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We have spoken to the Scottish Government with regards to the ongoing situation concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and sought guidance with regards to the Community Jobs Scotland employer funding. Read more

Funding information

Becoming a Community Jobs Scotland employer has many benefits, including

  • Improving the level of service your organisation can deliver
  • Providing mentoring or supervisory experience for existing members of staff
  • Widening the pool of people your organisation would usually recruit from
  • Help you to demonstrate your commitment to supporting young people

A fund of up to £5,000 is available for each completed CJS contract. You will receive an upfront payment when the start paperwork is completed.  The remaining funding is paid monthly in arrears. This is to help cover:

  • employee wage
  • employer’s NI
  • pension contributions
  • support and supervision
  • induction
  • on-the job training

A limited fund is also available that can be used to support employers towards paying the Living Wage.

Page last modified on 19th June 2020

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