Internship Opportunities for Disabled People

Internship opportunities for Disabled people

SCVO working in partnership with Inclusion Scotland are creating and supporting paid internship opportunities for disabled people within third sector organisations.

Eligibility Applicants for the Disability Equality Internship opportunities must: •define as a disabled person under the Equality Act 2010: “someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal every day activities.” •be unemployed or under-employed

Application Please read the following Opportunity Description, Person Specification and application instructions. There are 2 versions of the application form available online, one with no text boxes. If you require another format e.g. larger print, braille, audio tape etc. contact [email protected]

If you have any problems in accessing or completing the application form and could benefit from alternative arrangements to apply, please contact us as soon as possible.

Application Support For advice and guidance on writing a good application, visit the We Can Work website http://www.wecanwork.org.uk/index.php/resources or contact Michelle Fisher at [email protected] or 07500 276 369/0131 281 0867 Ext 5117 for further assistance. Internship Opportunity

Internship title: CRM Database Intern Employer organisation: Apex Scotland Location: Flexible. Contact Ged McEneany, Director of Operations (07989 477 731) to discuss

Hours per week and Work pattern: To be agreed with the successful candidate Hourly wage rate: £8.45 Employment duration: A maximum of 455 hours work to be completed by 30 June 2017

Organisation profile: Apex Scotland was established in 1987 to provide advice, guidance and training to offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk in order to give them equality of access to employment, training or further education Website: http://www.apexscotland.org.uk

Internship overview Apex Scotland have recently purchased a Customer Relationship Management database to provide the organisation with reliable and accurate evidence of the work we do throughout the organisation. We have named our CRM system ASSET (Apex Scotland’s Strategic Evidence Tool) and it has 3 main functions, which are; •To provide the Corporate Management Team(CMT) with strategic management information •To provide managers with accurate information to assist with contract compliance •To provide our service users with an accurate ready reckoner as to their progress in addressing their personal barriers

We require a self-motivated individual to assist the CMT to fully implement ASSET in to all parts of the organisation. This will require the successful applicant to undertake training from our delivery partner, Synovations, using the Salesforce platform, and to provide training to all sections of the organisation, front-line delivery staff, senior management and CMT. This will be an exciting and varied challenge.

Main duties and tasks 1.Undertake comprehensive training with our delivery partner salesforce to fully understand the ASSET database and all it’s functions

2.Undertake a diagnostic check of all Apex staff’s competency and confidence regarding using ASSET fully 3.Design and deliver training/advice/guidance to Apex staff that require additional support to use ASSET

4.Create a suite of bespoke reports based on the needs of senior management and the CMT.

5.Produce a manual for staff to refer to and for new staff as part of their induction

Value Statement: All employees of Apex Scotland must work within the ethos of the organisation and apply themselves as per the Organisational Qualities and Values Policy.

Person Specification:  A good understanding of ICT,  Excellent communication and people skills  Good organisational skills  Patience and a good sense of humour!

Additional Information

If you would like to discuss this opportunity with the employer prior to submitting your application, please contact: Ged McEneany on 07989 477 731 or at [email protected]

Completed applications to be forwarded by 5pm on Friday 13 January to: Moira Cuthbertson Development Officer SCVO Brunswick House 51 Wilson Street Glasgow G1 1UZ or to [email protected]