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The Education & Job Information Center is a valuable resource for older adults seeking work, volunteer, educational and travel opportunities. Use this brochure to find organizations and institutions with job listings, course offerings, volunteer listings, as well as online and electronic resources on a range of topics of interest to seniors. A great place to start is the library’s own Services to the Aging (see below).
Find other resource guides produced by the Education & Job Information Center at www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ejic.jsp.
AARP - Careers
Information on choosing a career, job loss
help, finding a job, self-employment and
interviewing, including how to handle difficult
interview questions and flexible work
arrangements for those with health issues.
AARP - Finding a Job
Links to job postings and employment
opportunities from companies that value older
workers. Also, help with resumes, job searches
and interviewing. With a training program
for low-income job seekers.
AARP - Money and Work
Resources on financial planning and
retirement, social security, credit and debt,
tax-aide, low-income help, reverse mortgages,
consumer information, message boards
and more.
Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program, New York City Dept. for the Aging
2 Lafayette Street, Room 1419 / New York, NY 10007 / Phone: 212.442.3117 / This volunteer program offers seniors 60 and older a paid non-taxable stipend to serve as mentors, tutors and caregivers for children and youth with special needs. Must meet low-income eligibility to qualify.
Mayor’s Volunteer Center
1 Center Street, 23rd Floor, Suite 2358, New York, NY 10007/ Phone: 212.788.7550 / The center matches people with volunteer assignments in public and nonprofit agencies, with an overarching goal to improve the quality of life in New York City.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) - Community Service Society
105 East 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010 / Phone: 718.624.2853 / A nationally-acclaimed program that enlists older adults and retirees to serve as volunteers in their communities. Brooklyn opportunities may include museum volunteering, soup kitchen work, children’s storytelling in
hospitals and more. No stipend.
Retirementjobs.com
Search for full-time, part-time and flexible
jobs from senior-friendly employers. Find tips
on resumes, job searches and interviewing.
There are also links for those interested in
volunteering, consulting, self-employment,
starting a business and seeking a board seat.
Senior Employment Services (SES) - New York City Dept. for the Aging
220 Church Street, New York, NY 10007 / Phones: 212.442.1353 or 212.442.1355 / Offers low- to moderate-income New York City residents 55 and older classroom training and job search assistance. Candidates for the
following programs should be interested in returning to the workforce full- or part-time. Professional contacts are made and placement assistance is provided.
Senior Job Bank
For those 50 and older interested in full-time,
part-time, temporary or volunteer work. Enter
your resume and/or search open positions in
your state and areas of interest. New positions
are posted daily.
SeniorNet
Listings by state of low-cost computer classes
and various online resources including basic
computer tutorials. A Retired Technology
Volunteers Program matches technology-savvy
volunteers with nonprofits.
Seniors4Hire
A national online career center for job seekers
50 and older who are looking for job openings
from businesses that actively recruit and hire
older workers, retirees and/or senior citizens.
Too Young to Retire
Resources for retirement planning for active
seniors 50 and older. Information on
retirement careers, retirement businesses,
community service and courses.
YourEncoreTM
YourEncoreTM is a service provider that recruits
retired scientists, engineers and product
developers and connects them to member
and non-member companies.
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