Work Experience Placements

Work Experience GCP

Work Experience Placements

Gain practical work experience over 6-8 weeks at GCP.

GCP’s Work Experience Placements offer opportunities to work at GCP and its award-winning social enterprises. Not only will you have the chance to make a positive impact in the Grassmarket Community Project, you will also have the opportunity to:

  • Boost your CV and gain experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Work as part of an experienced team and gain knowledge of the Third Sector
  • Build key employability skills and earn accredited online training certificates
  • Receive assistance and guidance to update your CV and showcase your new skills and experience
  • Earn a professional reference from GCP staff for when you’re ready to apply for your next role!

More about Work Experience Placements

Over 2025, GCP is planning to introduce placements for:

  • reception and administrative experience to support GCP’s member program
  • kitchen experience help prepare GCP’s daily community lunch and social enterprise events
  • woodwork experience supporting our Social Enterprise to produce hand-crafted products to be sold in our shops

Interested? Give us a shout at [email protected] or contact [email protected] for more information

Sponsor the Young Members Programme

Help transform lives directly by sponsoring a Young Members Activity

Your direct support helps ensure we continue to deliver our essential work to support Edinburgh’s most vulnerable adults. We guarantee at least one of our Members Activities will be the perfect fit for you or your organisation, or both!

Let’s discuss which suits you best and how we can tailor the package and relationship. Join the best of company at THE good place to be.

SPONSOR OUR MEMBERS PROGRAMME

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A BIG THANK YOU

The Grassmarket Community Project’s Young Members Programme relies on the generosity of our customers, funders and donors. Our key funders for this area of our work are Capital City Partnership, The Robertson Trust and Hub Community Foundation’s Building Brighter Futures Fund. We thank them for their essential continued support.

Capital City Sponsorship and The Grassmarket Community Project
Hub Community Foundation - Grassmarket Community Project
The Robertson Trust