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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Graeme, former CJS employee

A speaker who had gained employment through CJS told us about his time with the programme.,How did having a CJS job benefit you? How long have you got?,The benefits of my CJS job were endless!,I love using my own experiences to help others like myself and I couldn’t imagine a better job to be,to use my journey to help others like me.

https://scvo.scot/p/42614/2021/03/08/graeme-former-cjs-employee

Getting the job - Community Jobs Scotland experience

I clicked on it and read the job description - it was as if I wrote down my dream job. 25 hours a week,Application and sent it to the employer.,I even practised interviewer techniques as this was my first actual interview so wasn't sure what to,I had a basic understanding on how each platform differs so that I can maximise them all for the needs,Find out more about becoming a CJS employer like Bright Light.

https://scvo.scot/p/27396/2018/10/31/getting-the-job-community-jobs-scotland-experience

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

The new My World of Work (MyWoW) website has devoted space to volunteering and has valuable information,Scotland (CJS) and apprenticeships.,to realign CJS as both a means of obtaining an employment outcome in and of itself, while also enabling,CJS to become a pre-apprenticeship option.,almost three-quarters (72%) of employers revealing that they would not even interview a candidate who

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

Reference briefing: Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy

Collaborative approaches – Community Jobs Scotland Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is a useful example,Since it began CJS has created 7000 paid opportunities with nearly 600 different third sector employers,and joined-up approach, with scope to acknowledge the multi-faceted nature of the support required my,three-quarters (72%) of employers revealing that they would not even interview a candidate who does,, rather than ‘how do we do it?’.

https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016

Interviews don’t have to be terrifying

Your CJS employee probably won’t have much experience of preparing for an interview.,So how do you help them cross the final hurdle?

https://scvo.scot/p/9776/2015/07/31/interviews-dont-have-to-be-terrifying

Building a strong CV

What you can do to help your employee find the killer content they need for their CV.

https://scvo.scot/p/8085/2015/03/02/building-a-strong-cv

Moving on up: Identifying job skills

How to help CJS employees to identify their skills and feel confident talking about them in job applications

https://scvo.scot/p/7683/2015/02/02/identifying-job-skills

Third sector proves can get young people into work - 1,420 jobs created

The Scottish Government needs to think strategically and take a long-term view of how it can change the,, 51% got a permanent job with their CJS employer and 49% got a job with another employer in the private,He said: “Before starting my job I was unemployed and had never had a job, but since working here I have,I feel this has benefited me hugely and has increased my employability.”,See full report For more information or to request an interview, call Charlotte McNeill at SCVO on 07790

https://scvo.scot/p/3054/2014/01/14/third-sector-proves-can-get-young-people-into-work-1420-jobs-created