The Highland Council - Paid Placements

The Highland Council and its public sector partners are hosting paid placement opportunities, providing valuable work experience opportunities to those living in the Highland region who are not in employment, education or training.

Funded by the Highland Council and Scottish Government’s Youth Guarantee and Long-Term Unemployed funding streams, the Paid Public Sector Placements support out of work Highland residents who are looking to progress into employment. The scheme provides participants with relevant work experience and the opportunity to access training and gain valuable skills, helping them to progress into sustainable employment.

The Offer:

6 month paid work experience placements (Scottish Living Wage);
35 or 37 hours per week however can also be reduced to 21 hours for some trainee roles;
Training Support from a Mentor throughout the placement;
Support to develop an updated CV and to progress from the training placement.

Eligibility

Young People Aged 16 to 24 years– have left school and have limited work experience and are currently not working and are not attending college/university.

What can I achieve?

As part of your placement you will:

Learn about an area of work or a business sector that may be of interest to you for future learning or employment;
Have the opportunity to learn and demonstrate your abilities, competencies and ability to work with others;
Build a personal portfolio / C.V. that will assist you in obtaining future employment.
Job search assistance throughout the placement and additionally you may apply for any Highland Council internal vacancies including Highlife Highland and NHS

You will also be able to undertake training opportunities through the Development Team at The Highland Council.