Fair Start Scotland is a Scottish Government funded employability support service. It is a voluntary service providing tailored, flexible and person-centered support to unemployed people who want help to find work and stay in work.
The service is available across the Forth Valley and is delivered locally by Clackmannanshire Works (part of Clackmannanshire Council) in partnership with Falkirk and Stirling Councils.
The Fair Start Scotland service is tailored to meet individual needs and circumstances, with a variety of interventions delivered to meet those needs and remove barriers to accessing work. We recognize that some people need support and guidance to find the right job, but others can benefit from our wider services around health and wellbeing, money advice, and skills development.
Support available
You will benefit from 12 months’ pre-employment support and up to 12 months’ in-work support from a dedicated Key Worker who will provide:
One-to-one advice and guidance
Tailored action plan and tasks to help you achieve your goals
Group and one-to-one workshops
Money Advice and Better Off Calculations
Signposting and support from specialist organisations
Access to volunteering opportunities and work tasters
Help to find suitable jobs and prepare for interviews
Access to certificated training
Help with travel expenses to attend interviews and training
Support to enable you to stay in work
Eligibility
You may be eligible for Fair Start Scotland if you:
Live in Scotland
Have the right to work in the UK
Are over 18 and out of work
Are aged 16 or 17 and are either disabled or in receipt of Employment Support Allowance or Universal Credit
AddressClackmannanshire Works, 20 Primrose Street, Alloa, UK
CityAlloa
Post CodeFK10 1JG
CountryUnited Kingdom
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Updated on November 7, 2023 at 6:36 pm
Industry:All Industries
Programme Type:One-to-One Support
Eligible Age Range:16 - 67
Course Length:52 Weeks
End Date:Last start date will be 31/03/24.
Eligible Groups:Not in Full Time Education, In Receipt of Benefit, Disabled Person, Lone Parent, Homeless / At Risk of Homelessness, Care Experienced, Refugee, Ex-Offender, LGBT+, BME Groups, Substance Misuse, Health Conditions, Long Term Unemployment
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