Eligibility
The programme is open to anyone aged 15+ (within 6 months of leaving school) who are:
- Unemployed (excluding those in full time education);
- About to leave school without a positive destination;
- School leavers without a positive destination;
- In low paid employment;
- At risk of redundancy;
- At risk of losing an apprenticeship;
- Leaving training, volunteering, college or university without a positive destination;
- Low–skilled;
- Without qualifications at SCQF 5 or above; or
- Underemployed
- Returning to work after an employment gap,
- Are interested and willing to volunteer, and
- Are unlikely to secure or retain a volunteering role without additional support.
This could be because of a wide range of issues including (but not limited to):
- Care Experienced
- Difficulties accessing support
- Difficulties settling
- Difficulty making friends
- Disengaged from services
- Disruptive home setting / Family issues
- Emotional or social difficulties
- From a Travelling community
- High reluctance to engage
- Lack of focus
- Learning difficulty, such as dyslexia
- Learning disability
- Low self-esteem / confidence
- Not good at achieving targets
- Physical Disability
- Speaking English as an additional language
- Poor mental health
- Poor timekeeping
- Risk of becoming homeless
- Risk taking behaviours: substance abuse, criminal behaviour in the community
- Self-harm / suicidal behaviour