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Employability and Work Placement Programme for Lone Parents living within Glasgow with children of a dependant age.
Lunch, childcare and travel costs provided.
Starts in November 2010.
More details can be found in the downloadable document below.
Call Lee Anthony for further information: 0141 847 0444

With increasing numbers of lone parents being encouraged to return to employment under the government's welfare reform, it is vital to understand your rights and obligations as an employee.

childcare@home Aberdeenshire recently celebrated 5 years of service provision to families in Aberdeenshire with a party at their offices in Kemnay. The event was well attended by families, children and staff along with representatives from Aberdeenshire Childcare Partnership, Aberdeenshire Council Social Work, Surestart and Working for Families, and One Parent Families Scotland's HQ office and projects across Scotland. Maria Clark, former Convenor of OPFS's Board of Directors, was kind enough to attend to cut the birthday cake and give the speech.

We have a vacancy at our Edinburgh office for an Information Assistant, funded through the Future Jobs Fund. This is a hotspot vacancy. The criteria to be eligible for this job is :-
18-24 claiming Jobseekers allowance for at least 6 months
25+ Claiming Jobseekers allowance for at least 9 months.
Any age claiming ESA for 9 months
Any age claiming Income Support for 9 months
Any age claiming Incapacity Benefit for 9 months
You must also live in a hotspot area

Please visit jobcentre to check your eligibility and for referral.

The Information Assistant will assist in collecting information about the ways in which we help families in Scotland and will also be involved in helping us to use relevant research information.

Interested applicants who are eligible should contact Rory Ross on 0131-556-3899 or e mail us : info@opfs.org.uk.

Braes Children and Families Centre is looking for a qualified and experienced child and families worker to offer support to children and families across the Braes area.

You will be expected to work in childcare sessions, parent and child groups and on an individual basis.

Further details and application packs from 01324-711271 or info@opfsbraes.org.uk

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Childcare Sessions in Maddiston for children aged 2-3 years.

Scotland’s national lone parent charity, One Parent Families Scotland, is launching a new initiative in Glasgow this week, made possible through funding from Barclaycard’s community investment programme.

Are you a lone parent? Want to return to work? Would a three day work preparation training combined with a two week work placement with M & S help you reach that goal?

One Parent Families Scotland's 'chill and chat' meets every Thursday in The Zone on Hamilton Road offering advice on everything from childcare to employment.

Training development coordinator Linda Pople said: "There is nothing like this available in North Lanarkshire so we initially set up the group as a sort of pilot to see if there was a need and clearly have found that there was.

The chill and chat's next meeting will be after the Easter break on Thursday, April 22.

If you would like to find out more call 0141 847 0444 or 0808 801 0323.