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Housing Trainee – Disabled Persons Housing Service (Fife)
Created: 28/03/2019, Updated: 03/04/2019Are you from a black and minority ethnic community and seeking a career in social housing?
Why not Turn to PATH (Scotland)??
A Housing Traineeship is available with Disabled Persons Housing Service (Fife), East Shop, Law’s Close, 339 High Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 1JN
Traineeship Reference: 2019/001
Traineeship Name: Housing Trainee – Disabled Persons Housing Service (Fife)
PATH (Scotland) is offering a thirty-six month Positive Action Training Scheme, which has been specifically designed to redress the under-representation of black and minority ethnic communities in employment in Scottish Housing. PATH works in collaboration with Local Authority Housing Departments and Registered Social Landlords across Scotland to provide our housing training opportunities. This traineeship is in partnership with Disabled Persons Housing Service (Fife).
The Training involves:
Thirty-six months’ work experience / specialist qualifications and professional membership / training allowance (£9,500 in year one, £10,500 in year two, £12,000 in year three). This allowance is exempt from tax and national insurance.
At the end of the programme, trainees can compete for jobs in the Scottish Housing sector.
Applicants should have:
Personal experience of disability is also desirable.
training programme booklet (PDF)
What is positive action leaflet (PDF)
a career in housing leaflet (PDF)
Closing date for applications: Thursday 18 April 2019 at 12.30pm
For further information and an application pack, please contact:
PATH (Scotland)
19 Lynedoch Crescent
Glasgow
G3 6EQ
Tel: 0141 332 9477
E-mail: [email protected]
This scheme is promoted under section 158 of the Equality Act 2010 and is currently supported by The Scottish Government and Local Authorities and Housing Associations across Scotland.