Home-based paid internships
Sports Scotland - OU exclusive Virtual Internship as a Digital Learning Specialist
Graduate level roles
Brabners - Law Training Contract 2022
Now Teach – Teacher Training Programme
FDM (London, Leeds, Birmingham and Glasgow) - Graduate Business and Technical Consultants, Graduate Software Developer
Gradcracker - STEM Graduate Schemes, STEM Placements & Internships
Police Now - National Detective Programme
BBC - Software Engineers (All levels)
Amazon - Internal Communications Manager, Software Development Engineer
NHS Scotland - NHS Professional Careers Graduate Traineeship
To find out more about graduate schemes that are currently open or check upcoming opening dates, visit: https://www.brightnetwork.co.uk/graduate-career-advice/choosing-a-career/application-deadlines-graduate-schemes/
Health and social care
There is currently a huge demand within the sector and many organisations are offering both full-time, part-time or flexible working hours. There are also opportunities for both permanent and temporary roles. Here’s just a few of the organisations we work with who are urgently recruiting:
Leonard Cheshire – Support Workers
MacIntyre – Community Teaching Assistants, Learning Facilitators, Support Workers (temporary and permanent), various locations
The CareTech Group – Support Workers
Volunteering roles
With many charities receiving unprecedented demand for their services your help and support has never been more important.It’s worth remembering that some organisations are able to offer home-based opportunities.A great starting point to search for opportunities in your area is https://do-it.org/
Here’s a few of the national charities we work with who have told us they need your help:
Brightside – volunteer Online Mentoring, Presenters, Content Creators
TutorFair – Paid and Volunteering Private Tutor roles
Action Tutoring – Volunteer Tutor (English or Maths)
The Open University Students Association (OUSA) – Meet-up Host, Chat Moderator
Other Opportunities
Clyde and Co - Law Virtual Insight Days
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