EDINBURGH ACTIVITY AGREEMENTS Helping young people aged 16 19 years old who are not in education, training or employment to realise their potential Youth Opportunities Bulletin 21/09/18 Weekly bulletin of training and other opportunities suitable for young people who are not in education, training or employment. This is collated by the Activity Agreements team. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please use the contact details beside each opportunity. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone else you think would find it relevant and contact activityagreements@edinburgh.gov.uk if they would like to receive this on a regular basis. IN THIS ISSUE: Page Health and Social Care Modern Apprenticeships 2 Get Hired- Recruitment and Skills Centre-Princes Trust 3 Get Hired-Standard Life-Princes Trust 4 SQA Employability Award-Access to Industry 5 Rathbone Stage 1 support 6 North East Youth Awards-The Citadel 6 Step into Childcare or Social Care- Training for Care 7 Just Do it- Edinburgh College 8 Bright Lights- Recruitment and Skills Centre 9 Care Academy-Cyrenians 10 Employability Fund Providers 11 Building Brighter Futures- Move On 11 Destination Hospitality-Springboard 12 Useful websites for jobs and other Opportunities 12
Coming Soon! Health and Social Care Modern Apprenticeships Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership Want to make a real difference in people s lives? Enthusiastic, caring, and patient? Employed by The City of Edinburgh Council you will complete an SVQ level 2 in Social Services and Healthcare (SCQF Level 6) Excellent career progression opportunities I love what I do because no job can be more rewarding. Each day is different and you leave at the end of a shift with the feeling of a job well done. Emily Marriott Advertised week beginning 24th of September on www.myjobscotland.gov.uk Further information also at www.edinburghguarantee.org 2
Get Hired- Recruitment and Skills Centre Get Hired is an employability event that brings together young people who are looking for work with live entry level job vacancies. The Prince s Trust will be running the upcoming Get Hired event on 28th September in partnership with the Recruitment Skills Centre at Fort Kinnaird Retail Park. The morning session will focus on mock interview practice during which young people will work in small groups with Prince s Trust staff to build their confidence and practice their interview techniques. After lunch there will be a presentation on the vacancies the Recruitment Skills Centre is currently recruiting for. Young people will then have the opportunity to put their CV forward to be considered for the opportunities they are interested in. There will be a wide range of part-time and full-time hospitality and retail job opportunities based at Fort Kinnaird available. Young people will need to bring a CV with them to the event. If they can bring around 5 copies that would be great or we can photocopy it for them on the day. We will be running two CV workshops beforehand on 20th and 25th September if young people need support with creating / updating their CV. Further details for the event and how to make a referral are below. Get Hired Date: Friday 28th September Venue: Recruitment Skills Centre, 31 Fleming House, Kinnaird Park, EH15 3RD Timings: 10:00 Young people arrive 10:30 Interview Workshop starts 13:00 Lunch 13:30 Recruitment Skills Centre Job opportunities presentation 14:00 Young people submit their CV for relevant vacancies 15:00 Young people depart To be eligible to attend young people must be aged between 16-30 and currently unemployed / working less than 16 hours To refer a young person or for more information please contact: Adele on 07483306191 or email adele.oates@princes-trust.org.uk 3
Get Hired- Standard Life Get Hired is an employability event that brings together young people who are looking for work with live entry level job vacancies. The morning session will focus on mock interview practice during which young people will work in small groups with Prince s Trust staff and volunteers to build their confidence and practice their interview techniques. After lunch employers will pitch their job opportunities ahead of a series of 10 minute interviews with young people. Watch our Get Hired video here to see more about what the day involves. There will be a wide range of part-time and full-time hospitality, customer service and retail job opportunities available. Further details for the event and how to make a referral are below. Pre-Event Information Session If a young person wishes to attend the Get Hired event they will also need to attend a preevent information session the week before: Date: Thursday 11th OR Friday 12th October Venue: Prince s Trust, 73 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4AQ Time: 14:00 16:00 Get Hired Date: Thursday 18th October Venue: Standard Life Aberdeen, 6th Floor, 40 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2BY Timings: 09:30 Young people arrive 10:00 Interview Workshop starts 12:30 Lunch 13:00 Employers pitch job opportunities 13:30 onwards Employer interviews with young people To be eligible to attend young people must be aged between 16-30 and currently unemployed / working less than 16 hours To refer a young person or for more information please contact: Adele on 07483306191 or email adele.oates@princes-trust.org.uk 4
SQA Employability Award Clovenstone Community Centre, Thursdays 12-4pm Starting 4th October 2018 Lunch Provided Are you... Aged 16-21 Currently unemployed? Don t know what to do with your life? If this is you, then try our 10 week course to give you a taste of lots of different careers and see which one stands out for you. Gain a SQA Employability Award and a chance to find the career you want in a fun and relaxed environment. Contact: Karen or Leesa 07809 555 705 0131 2609721 karen@accesstoindustry.co.uk leesahay@accesstoindustry.co.uk 5
Stage 1 Employability Pipeline 1:1 support to those facing barriers to employment focused on Building confidence Employability skills Connect/Engage with others SCQF accredited level 3/4 qualifications including Rathbone s OneLife Development of an Individualised Action Plan/Monthly Reviews Help with independent travel (all expenses paid) Establishing a routine Personal Development and Progression For more information please contact Eve: 15 Blair Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QR 0131 228 8464 Eve.crawford@rathboneuk.org NORTH EAST YOUTH AWARDS 23 November HIBS Stadium 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. To celebrate the achievements of young people aged 11 to 25 An afternoon of celebrations, with food, drinks (non alcoholic!) and performances Awards will be decided by a group of young people Young people, parents and carers, siblings, workers from across the field are all invited to join us at Easter Road Further details including how to nominate Email kirsten@citadelyouthcentre.org.uk to book your tickets 6
Step into Childcare or Social Care Training for Care s Step Into course is an Employability Fund stage 3 programme for people aged 16 and above who have a specific interest in care of children or adults. RECRUITING NOW FOR COURSE STARTING 24 th September 2018 Programme Structure: 2 week induction, then 4 days per week on placement and 1 tutorial day Placements: You will be placed in either a nursery, after-school club or additional needs setting, or in a care home, day centre or community care unit Tutorials: You will be given support from your tutor to prepare for placement in your chosen setting and work towards gaining SQA Certificate of Work Readiness units Outcomes: On successful completion suitable participants will move into employment in childcare or social care with the aim of becoming a Modern Apprentice. Other participants will be work ready and will be supported make informed choices for their next steps Training Allowance: Participants receive 55 weekly allowance plus travel expenses Referrals: We welcome referrals from all the usual routes, with an application form to be completed by the young person. For more information or to download an application form visit our website or contact Caroline McKay 0131 556 7773 carolinemckay@tfcscotland.org.uk. 7
JUST DO IT Our Next Just Do It course will start on Tuesday 25 th September at Tynecastle Community Wing- Gorgie Just Do It is a 12 week course (3 days a week) for 16-25 years olds which will give you a great set of new skills to help you decide on your future steps and what you would like to do next. You can: Get started on a new career path or college course Gain skills and confidence to handle new situations Find out what employers are looking for Learn how to job search and gain confidence in interviews Find out what your interests are Gain SQA qualifications delivered by Edinburgh College such as the Steps to work award You may have the opportunity to take part in the John Muir Discovery Award Meet new people and have fun! It s an informal and fun way to improve your chances of moving into something positive and gain employment, training or further qualifications. Whilst having a great time, meeting new people and learning about new opportunities you will also have the opportunity to gain SQA qualifications and enjoy yourself! Participants who are eligible can claim 30 per week EMA. To apply or find out more please call Jennifer Scougall on 07733307696 8
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Cyrenians Care Academy Monday 5 th November Friday 14 th November Great opportunity for people aged 18 or over who are unemployed, not in education or on the Work Programme, are living in Edinburgh and interested in get a job in the Care sector. Delivered through Skills Development Scotland Employability Fund. Cyrenians Market Led Training are delighted to announce a Care course aimed at giving participants the knowledge, skills and confidence to pursue a career in care a sector of growth within Edinburgh. The course provides training for anyone who is looking to work in residential, home care or support work. It was designed in partnership with a number of care employers to ensure that the main areas of care that employers are looking for were covered. These include person-centred care, dementia awareness, adult safeguarding, administering medication, infection control, personal care and the National Care Standards. The course will also cover effective communication skills and personal effectiveness as well as employability skills such as CV development, interview skills and completing care application forms. The course is well established and respected throughout the city s care sector, employers recognise and trust the learning graduates take from the course and we have an excellent record of previous graduates moving into employment directly from the course. It is a ten-day course, delivered at Norton Park, Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY, followed by a two week work placement, with a recruiting employer, and an interview. PVG (disclosure) applications will be paid for and submitted before the course starts. To make a referral or for further details please call the MLT team on: 0131 475 2435/07837 560 761 or email richardtw@cyrenians.scot Please pass this information on to any relevant people whom you think could be interested. 10 START
Employability Fund Providers 2018 19 Training Provider Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 16-17 18+ 16-17 18+ 16-17 18+ Action for Children X X Barnardos X X X X Cyrenians Care X Direct Partners X X X Enable x X X GTG X X Lifeskills X Lowland Training X North Edinburgh Childcare X X PCT X Rathbone X X X X Right Track X X RUTS X X X X Springboard X X Street League X X Training for Care x X Building Brighter Futures Employability Programmeilding Building Brighter Futures is an 8 week employability programme for young people aged 16-21 years old and interested in gaining skills and qualifications in a wood workshop. It starts on Monday the 1 st of October. The course is suitable for participants at stages 1 and 2 of the Strategic Skills Pipeline. As part of the programme young people will gain: SQA core skills SQA employability award Certified manual handling training CSCS card Ongoing employability support One-to-one person centred planning for next steps Practical learning and training in a wood workshop For more info or to refer a young person, please contact Stephen Wilson at stephen@moveon.org.uk or 0131 558 3740. START 11
DESTINATION HOSPITALITY West Lothian/Edinburgh Employability Fund stage 3 The aims of Springboard's Destination Hospitality programme are: to introduce clients to the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism industry in Scotland to prepare clients for work placement to deliver three vocational 1 day training courses; REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene, BIIAB Alcohol Service and World Host Customer Care to deliver a maximum of four weeks supported and monitored work placement to secure employment 2 weeks classroom based training followed by a 4 week work placement Start Date: Monday 12 th November 2018 Venue: Cornerstone Centre, St Johns Princes Street Edinburgh Contact info Wolfgang Spenke 07887 496263 wolfgangs@springboarduk.org.uk USEFUL SITES FOR JOBS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Edinburgh Guarantee opportunities https://www.theguarantee.org/young-people/find-a-job/ Community Job Scotland vacancies https://scvo.org.uk/jobs/community-jobs-scotland/vacancies/p19v?region=edinburghlothians Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre http://rscfortkinnaird.co.uk/ Airport Recruitment Centre http://arcedinburgh.co.uk/ Joined Up For Jobs Noticeboard http://www.joinedupforjobs.org.uk/noticeboard/ 12