The Springlawn Development in Longford Town have a Community Employment Programme vacancy for an Administrator and Support Worker.  19.5 hours per week.

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 the CE scheme can take up other part-time work during their placement. 

Duties of this post include but are not limited to:

  • Manage phone and email correspondence 
  • Attend weekly activity groups and set up refreshments for groups
  • Be in attendance at the Centre for residential support, ie, cup of tea and chat
  • Project promotion, ie, design, print and distribute flyers and Centre newsletter
  • Take minutes at management meetings and send to committee members
  • Facilitate meetings and events
  • General Administration

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