Are you looking for work? - Then read on....

Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) is a partnership between the Scottish Government, SCVO and Social Enterprise Scotland that will create 2,000 work opportunities for unemployed individuals within a wide range of third (voluntary) sector organisations across Scotland.   Vacancies are open to 18-24 year olds, with a  proportion of the vacancies held for 16-17 year olds and  25+ year olds.    To date a total of 1061 vacancies have been filled throughout Scotland and here at Community Links we have taken on 3 people to assist in delivering our projects and services through the CJS initiative.

What is on offer?

The purpose of Community Jobs Scotland is to support young people into sustainable employment through providing meaningful paid work experience in the third sector (voluntary organisations).  All opportunities will offer a minimum of 25 hours of paid work each week, offering pay at the National Minimum Wage, although  some opportunities do offer a higher rate of pay and will last  a minimum of 26 weeks, or 39 weeks for 16 – 17 year olds.

Who is eligible?

CJS is aimed primarily at 18 – 24 year olds, although there are a proportion of opportunities reserved for 16 – 17 year olds and also 25+ year olds.

Eligibility for Community Jobs Scotland is generally six months of unemployment, although some individuals may qualify for early entry.

What are my next steps?

The jobs can be viewed on http://www.scvo.org.uk/training-employability/community-jobs-scotland/. For further inforamtion or to apply for a CJS opportunity you should contact your Jobcentre Plus or Skills Development Scotland Advisor.

New appointments at Community Links

Community Links Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers are delighted to say a huge welcome to Paul Hayward, Catherine McGowan and Michael McKenzie who recently joined the team.  In the space of a few months the team has rapidly expanded from 5 to 8, which has been a huge benefit to the organisation.

Paul has been appointed as our Social Marketing Officer to assist in developing our company marketing strategies and community projects. The fund was awarded by the Scottish Government Enterprise Growth Fund initiative.  

Catherine and Michael have taken up the position of Community Researchers with both posts being funded for 6 months by the Scottish Government under the Community Jobs Scotland initiative  which will help to create 2000 jobs for unemployed individuals.    

Pride of Place is an environmental improvement programme which is funded by the Tackling Poverty Fund covering regeneration areas within Blantyre, Cambuslang, Hamilton, Larkhall and Rutherglen.   Community Links are one of the referral agencies for the project and welcome applications from local groups that could benefit from the serivces offered by the Pride of Place project.  Pride of Place can fund various small scale environmental projects such as, community led clean ups, development of sensory gardens and school based projects to name but a few.  If you would like to receive an application pack or require further information relating to the project please contact Community Links on  (01698) 827583 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

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