Employability Pipeline
Thriving Communities offer young people and adults aged 16+ employability support and training through a staged 1 – 5 pipeline.
Individuals are fully supported through these stages by one of our Thriving Communities Officers who will be with them throughout their journey and support them to create a personalised action plan to achieve their employment goals.
Thriving Communities offer young people and adults aged 16+ employability support and training through a staged 1 – 5 pipeline.
Individuals are fully supported through these stages by one of our Thriving Communities Officers who will be with them throughout their journey and support them to create a personalised action plan to achieve their employment goals.
Stage 1
The programme gives individuals the opportunity to develop basic employability skills and build on their confidence through group activities, one to one support and accredited learning.
Stage 2
The programme gives individuals the opportunity to develop their work experience and continue to support them to grow in confidence with a work placement, group work and accredited learning.
Stage 3
The programme gives individuals the opportunity to develop their employability skills further and complete a work placement suitable to their vocational interest along with accredited learning.
Stage 4
At this stage on the programme individuals, who are job ready, are supported to secure employment. We have a dedicated employer engagement team who work closely with local employers to support them to fill vacancies utilising the skills and experience of young people who are registered on our Positive Futures programme.
Stage 5
Individuals who have progressed into employment are supported through our aftercare support. Contact is made regularly throughout their first year in employment and provide support and guidance to help them sustain employment.
Within our Employability pipeline we adopt a person-centred approach to all individuals. Additionally we apply a targeted approach to the following groups:
Care Experienced
As part of our commitment to Corporate Parenting, young people who are care experienced or a young carer receive enhanced support from our team which starts from senior phase in school and continues throughout their employability journey.
Thriving Communities have dedicated workers who have links with partners including Education, Skills Development Scotland, Social Work, The Champions Board and Young Carers Centre which helps to support young people into employment or further education.
South Ayrshire Council Modern Apprenticeship opportunities can be ring-fenced for young people who are care experience or a young carer and support is put in place to help young people access these opportunities. For more information please see the Modern and Craft Apprenticeship page.
Supported Employment
The Supported Employment programme is a targeted programme for people who have additional support needs. Our team are specialised in supporting people of all ages, including parents.
Supported Employment – Tailored job programme
Since 2019, to enhance the Supported Employment programme, we have created a range of tailored, part-time jobs. These jobs have been specifically created for people participating in the programme who are ready to progress into the world of work.
Our team work with colleagues across the local authority to create job opportunities specifically designed to suit each individual person’s circumstances. The jobs are designed around the skills, interests, and capabilities of the person, who is supported throughout by a dedicated Thriving Communities Officer.
Parental Employability Support
Thriving Communities take a whole family approach for parents and carers who require support getting back into work or for those on low incomes to upskill or retrain in order to secure and sustain fair work to ensure that households are better off when in work.
Through our Employability Pipeline Support parents are provided with one-to-one support and guidance from a Thriving Communities Officer.
In addition, a local approach is taken to help develop aspirational opportunities for work with a plan tailored to meet the needs of the individual and training identified from there. Support is also provided to access services or agencies to help overcome other challenges that need addressed in order to progress to or sustain work.
For further information on the work placements we offer which offer flexibility to parents, visit the Volunteering and Work Placements section of the website.