Senior Employment Services (SES)

1. How it Works

SES helps seniors prepare for and find work while paying them. SES trains seniors to use computers, look for work, and write resumes. Career counselors are also there to give advice.

If you are eligible for SES, there are job placements citywide
Requires proof of identity, income, where you live, and eligibility to work
Apply in person or by mail

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2. Determine Your Eligibility

2. Determine your eligibility

To be eligible for SES, you must be able to answer yes to these questions:

Are you 55 years of age or older?
Are you unemployed?

Take a short survey to see if you might be eligible for this or 30 other programs.

Am I Eligible?

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3. What You Need to Include

3. What you need to include

It’s important to include the right documents when you apply. Your documents show whether the program is right for you.

This page can help you choose the right documents for your application.

For each person applying, any one document:

Birth certificate
Driver’s license or official photo I.D.
Passport
IDNYC
Green card (copy of the front and back)
Military Discharge Form: DD-214
Arrival-Departure Record Card: INS form I-94
Native American tribal document
Naturalization certificate

For the household, any one document:

Current letter, lease, or rent receipt from your landlord with your home address on it
Driver license
Utility bill (gas, electric, or water)
Auto insurance policy
Correspondence from a government agency which contains name and street address (not a P.O. Box)
Documentation from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
Documentation from the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA)
Health insurance policy
Homeless shelter letters
Homeowners insurance policy
Life insurance policy

For each income source of each income earner, any one document:

Wages & Salary

Letter from employer on company letterhead signed and dated (this document is acceptable only if you do not have the other types of documents)
Wage information from employers during the last 18 months (including name, address, phone number, and wages)

Income from Rent or Room and Board

Letter from roomer, boarder, or tenant

Cash Assistance

Cash Assistance Budget Letter
Cash Assistance I.D. Card with recent withdrawal receipt
EFPT Receipt
SNAP Card with photo

Child Support or Alimony

Letter from person providing support

Unemployment Income

Award letter or certificate

Social Security Benefits (SSI, Dependent, Disability, Survivor’s, or Retirement)

Current award letter or certificate

Veteran’s Benefits

Current award letter

Support from Family, Gifts, Contributions, Inheritance, or Lottery Winnings

Signed statement or letter from family member or person providing support

For each person applying, any one document:

US birth certificate
US passport
Social Security Card or ITIN
Military Discharge Form (with birthplace): DD-214
Employment Authorization Card: I-688B or I-766
Foreign passport, employment authorized
Green card (make copy of the front and back)
US Citizen ID Card: I-179
Permit to Reenter the US: I-327
Refugee Travel Document: I-571
Employment Authorization Card: I-688A
Arrival-Departure Record Card: INS form I-94
Naturalization certificate

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4. How to Apply

4. How to apply

Here are your options.

Download and complete the Employment Assistance Services Form.
Mail the application to:
Senior Employment Unit/SCSEP-Title V Program
New York City Department for the Aging
2 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10007

Download the form

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