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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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Staff

There are around 138,000 paid staff in the third sector in Scotland.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/staff-volunteers/staff

Mental health & wellbeing

Duty of Care Every employer has a responsibility to ensure their employees’ safety and wellbeing, also,Providing a safe working environment and tools to do the job, training your staff and giving them time,menopauseActively support and inform employees affected by the menopause The Wellbeing of Women Pledge,PWC, another employer that has made the pledge, encourages employers to consider how best to support,SAMH have just launched a new service, Time For You, for frontline workers in Scotland.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/mental-health-and-wellbeing

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

We also hosted 12 Community Jobs Scotland zoom sessions to support young people, staff and employers.,Connecting Scotland has provided a device, data, training and support to people who are digitally excluded,Jobs Scotland funding, and joined with theThird Sector Employability Forum (TSEF)to set up a new voluntary,sector employability community online.,We created and filled 115 Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) jobs.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/annual-review/html

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

positions while helping employees to find their next roles at a time when job-hunting was a worrying,advertised 1,472 voluntary organisations using Goodmoves https://youtu.be/7iJex6xtnd4 Community Jobs,Scotland We celebrated 10 years of Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) – one of the country’s most successful,93% of employers said CJS brought value to them 56.9% of young people progressed to jobs or further,Visit Community Jobs Scotland In addition to our successful Community Jobs Scotland, we have been dedicated

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

The five challenges

A study of young people not in employment, education or training in Scotland showed that they spent upwards,major socio-economic benefit from their significant usage and remained disenfranchised in the realms of job,that people learn best from: Short bursts of repeated activity Over a prolonged period of time In an informal,Scotland needs a well-resourced network of digital upskilling opportunities in local communities, that,Actions 12-15 All employers should take responsibility for assessing and understanding employee digital

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-4

Board of trustees

Farha is currently in training to become a football coach for young girls.,Leading one of the largest and most successful employment support teams in Scotland, Ashley is responsible,Crucial to the success of ENABLE Works is the ongoing support the team provides to employees and employers,to boost job retention with more than 650 paid roles secured in 2022/23.,The team directly supports employers to adjust workplaces in practice while providing mentoring to employees

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

across Scotland.,Our SCVO information services team supported voluntary sector organisations to make informed decisions,, while helping employees to find their next roles at a time when worries were heightened about the cost,dedicated to supporting employability for younger and older people across Scotland through the following,or Higher/Further education, and 60% of those went onto a job being retained by their employer.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

Evaluation of Community Jobs Scotland Programme

CJS is a Scottish Government funded job creation programme that performs a dual function as: - An employability,young people to the jobs created and the Wise Group who hold the Training and Employability Support contract,s continued support for Community Jobs Scotland.,evaluation consisted of interviews with CJS delivery partners and stakeholders; focus groups with CJS employees,; an e-survey of CJS employers; analysis of CJS programme management information systems data; and value

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/evaluation-of-community-jobs-scotland-programme

Funding available for charity employers to take on young people

The Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) programme is looking for employers to help support young people into

https://tfn.scot/news/funding-available-for-charity-employers-to-take-on-young-people

Calling on third sector organisations to become Carer Positive Employers

Sue McLintock gives advice on how to embrace carers in the workplace

https://tfn.scot/opinion/calling-on-third-sector-organisations-to-become-carer-positive-employers