Community Employment Project

The Rathkeale Community Council Development Association, a subsidiary company of the Rathkeale Community Council, 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 Management Committee Composition