Goodwill® proudly participates in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), a national employment and training program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
If you are 55 years of age or older and are unemployed or meet income guidelines, Goodwill can help by enhancing your work skills. Let Goodwill link you with a local nonprofit or other community service agency where you’ll get paid to learn new skills through on-the-job training, learn current job searching techniques, develop effective interview skills and build work experience and confidence to advance to regular employment.
Goodwill will help you determine the income criteria. Priority is given to individuals over 65 and to veterans and their spouses.
What to Expect
- An initial assessment to determine if you meet program criteria
- An evaluation of your skills and interests
- Assignment to a local nonprofit or government agency
- Paid on-the-job training (about 20 hours per week)
- Job-seeking and support services to help you find a permanent job
Available Counties
- Athens
- Belmont
- Carroll
- Columbiana
- Coshocton
- Guernsey
- Harrison
- Jefferson
- Monroe
- Morgan
- Muskingum
- Noble
- Perry
- Washington
Get in touch
The Senior Adult and Veterans Training and Employment Division
- 3610 West Pike, Zanesville, OH 43701
- (740) 450-6060
Seniors Program Counties Served
Goodwill® proudly participates in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), a national employment and training program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. A $22,836,313 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor provided 90 percent of the funding for Goodwill’s SCSEP programs in the program year 2024. Goodwill provided the remaining 10 percent through in-kind contributions worth more than $2,537,378.
Find funding details on Goodwill. Zanesville Goodwill received a sub award of $416,419 and is contributing in-kind contributions valued at $416,419 to cover the remaining 10 percent of operational costs.
Criteria: P.L. 116-94, Division A, Title V, Section 505 (Stevens Amendment); 2 CFR 200
participants served
Numbers are accurate as of 2023.
Services for
Students
Helping high school students and post-secondary young adults find training and jobs.