Tag: employment

New opportunities in childcare

 necWe have more dates in place for our Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Friday 22nd July @10am

Wednesday 3rd August @10am

Thursday 11th August @1.30pm

Wednesday 24th August @10am

Wednesday 31st August @10am (if required)

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.

Audrey O’Neill

Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare, 18b Ferry Road Avenue

0131 311 6931

0131 315 4420

Follow us on Twitter @NEChildcare

Like our Training Services on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Edinburgh-

June dates for Childcare Academy info sessions

CAcad

We have more dates in place for our Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Wednesday 1st June @ 1.30pm

Thursday 23rd June @ 1.30pm

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.

Audrey O’Neill, Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare

18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL

Tel: 0131 311 6931

Follow us on Twitter @NEChildcare

Like our Training Services on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Edinburgh-Childcare-Training-Services/664092880377307

Our sick society?

Terri Smith is a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, where she represents Edinburgh Northern and Leith. She is also a young woman with health problems. Read her experience of facing a DWP appeal yesterday – and ask yourself what sort of country we’ve become …

terri Smith

I’ve never felt so belittled and demoralised in my life until today. I was in court this morning fighting against the DWP’s decision to declare me fit for work. Continue reading Our sick society?

GameChanger community event at Easter Road

Get connected with your community this Tuesday

hfc

GameChanger are holding a free Community Event on Tuesday 12 April at Easter Road Stadium, taking place between 11am to 3pm.

The awareness day will help to showcase to the community what there is in the local area to help with their health and well-being, and is another event which demonstrates the positive impact GameChanger is having in the local area.

Attendees will be able to find out information across a wide spectrum of health issues including fitness, addiction support and mental health, as well as the related sub-topics that can help with your well-being, including information on healthy cooking, community gardening, yoga and dance.

Not only will it cover health and well-being, but it aims to highlight how to help with your employability and will offer advice on improving your digital skillset too. Information will be available for learning opportunities for students with varying disabilities and needs, as well as assistance for carers and advice on relationships and sex for young people. You can even find out what is happening at the upcoming Leith Festival.

For those with a keen football interest, you will also be able to discover a free online learning opportunity with the University of Edinburgh to study Football: More than a Game as well as opportunities for credit bearing face to face learning.

The event will take place within the Eighteen75 and Edinburgh Suites within the West Stand at Easter Road Stadium.

Care recruitment roadshow at Millennium Centre

Call-in Homecare are looking for staff and are holding two recruitment roadshows at Muirhouse Millennium Centre (writes James McGinty)callin

Respite Care, Specialist Home Care Service, Carers in Edinburgh 

Recruitment Roadshow

Community Care Assistants Required

Secure full or Part-Time Contracts, £ 8.50 per hour, paid Mileage, pension, free training to SVQ2 and other benefits

Tuesday 12th April ( 12.00-4.00pm)

&

Tuesday 19th April ( 12.00-4.00pm)

Alternatively Call 0131 – 656 – 7310 or text ”Recruitment’ to 6677 to visit their Facebook Page click HERE

Community Conference: now it’s time for action

Action Groups formed based on community priorities

20160211_131535

Five new Action Groups have been formed following last month’s community conference at Craigroyston Community High School.

The conference, organised by Community Action North and Granton Improvement Society supported by Craigroyston High School’s Community Centre, gave local people an opportunity to identify the main issues affecting the area. Participants then worked in small groups to look in detail at these topics and went on to form Action Groups to work with others to find short, medium and longer term solutions to the area’s problems.

The Action Groups are:

  • Big Picture (Economy, Employment & Decision Making)
  • Community Spaces & Environment
  • Crime & Community Safety
  • Housing
  • Youth

More than fifty local people took part in the event and it’s hoped that many more with attend a follow up event in the autumn.

A spokesperson for the conference organisers said: “The weather on the day was really dreadfully so we were delighted that so many people made the effort to attend. There was a lot of enthusiasm and many ideas were generated at the conference and the Action Groups will now take these ideas forward and plan the way ahead. There are lots of changes happening in the area just now and it’s important that local people are involved and have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.”

If you would like to be involved in the Action Groups or want more information about CAN, email comunityactionnorth@gmail.com

Community Conference Report

Sums? Edinburgh College must do better

College faces £3.3 million funding shortfall

EdColl

Edinburgh College faces ‘severe financial challenges’ according to a report presented to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. The report says the College ‘will face extreme financial difficulties without further financial support.’ Continue reading Sums? Edinburgh College must do better