What is Community Employment?
Community employment is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed-term basis. The purpose of Community Employment is to help unemployed people to re-enter the workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to assist them in enhancing both their technical and personal skills. The Community Employment programme is administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with NTDC acting as one of the voluntary organizations or sponsors that manages the scheme.
Am I eligible for Community Employment?
Eligibility for Community Employment will depend on your age and personal circumstances and can be easily checked with your local employment office. They can submit you for interview for a vacancy that suits you at a location that suits you also. An important feature of the Community Employment programme is the development opportunity given to the individuals who participate on the programme.
If you are aged between 21 and 55 years, your Community Employment placement is for one year. However, if you are working towards a major award, (level 6 -10 on NFQ) your Community Employment placement can be extended by up to 2 years to complete this award. If you are aged over 55 you can remain on Community Employment for 3 consecutive years. You must work 19.5 hours per week and are paid weekly and you have certain statutory employment rights including paid annual leave, public holidays and maternity leave.
What type of work will I be doing?
Eligible projects are those which respond to an identified community need. Work placement options within NTDC ensure development for participants in areas involving heritage, arts, culture, tourism, sport and the environment. Some of these roles include community crèche, after-schools assistant, maintenance and caretaking of community facilities, office, administrative and reception duties, youth services and local youth initiatives.
What training and supports will I get?
Each learner on Community Employment will be given an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) which will outline work experience and both job specific and progression training. The training provided through Community Employment is delivered within a Quality Assurance framework.
Cad is Fostaíocht Phobail ann?
Is clár gníomhach margaidh saothair í fostaíocht phobail atá deartha chun deis a thabhairt do dhaoine incháilithe dífhostaithe go fadtéarmach obair úsáideach a dhéanamh laistigh dá bpobail ar bhonn téarma shocraithe. Is é cuspóir na Fostaíochta Pobail cabhrú le daoine dífhostaithe dul isteach arís san fhórsa saothair trína dtaithí dífhostaíochta a bhriseadh trí fhilleadh ar ghnáthamh oibre agus cabhrú leo a scileanna teicniúla agus pearsanta a fheabhsú. Is í an Roinn Gnóthaí Fostaíochta agus Coimirce Sóisialaí a riarann an clár Fostaíochta Pobail agus feidhmíonn NTDC mar cheann de na heagraíochtaí deonacha nó urraitheoirí a bhainistíonn an scéim.
An bhfuilim incháilithe le haghaidh Fostaíochta Pobail?
Beidh incháilitheacht le haghaidh Fostaíochta Pobail ag brath ar d’aois agus ar do chúinsí pearsanta agus is féidir í a sheiceáil go héasca le d’oifig fostaíochta áitiúil. Féadfaidh siad tú a chur isteach le haghaidh agallaimh le haghaidh folúntas a oireann duit ag láthair a oireann duit freisin. Gné thábhachtach den chlár Fostaíochta Pobail is ea an deis forbartha a thugtar do na daoine aonair a ghlacann páirt sa chlár.
Má tá tú idir 21 agus 55 bliana d’aois, beidh do shocrúchán Fostaíochta Pobail ar feadh bliana. Má tá tú ag obair i dtreo mórdhámhachtain, áfach, (leibhéal 6 -10 ar CGC) is féidir síneadh suas le 2 bhliain a chur le do shocrúchán Fostaíochta Pobail chun an dámhachtain seo a chríochnú. Má tá tú os cionn 55 bliain d’aois, féadfaidh tú fanacht ar Fhostaíocht Pobail ar feadh 3 bliana as a chéile. Ní mór duit 19.5 uair a chloig a bheith ag obair in aghaidh na seachtaine agus íoctar go seachtainiúil leat agus tá cearta fostaíochta reachtúla áirithe agat lena n-áirítear saoire bhliantúil le pá, laethanta saoire poiblí agus saoire mháithreachais.
Cén cineál oibre a bheidh á dhéanamh agam?
Is éard is tionscadail incháilithe ann ná na cinn a fhreagraíonn do riachtanas aitheanta pobail. Cinntíonn roghanna socrúcháin oibre laistigh den NTDC forbairt do rannpháirtithe i réimsí a bhaineann le hoidhreacht, na healaíona, cultúr, turasóireacht, spórt agus an comhshaol. I measc cuid de na róil seo tá crèche pobail, cúntóir iarscoile, cothabháil agus cúram áiseanna pobail, dualgais oifige, riaracháin agus fáiltithe, seirbhísí óige agus tionscnaimh óige áitiúla.
Cén oiliúint agus na tacaíochtaí a gheobhaidh mé?
Tabharfar Plean Foghlama Aonair (ILP) do gach foghlaimeoir ar Fhostaíocht Phobail a leagfaidh amach taithí oibre agus oiliúint a bhaineann go sonrach le post agus dul chun cinn. Cuirtear an oiliúint a chuirtear ar fáil trí Fhostaíocht Phobail ar fáil laistigh de chreat Dearbhaithe Cáilíochta.
Contact details:
Marie Therese Ryan
087 1029693
mt.ryan@ntdc.ie
