Highland Council is seeking to appoint a new officer to help families who have fled war-torn Syria make their home in the region.
The refugee resettlement officer would be appointed for a fixed term of two years, on a salary of between £22,295 and £25,116.
Four Syrian families – comprising a total of 23 men, women and children – moved to Alness this summer.
A community engagement event was held in the Ross-shire town in May, and was attended by more than 70 people.
Highland Council has offered to help settle up to 30 families.
The new officer will be asked to “work in close partnership with local communities, stakeholders and with statutory and voluntary sector agencies to deliver an innovative, person-centred, Highland Syrian Refugee Resettlement Programme”.
The successful applicant will also be asked to “provide advice and support to refugees to enable them to access appropriate services, live independently and integrate into the Highlands”.
In the Western Isles, a baby was born last week to a family of the first Syrian refugees to arrive in the Outer Hebrides.
The baby girl was born at the Western Isles Hospital, in Stornoway.
She is a new arrival for one of two Syrian families who only came to the islands in July.
