EmployAbility Clare supports people with a disability or illness to reach their potential in employment.  We are a county-wide government funded employment support service:

• For people with a disability or illness who want to work
• For businesses who want to recruit or retain staff, or become more disability confident

WE’RE SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR ILLNESS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL IN EMPLOYMENT

Supports for Jobseekers:

We help jobseekers find suitable work and support them in employment

We provide a range of individualised employment supports

We focus on skills, abilities, interests and experience in exploring employment opportunities

We support people who want to set up a small business or develop a social enterprise

Supports for Employers:

We make it easier for businesses to hire a person with a disability or illness.

We provide a range of supports for employers: recruitment; job matching; work trials; on the job support as needed.

We offer information and guidance on government grants and subsidies and workplace adjustments.

We host regular events for businesses and business networks to help them become more disability confident.

Who can avail of the service?

We support job seekers over the age of 18 with a disability or illness including physical, sensory, mental health, cognitive, hidden, ASD, acquired brain injury. 

Our free service is available to all businesses based in County Clare.  We have offices in Ennis, Shannon and Ennistymon and provide services in East and West Clare also. There are 23 EmployAbility services across Ireland.