ScottishJobs.com delivers olympic support to Scotlands 1st summer games

One of the largest volunteer initiatives ever undertaken to support athletics in Scotland has been entrusted to leading independent recruitment website ScottishJobs.com as Glasgow prepares to host the Special Olympics Summer Games for the first time in July 2005.

Named as the official supplier to Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB), Glasgow headquartered ScottishJobs.com will be working closely with the local City Council and Games Committee to deliver the over 1,500 volunteers required to help organise and run the event.

Speaking about the companyís move to support SOGB is ScottishJobs.com managing director Pat Kelly who says: ìScottishJobs.com is a commercial organisation committed to inclusivity in the work place, where we take the broadest possible view of the recruitment market to deliver the most appropriate employer/employee match. Our programme of inclusivity ranges from being the first Scottish online recruitment website to employ assistive screen reader technology for the visually impaired, to our close working relationship with the Commission for Racial Equality, and now through our newest appointment as an official supplier to the Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB).

Weíre delighted to be working with the Special Olympics and look forward to driving tremendous volunteer support for this event as Scotland hosts this competition for the first time ever.î

First established in 1978, this year marks the 7th Special Olympics National Games where over 2,500 athletes will compete from 2nd to 8th July in twenty-three events involving 11 venues in and around the City of Glasgow.

ScottishJobs.com has created a dedicated position on their website for Games volunteers providing information and assistance on how to get involved. Roles and responsibilities range from officiating, transportation, accommodation, food services, information services and even entertainment.

This is a massive logistical and administrative undertaking which involves housing, feeding and transporting over 5,500 athletes, families and supporters for eight days as well as ensuring the smooth function of each event. Volunteers able to donate a small portion of their time from 2nd to 8th July are asked to log on to ScottishJobs.com or visit www.specialolympicsglasgow.com.

Special Olympics Great Britain (SOGB), which occurs every four years, was borne from the international Special Olympics programme founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of former American President John F Kennedy, in 1968.

ScottishJobs.com is part of market leading recruitment website group IrishJobs.ie, whose work with the disabled has led to being honoured at O2ís first Ability Awardís in Ireland on 2 February 2005.

Volunteers interested in being involved with the Special Olympics Great Britain Summer Games 2005 can get further information at www.scottishJobs.com or on www.specialolympicsglasgow.com. A certified two-hour training course on working with disabled people will be provided.