams;
- (4) Personal and employment counseling; and
- (5) Assistance in obtaining unsubsidized employment.