Senior Community Service Employment Program

(E)Actions to ensure that SCSEP is an active partner in the AJC delivery system and the steps the state will take to encourage and improve coordination with the AJC delivery system. (20 CFR 641.335)

SCSEP and Maryland’s AJC Service Delivery System

SCSEP remains a partner under WIOA and is a viable part of the AJC delivery system. The MD SCSEP staff, who are co-located in the AJCs, will continue to provide the career services, including determination of eligibility; outreach, intake, and orientation; initial assessment of skills, aptitudes, abilities, and supportive service needs; and job search and job placement.

On a regular basis, MD SCSEP will encourage and improve coordination in the AJC delivery system in the following ways:  

• Identify and collaborate with workforce development professionals who can assist with Title III service delivery and other employment-related services, training referrals, job openings, resume writing, mock interviews, and career counseling.
• Screen and inform all new SCSEP applicants and current participants about MD Labor’s Adult Learning and Literacy Services (AELS). The Office of Adult Learning helps Maryland adults who lack a high school diploma; who lack basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills; and/or who do not speak English as their first language.
• Register new applicants and participants in MWE and case manage applicants and participants progress using MWE.
• Partner with the Business Service Representatives in the AJCs to conduct outreach to local businesses to promote the program and the current participants.