Senior Chore Program

Designed to help senior citizens and disabled adults stay in their homes by living independently.

Service Area:

• Brooklyn Park
• Brooklyn Center
• Camden (north of 44th Ave. N.)
• Champlin (east of Hwy 169)

Background

CEAP's Senior Chore Program is funded in part by CEAP, the City of Brooklyn Center, the Older Americans Act grant through the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Corporation (MAAA), the Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA) and the United Way. Senior Chore Program is coordinated through the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging.

Employment

Jobs:

• Snow removal ($15/hr)
• Light housekeeping ($15/hr)
• Light maintenance ($15/hr)
• Lawn care ($15/hr)

Benefits:

• Flexible hours
• Make your own schedule
• Help senior citizens and disabled adults in your community

If interested in these employment opportunities, please contact CEAP's Senior Services Assistant at (763) 566-9600.

Volunteer Groups

Calling all volunteers! Are you part of an organization that is interested in donating your time to help senior citizens and disabled adults in your community? Then volunteer with CEAP's Senior Chore Program.

Spring Clean-Up is between April and May, weather permitting. Fall Clean-Up is in October, weather permitting.

Areas of Need:

• Leaf raking, etc.
• Window washing
• If willing, please consider cleaning the gutters of the homes being visited (Fall Clean-Up)

Criteria:

• At least 3-4 individuals per house.
• If crew members are students under the age of 16, there must be at least one adult supervisor per crew.
• Must supply own rakes and gloves.

If your group is interested in volunteering, call CEAP's Senior Services Assistant at (763) 566-9600.

Program Guidelines

• CEAP's Senior Chore Program locates senior citizens and disabled adults from the community who are in need of services such as housekeeping, lawn care, snow removal, and light maintenance. All work is dependent on worker availability.
• CEAP does a criminal background check on all Senior Chore Program workers; we also check references.
• When a client calls in for service, CEAP attempts to assign a Senior Chore Program worker to provide the service. For seasonal jobs, such as raking, and lawn care, please call about 1 month before you expect to need the service.
• The current suggested rate for service is $15 an hour.
• The Senior Chore Program worker will go to the client's home to complete the job, at which time a Senior Chore Program Jobsheet will be filled out. It is important for the client to approve the Jobsheet each time work is completed.
• Senior Chore Program workers are to be paid by the client after the job is completed. The Senior Chore Program worker must not solicit tips.
• Absolutely no pre-paying is allowed through the Senior Chore Program.
• All jobs are to be cleared and pre-approved by CEAP Senior Chore Program staff.
• The Senior Chore Program worker has the right to refuse any job if they feel they will be unable to complete it.
• If there are ever any disagreements between the worker and the client, CEAP Senior Chore Program staff should be notified immediately.
• Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP), Senior Chore Program, and the Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging do not assume any liability or responsibility for the client's participation in the Senior Chore Program. The client must also recognize and understand that the worker providing services is an independent contractor, and is not an employee or agent of CEAP.
• NAPIS survey forms will be sent out once a year to all clients 60+ years old receiving services and to every new client 60+ years old. The purpose behind the NAPIS forms is to acquire information about the senior citizens in our community, so that we can serve them more effectively. Please mail the completed NAPIS form in the return envelope provided to CEAP.