Become a Host Agency!
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2003-03-04 07:30:27
Become a Host Agency!
Benefits of Being a Host Agency
SCSEP can provide your organization with the no-cost temporary additional manpower necessary to strengthen the programs and services you provide to the community. Many of our host agency supervisors have found that they are able to delegate work assignments and complete priority tasks more effectively by having one of our enrollees train at their agency.
Upon enrollment, the SCSEP staff will assess the skills and abilities of each enrollee and determine the best training opportunity. This allows the staff to make the most appropriate assignment that will allow the enrollee to focus on those skills that will support his or her employment goals. It also allows your agency to work with an individual who has an aptitude for the tasks involved in the training assignment. (This could mean that you may not always have an enrollee assigned to your agency even though you have a signed agreement with the program.)
The SCSEP staff will monitor the enrollee's progress in the assignment and will assist you with evaluating the enrollee's performance. Because we are eager to have enrollees gain as much experience as possible during their short enrollment with the program, all enrollees should expect regular reassignments to another host agency to ensure they are given every opportunity to broaden skills and gain the breadth of work experience necessary to compete for quality unsubsidized employment in the community.
However, many of our host agency supervisors have also found that as permanent jobs become available at the agency, they are able to fill the positions with trained SCSEP enrollees, already well versed in the mission of the agency, rather than starting over with untrained or unfamiliar job applicants.
How to become a Host Agency
Contact the local program office in your area, and the Project Director will meet with you to explain the AARP SCSEP and its mission and to determine if your agency qualifies to serve as a training site. Federal Regulations require that all SCSEP Host Agencies be either 501(c)3 non-profit organizations or public agencies. Proof of non-profit status, if applicable, will need to be obtained and kept on file at the AARP SCSEP Project Office. Staff will seek your input on determining what training opportunities might be available at your agency and will work with you to develop a job description for these training positions. However, you may not substitute AARP SCSEP participants for agency staff positions either directly or indirectly. Federal funds may not be used as a substitute for local funds.
National organizations that have utilized AARP SCSEP enrollees to enhance their local services include:
| Alzheimer's Association | Big Brothers/Big Sisters | Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| American Cancer Society | Boys' and Girls' Clubs | National Kidney Foundation |
| American Diabetes Association | Easter Seal Society | Salvation Army |
| American Heart Association | Goodwill Industries | Social Security Admin. |
| American Red Cross | Head Start | State Depts. Of Human Svcs. |
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