Community Employment Project

The Rathkeale Community Council Development Association manages and oversees the Community Employment (CE) Project. This employment programme helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. The programme helps participants to enhance and develop both their technical and personal skills which can then be used in the workplace.

Current openings can be found by searching for Rathkeale the Jobs Ireland website.

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Over 18 years of age, if a member of the Traveller Community and in receipt of a Department of Social Welfare Payment.
  • Eligibility to participate on CE is generally linked to those who are 21 years or over for the Childcare, Health & Social Care Sections, and 25 years of age or over for all other areas.
  • Applicants must be in receipt of an Irish Social Welfare Payment for 1 year.
  • Applicants should supply suitable character references and complete a Garda Vetting Application Form.

Union Approval

Each Community Employment Project must make an application for union approval to two unions:

  • Building & Allied Trades Union, Mechanics Institute, Hartstonge Street, Limerick. Phone: (061) 469889
  • SIPTU, Connolly Hall, Lapps Quay, Cork. Phone: (01) 8794312

No CE participant can take work from any Full Time or Part Time worker in any of the areas that the project service.

A complete list of participants and their roles/jobs must be submitted to both unions for approval.

Letters of approval must be submitted with our application for rollover of the Project to the D.E.S.P.

Rathkeale Community Council Development Association

Rathkeale Community Council Development Association, a subsidiary company of Rathkeale Community Council, manages and oversees the Community Employment (CE) Project.

Project Contact Details Corporate Details
Rathkeale Community Council Development Association

CEP Office,
Community Centre,
The Square,
Rathkeale,
Co. Limerick. EIR code: V94V6R6Office Phone: (069) 63072

Email:  ceprathkeale@gmail.com

Company Registration Number: 331444

Company Date of Incorporation: 18-8-2000

VAT Registration Number: 6351444-B

Project/Department of Social Protection Number: 2019-10/17/4533/2

RCCDA Annual Report 2021

Project Management Committee Composition

Name Position on Board Mobile No Email
Mr Noel White Chairperson 086-3061073 Send Email
Mr Richard Naughton Secretary & Delegated Management Responsibility for Project 087-3812210 Send Email
Mr Padraig Doherty Treasurer 087-8349420 Send Email
Mr Joe Dunleavy Treasurer 087-1301415
Mr Con Horan Garda Vetting 086-8110797 Send Email

The Project Auditors are Carey & Associates (Registration Number: CA1415605) of Newgarden, Lisnagry, Co. Limerick. Phone: (061) 372001

© June 2019 by the Rathkeale Community Council. Page content provided by Mike Hunt, manager of the Rathkeale CE Scheme.