Community Employment Scheme

Our Community Employment scheme is designed to provide valuable work experience and training to help participants enhance their skills, increase their employability, and contribute to the community.

Athlone Community Services Council CE has approval for 37 participants on the Scheme

  • People aged 21 years of age or over who are currently in receipt (i.e. payment received within the 7 days preceding CE commencement) of any combination of the following payments for 12 months or more:

    · Jobseeker's Benefit · Jobseeker's Allowance · Jobseeker's Transitional Payment · One-Parent Family Payment · Deserted Wife's Benefit · Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension · Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-contributory) Pension · Farm Assist

    Persons aged 18 years or over who are currently in receipt of any of the following qualifying payments from the Department for any length of time, but payment received within the 7 days preceding CE commencement.

    · Disability Allowance

    · Blind Pension

    · Invalidity Pension

    · Illness Benefit for 6 months or more.

    · Travellers/Roma in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance/Jobseekers Benefit for any length of time but payment received within the 7 days preceding CE commencement or in receipt of One Parent Family Payment for one year or longer.

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  • You will get training as part of your CE scheme to help improve your ability to get a job when the scheme is over. There are a range of recognised QQI Awards and qualifications available to CE participants.

  • Contact your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office for further information about Community Employment.

Project Placements:

At Athlone Community Services Council

we have participants placed in the following areas:

How to Apply

Call the CE Supervisor:

Phone: 090-6498726 for further information and assistance.

Visit Us:

Location: 8 Connaught Street, Athlone. Feel free to drop in for a chat.

Online and Employment Services:

All CE jobs are advertised on the JobsIreland.ie website and through Employment Services offices/Intreo Centres. You can apply for a CE position through your local DSP Employment Services office/Intreo Centre.

For more details, visit JobsIreland.ie or Welfare.ie.

  • Aim of the Scheme

    The aim of CE Scheme is to enhance the employability and mobility of disadvantaged and unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their communities. In addition, it helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. CE projects are typically sponsored by groups wishing to benefit the local community, namely voluntary and community organisations. Projects provide a valuable service to local communities while at the same time providing training and educational opportunities to jobseekers.

  • Additional Employment

    Participants on a Community Employment Scheme work 19.5 hours per week or 39 hours per fortnight. Participants will also receive training during their time on the CE scheme to help improve their ability to get a job when the scheme is over. All participants will have an individual learning plan developed where training is identified.”

Additional Resources for the CE Scheme:

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Join our Community Employment Scheme today and take the first step towards building a brighter future for yourself and your community. Contact us now to learn more about available positions and how you can apply.

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