Supervisor - Tús Community Work Placement Initiative

Full-time Position

Overview

Galway City Partnership is a local and community development company that has worked since 1996 to tackle disadvantage and social exclusion, focusing, in particular, on helping those who are long term unemployed. The Tús initiative is a community work placement scheme providing short-term working opportunities for unemployed people. The work opportunities are to benefit the community and are provided by community and voluntary organisations in the Galway City region.

Role

Galway City Partnership are recruiting for a full-time position for a supervisor on the Tús Community Work Placement Initiative, to supervise a team of 25 participants. The Tús Supervisor will oversee the daily operations of the Tús Programme, ensuring effective supervision of participants and the successful delivery of community projects. This role involves promoting the scheme, managing participant activities, and liaising with community groups to identify suitable work placements. This role may also include managing a team of participants that will be involved in maintenance work, specifically in relation to gardening and other potential horticultural projects, so experience and knowledge in these areas will be highly desirable.

Please see Job Description attached below.

Maoirseoir - Tionscnamh Socrúcháin Oibre Pobail Tús

Post Lánaimseartha

Forbhreathnú

Is comhlacht forbartha áitiúil agus pobail í Comhpháirtíocht Chathair na Gaillimhe a d'oibrigh ó 1996 chun dul i ngleic le míbhuntáiste agus eisiamh sóisialta, ag díriú, go háirithe, ar chabhrú leo siúd atá dífhostaithe go fadtéarmach. Is scéim socrúcháin oibre pobail é an tionscnamh Tús a chuireann deiseanna oibre gearrthéarmacha ar fáil do dhaoine dífhostaithe. Is chun leas an phobail iad na deiseanna oibre agus cuireann eagraíochtaí pobail agus deonacha i réigiún Chathair na Gaillimhe ar fáil iad.

Ról

Tá Comhpháirtíocht Chathair na Gaillimhe ag earcú do phost lánaimseartha do mhaoirseoir ar Thionscnamh Socrúcháin Oibre Pobail Tús, chun maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar fhoireann de 25 rannpháirtí. Déanfaidh Maoirseoir Tús maoirseacht ar oibríochtaí laethúla Chlár Tús, rud a chinnteoidh maoirseacht éifeachtach ar rannpháirtithe agus seachadadh rathúil tionscadal pobail. Is éard atá i gceist leis an ról seo ná an scéim a chur chun cinn, gníomhaíochtaí rannpháirtithe a bhainistiú, agus idirchaidreamh a dhéanamh le grúpaí pobail chun socrúcháin oibre oiriúnacha a aithint. D'fhéadfadh go n-áireofaí sa ról seo freisin foireann rannpháirtithe a bhainistiú a bheidh páirteach in obair chothabhála, go háirithe maidir le garraíodóireacht agus tionscadail gairneoireachta féideartha eile, mar sin beidh taithí agus eolas sna réimsí seo an-inmhianaithe.

How to Apply

Selection will involve shortlisting of applicants for interview based on the criteria for this position as outlined in this job description and person specification. A panel may be formed from which similar vacancies may be filed.

Please submit your Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter by email to recruitment@gcp.ie by 5pm on Thursday, the 13th of February 2025.

Please include the post you are applying for in the subject line (Tús Community Work Placement Initiative Full-time Position).

Interviews are expected to be scheduled with 2 weeks of the closing date for applications.

Galway City Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.

This position is supported by the Department of Social Protection