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This is an excellent opportunity for a disabled person (including D/deaf) to learn core policy skills such as undertaking responses to Parliamentary Questions and managing correspondence while supporting key policies and projects in relation to COVID-19.  Payment:              Grade B1, approximately £26,155 per annum Accountable to:   Katherine May, Policy Manager Contract:              37 hours per… Continue Reading Policy and Communications Officer Internship of the Scottish Government (Closing date: 10:00 am Wednesday 2 December 2020)

This is an excellent opportunity for a disabled person (including D/deaf) who has an interest in social research and the work of Social Security in Scotland. The successful candidate will be able to develop skills in engagement and communications as well as gaining office experience in an analytical team. Payment:          Grade B1, approximately £26,155… Continue Reading Engagement Internship with the Social Security Research Team of the Scottish Government (Closing date: 10:00 am Monday 30 November 2020)

This is an excellent opportunity for a disabled person (including D/deaf) who has an interest in social research and the work of Social Security in Scotland. The successful candidate will be able to develop skills in business administration and data management as well as gaining office experience in an analytical team. Payment:          Grade B1,… Continue Reading Business and Data Management Internship with the Social Security Research Team of the Scottish Government (Closing date: 10:00 am Monday 30 November 2020)

Factsheet: Programme for Government 2020-2021 – Employment Date: September 2020 This factsheet covers what the Scottish Government’s 2020-2021 Programme for Government sets out to do on Employment and how this relates to disabled people. Download our Programme for Government 2020-2021 – Employment factsheet as a Word document  or  download our factsheet as a PDF. Inclusion… Continue Reading Factsheet: on Employment and Disabled People in the Scottish Government’s 2020-2021 Programme for Government

The Scottish Independent Living Coalition of Disabled People’s Organisations has produced a statement about access to healthcare for disabled people during COVID-19 pandemic.  This has been sent to Ministers, Boards, Royal Colleges, CoSLA and many others who have a role to play in ensuring our human rights.  This statement covers Do Not Resuscitate notices and… Continue Reading SILC Statement on NHS and Rights of Disabled People

Callum Hendry is completing his internship with Angus MacDonald MSP. He has written a blog about what it has been like to work at the Scottish Parliament, included the highlights and detailed the flexibility that’s made it a great place to work! Before starting the internship, I had been unemployed for 2 years. Since graduating… Continue Reading My Internship experience, the first step on a new journey.

Eleanor Macleod is completing her internship with The Scottish Government in the Communities Analysis Division. She has written a blog about what it has been like to work at the Scottish Government, included the highlights and detailed the adjustments that’s made it a great place to work! Panic, Fear & Dread. These were the three… Continue Reading My Experience as a Social Security Intern

Disabled Leaders Network Inclusion Scotland is hoping to build a ‘leadership network’. This will be a network comprising of disabled people who want to become stronger leaders within their community, workplace, education setting, or within politics and activism. The overarching aim of this network is to re-position disabled people from being viewed by society as… Continue Reading Disabled Leaders Network -Steering Group Applications