The scheme offers young people:

• A weekly allowance of £100 (funded by Human Resources)
• An insight into the opportunities available in local government and also
• The chance to develop skills which will assist in moving them towards independent living and securing employment or a college place.

The scheme provides a variety of work opportunities:

• Administrative or other support to assist in maintaining the high service standards expected by our residents.
• The potential for young people who have had limited life chances to date to develop and improve their future employment prospects.
• An opportunity to develop staff (who may be new or have little supervisory experience) in coaching and mentoring skills.

The scheme has been developed via an effective partnership between our Human Resources service and our Education Support Team in Children and Young People's Services.

Details of the placements

Placements start during July for four weeks and we look to provide good placements in all service areas.

We seek to provide around 30 placements and will therefore require managers to be willing to offer places.

Line Managers and young people will receive ongoing support throughout the scheme from experienced staff from the Education Support Team. This will be in the form of on-site visits, a mid-placement review meeting and a dedicated helpline should assistance be required.

What happens next?

We hope that you are interested in providing placements that will enhance the career prospects of young people and provide you with valuable administrative support. Both new and previous placement providers should contact Human Resources to express an interest in the programme, or to request additional information.

Young people who are eligible will be contacted in the Spring, to see if they are interested.