We have a vacancy on our Community Employment Scheme for a General Operative

This position is based in the Revamp 3RStore Longford Town

19.5 hrs per week. CE Rates apply

Duties of this General Operative post include but are not limited to:

  • Selecting paint suitable for recycling
  • Upcycling of used paint and furniture
  • Preparing furniture items for restoration
  • Dismantling furniture items prior to painting where necessary
  • Mixing paints
  • Hand painting furniture items where appropriate
  • Spray painting furniture items where appropriate
  • Promote the services within EDI and Revamp 3RStore to the public

Any other duties that may arise

To apply:

Please submit CVs to Nicola or Marie:

nicola.mullervy@edilongford.ie  or mariemcgurran@edilongford.ie

You can post CVs to: CE Assistant Coordinator, EDI Centre, 11A2 Mastertech Business Park, Athlone Road, Longford, N39 Y0F4.

Or if you are passing by you can drop your CV into our reception area, please mark CVs for the attention of the CE Assistant Coordinator.

You can also contact Nicola and Marie by phoning 043-3347515

More information:

The Community Employment Programme (also known as a “CE Scheme”) is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed get back to work by offering part-time and temporary placements in jobs based within local communities.

Participants on a CE Scheme can take up other part-time work during their placement and this will not affect their CE payment.

Benefits of participating on Community Employment

  • Access to, and financial support for, education & training
  • PRSI ‘A’ contribution paid (paid employment)
  • Progress to sustainable full-time employment / self-employment
  • Those on reduced DSP payments receive wages based on the full DSP rate while on CE
  • You may be eligible for the Community Employment Childcare (CEC) Programme
  • Medical Card retained while on CE
  • You will keep your entitlement to the extra benefits you were getting immediately before going onto CE, provided you continue to satisfy the conditions for these benefits
  • Financial support for education & training
  • You may be eligible for the National Childcare Scheme (NCS)

You can read more about Community Employment here

And a video by Intreo on Community Employment can be viewed here

You can view more of our Community Employment vacancies using the following links:

Community Employment vacancies ran by the EDI Centre in outside community venues include:

General Operative