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Employment Supports & Services
Presented by Marie Harte
S U B H E A D I N G G O E S H E R E
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Pathways to WorkDepartment of Social Protection
“The Department will engage with and provide supports (such as education, training, work placement and job searching assistance ) to each unemployed person to increase their
prospects of securing a job”
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•No cost service
•Database of skilled and experienced jobseekers
•Dedicated Account Financial supports
•Established relationships with local Training Providers
Progression from courses directly into employment
Link in with Community Training Centres or
Youthreach programmes
Opportunity for course participants to complete
work experience modules
What can we do for employers?
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Recruitment
• Advertisement of vacancies on JobsIreland
• JobsFair/Recruitment Events
– We organise Jobs Fairs, Information Sessions, Online European Job Days, stands in DEASP offices and other recruitment events.
– We invite suitable candidates and manage applications • Matching
– We can match suitable candidates for a vacancy (based on ESCOs-European
Skills, Competences, Qualifications & Occupations)
• Selection
– Applications can be sent to the EE team and vetted so that only candidates
matching criteria are forwarded for interview
• Screening
– A pre-selection phone interview can be carried out before employer meets
candidates
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S U B H E A D I N G G O E S H E R E
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S U B H E A D I N G G O E S H E R E
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Employers can contact the dedicated employer care team on
• 1890 800 024*
• 01 248 1398
• jobsireland@welfare.ie
• Available from 10am-4pm Monday to Friday
• Advice on advert content including description/rates of pay
• Vacancy must be validated before it is goes “live” on www.jobsireland.ie
Jobs Ireland
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• The Department of Social Protection is part of a EURES Network established in 1993 by the European Commission to assist the free movement of workers between the EU/ EEA countries.
• Provide jobseekers with placement opportunities in Europe including pre-departure and on-arrival advice and counselling on living and working abroad.
EURESEuropean Employment Services
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EURES – European Employment Service
• EURES network = 900 EURES Advisers across Europe
• 31 countries in EURES network (EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein & Switzerland
• 14 Regional EURES Advisers in Ireland
• Websites: www.euresireland.ie www.eures.europa.eu
• Local EURES Adviser:
• Hugh Rodgers 021 4805436 hugh.rodgers@welfare.ie
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• eures@welfare.ie facebook.com/euresireland @EURESIreland
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Jobs Plus
Subsidy for employing staff from the Live RegisterTwo Levels of Payment:
• A new employee who was unemployed for 12-36 months €7,500
• A new employee who was unemployed for over 36 months €10,00012 months unemployed for new staff aged 50 or over
• Jobseekers under 25 are eligible for Jobsplus Youth after 4 months receiving their DEASP payment out of the last 6 months
Full time employment only – 30 hours minimum | 4 days per week minimum
Paid by EFT monthly over 24 months or until employment ceases
www.jobsplus.ie
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Jobs Plus
• Simple Process for Employers1. Register on line
• An employer registers on www.jobsplus.ie
2. The recruitment phase
• At this stage an employer could contact local EE team to promote/support the recruitment for the vacancy.
• 3. The decision to hire
• Completes part B of the JP1 form given to them by the successful candidate, signs the declaration and returns it to the Department.
• 4.Payment
• Payments will issue monthly in arrears by EFT . Payment will be paid monthly up to a maximum of 24 month period.
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Jobsplus
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Workplace Support Schemes
For People with Disabilities
• Wage Subsidy Scheme
• Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant
• Job Interview Interpreter Grant
• Disability Awareness Support Scheme
• Employee Retention Grant Scheme
• Personal Reader Grant
• Supported Employment
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Wage Subsidy Scheme – WSS
• Encourage employers to employ a person with a disability.
• To make good any perceived productivity shortfall.
• Subject to same conditions of employment.
• 21 – 39 hours per week (€5.30 per hour)
• Max €10,748 per year
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Supported Employment
• Employability Service Cork & West Cork
• Provides Job Coach to help a person with a disability find or retain employment.
• 18 Months duration
• Work experience element which may lead to recruitment and employer may be eligible to gain access to Wage Subsidy Scheme
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Jobseeker supports for those returning to work
• Back to Work Family Dividend
• Family Income Supplement
• Retention of secondary benefits
• Benefit of work ready reckoner
• After school Child Care Scheme
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The Employment and Youth Activation Charter is aimed at employers who want to
make a contribution to society by opening their doors to unemployed people and by providing them with the crucial link to the world of work.Organisations and companies who sign up to the Charter are supporting our live register customers. By agreeing to assist in one or more of the following.
• Engage with your local Intreo office (i.e. us) to access and recruit from the talent pool
• Provide employment skills training for unemployed people to help them to become job ready
• Host a job readiness event for unemployed people in the community by giving advice on CV writing, interview techniques and job searching
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• Engage in blended training-work placement opportunities• Facilitate a Job Sampling tour • Participate in your local DEASP Job Club. Offer motivational talks and insights into
the world of work• Work with local schools and community training centres to offer students early
insights into the world of work• Attend an Intreo briefing to maximise your understanding of the range of employer
supports available
Further information is available from the Employer Engagement Team or by emailing employercharter@welfare.ie
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Sample of Events/Campaigns in 2017
• The Range recruitment campaign for their store in Little Island• Local Security Company-Employer presentation to jobseekers-training course
arranged by EE Team through the Cork Training Centre• Training & Upskilling Expo• Springboard Training Expo • ACCA- Information Stand at seminar(s) • CIT-Briefing to Staff and on campus presence to students • IDA/Enterprise Info Stand at events Jobs Expo• National Jobs Week• Article in Retail Excellence Ireland• CPA Accountancy event (December)
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National Jobs Week
September 25th 29th 2017
• Apprenticeship Briefing in conjunction with Cork Training Centre• Careers in Biopharma-Life Sciences Industry• Contact Centre Management Association (CCMA) joint Recruitment Fair• CV Workshops• ICT Sector –briefing by VMWare to prepare for the industry • County based Employer Event• Joint event with Local Enterprise Office for Back to Work Enterprise claimants
• www.welfare.ie calendar of events
• Jobs Week - 5th-9th March 2018
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Employer Engagement Team in Cork
• Tracie Williams (Manager) tracie.williams@welfare.ie
• Elizabeth Howard elizabeth.howard2@welfare.ie
• Aidan Wolfe aidan.wolfe@welfare.ie
• Dermot Crosby dermot.crosby@welfare.ie
• Marie Harte marie.harte2@welfare.ie
• Hugh Rodgers hugh.rodgers@welfare.ie
eurescork@welfare.ie
Employer Engagement employercork@welfare.ieTelephone 021-4805445
4th Floor, Intreo Office, Abbeycourt House, George’s Quay, Cork
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Thank You
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