Secondment opportunity: Disabled Children and Young People Implementation Adviser

Disabled Children and Young People Implementation Adviser– Better Life Chances Unit

A secondment opportunity is available with the Better Life Chances Unit of the Scottish Government based in Edinburgh at Victoria Quay.

The successful candidate will play a central role in implementing Scottish Government policy for disabled children and young people.  They will work with the Rights and Participation Team taking forward work around supporting parents, data requirements, participation of parents, children and young people and transitions and with the GIRFEC team to make sure that policy for disabled children is implemented as practically as possible within the GIRFEC approach.

The secondment will run from September 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter, and will be for a period up until and including 31 March 2014.

Please see the downloadable documents below for further details.

Completed forms should be returned to us by 4pm on Thursday 9 August 2012 either by email to alan.davidson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by post to

Alan Davidson
Getting It Right for Every Child Team
Scottish Government
2-B North
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

Enquiries about the post should go in the first instance to Boyd McAdam, Head of the Better Life Chances Unit, who can be contacted on the details below. 

Contact Name Boyd McAdam
Contact Email boyd.mcadam@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Phone 0131 244 5320
Contact Address

Downloads

• Implementation Adviser (Disabled Children and Young People) – Letter inviting interest (final)
• Implementation Adviser (Disabiled Children and Young People) – Application Form (Final)