Job Title: Project Worker 
(1 or 2 Positions)

Location: Longford Town

(1) Part Time 6 Month Jan to May 25 REF: LSCP 20251
(2) Part Time 12 Mth School Avoidance Jan to Dec 25 REF: LSCP20252
(3) Full Time 6 Month Jan to May 25 REF: LSCP20253 (This is a combination of LSCP20251 and LSCP20252)

The School Completion Programme is a programme to support students who are at risk of early school leaving and students of school going age who are not currently attending school.

The role of the Project Worker will be to work with a selected group of children and young people to improve attendance, participation and retention. The SCP is one of three strands of the Tusla Education Support Services (TESS).

Improved attendance, participation and retention in school are the desired outcomes of SCP. The aim of the programme is to retain young people to completion of the Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualification or suitable level of educational attainment which enables them to transition into further education, training or employment.

There are 13 schools in the Longford SCP Cluster: seven primary schools and six post-primary school. Project Workers will work as part of a team with SCP Coordinator as line manager.

To Apply:

Please complete the application form below and include 2 recent referee contact details should be emailed for the attention of the coordinator at longfordscpjobs@gmail.com

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Wednesday the 11th of December 2024.

Please Note Reference Number of the job you are applying for on your application.

Only those selected for interview will be contacted.