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What you need to know

What you need to know. Hannah Jordan and Moira Cuthbertson, SCVO Welfare to Work Scotland, Tuesday 6 th Sept 2011. J l. Community Jobs Scotland Session Outline. Introduction and Background Partnership working How does it work? What are we looking for? Timescales

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  1. What you need to know Hannah Jordan and Moira Cuthbertson, SCVO Welfare to Work Scotland, Tuesday 6th Sept 2011 Jl

  2. Community Jobs ScotlandSession Outline • Introduction and Background • Partnership working • How does it work? • What are we looking for? • Timescales • Examples of successful jobs • How to get involved • Q&A Jl

  3. Community Jobs ScotlandIntroduction and Background • What is CJS? • CJS is an employment initiative designed to give young unemployed people in Scotland paid work opportunities in the third sector • Background • Building on the success of the FJF as delivered by the Third Sector Consortium in Scotland • Recognising the need for quality job opportunities for young unemployed people • Support for the third sector in challenging times Jl

  4. Community Jobs ScotlandPartnership Working Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition (SSEC) Skills Development Scotland Jobcentre Plus Scottish third sector Employers Other support agencies e.g. Money Advice Service, Young Scot CJS Employee Jl

  5. Community Jobs ScotlandHow does it work? • Third Sector employers apply to create jobs • SCVO/SSEC responsible for assessment and proposed allocations • Allocations scrutinised and approved by Advisory Group • Approved jobs advertised with JCP, SDS & online • Competitive recruitment between referred eligible individuals • Job start paperwork to SCVO – triggers finances • CJS Employees are fully integrated staff • SCVO contract manage employers, including ongoing finances, audit checks and paperwork Jl

  6. Community Jobs ScotlandWhat are we looking for? • Minimum CriteriaThese positions must be additional jobs • Must last at least 26 weeks (39 weeks for 16/17 yr olds) • Must pay the National Minimum Wage • Must be for at least 25 hrs a week • Jobs are quality assessed on the following criteria:- Overall Quality of Job (appropriateness, use of funding, employer capacity) • Community Benefit • Induction, Training and Support • Jobsearch Support • Contribution to sustainable employment Jl

  7. Community Jobs ScotlandTimescales • - CJS announced February 2011 – initial call for EOIs • - Received letter of grant: Monday 27th June 2011 • - Deadline for Aug/Sept jobs: Friday 8th July 2011 - Received applications from 385 employers to create 2,773 jobs – each needed to be individually assessed • - First jobs go ‘live’ at JCP: Monday 8th August 2011 • - First Job Start: Tuesday 30th August 2011 • All Aug/Sept jobs assessed by 31st August 2011 – over 1100 jobs approved and allocated • Ongoing process Jl

  8. Community Jobs ScotlandExamples of successful jobs Admin Assistant  Advice Worker  Artist  Assistant Football Development Officer  Assistant Furniture Restorer  Bike Mechanic  Catering Assistant  Childcare Assistant  Dance Assistant  Daycare Support Worker  Driver  Environmental Project Assistant  Estate Caretaker  Festival Programme & Events Assistant  Film Editing Assistant  Front of House Assistant  Interior Design Assistant  ITC Developer  Joiner  Learning Assistant  Leisure Attendant  Maintenance Assistant  Media Technician  Painter  PAT Testing Assistant  Researcher  Sales Assistant  Support Assistant  Trainee Gardener  Volunteer Support Officer  Warehouse Assistant  Workshop Assistant  Youth Worker Currently over 450 vacancies ‘live’ with Jobcentre Plus across Scotland Jl

  9. Community Jobs Scotlandhttp://www.scvo.net/home/index.aspx Jl

  10. Community Jobs ScotlandHow to get involved • Is your organisation eligible? • How to apply? • www.scvo.org.uk/communityjobsscotland communityjobsscotland@scvo.org.uk • Any Questions? Jl

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