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Waterford Area Partnership  is currently recruiting for 2 positions within its SICAP (Social Inclusion & Community Activation Programme) goal 2 team.

  1. A part time Employment Services Co-ordinator (County Waterford based)
  2. A part time Clerical Officer (Waterford City based)

Details on application for both positions are below. Please read the details carefully as failure to comply with stated requirements will reduce your chances of success.

Background to Waterford Area Partnership and SICAP

Waterford Area Partnership is one of 46 Local Development Companies in Ireland that deliver a range of programmes, services and supports to improve the quality of life of those experiencing social, cultural, and economic exclusion within our communities.

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is a Department of Rural & Community Development (DRCD) funded programme managed by Pobal and administered by each Local Authority Local Community Development Committee (LCDC).  SICAP Goal 2 supports are offered to eligible individuals to improve their access to personal development, education, employment, and self-employment opportunities.

Position 1. Part Time Employment Services Co-ordinator (County Based)

Waterford Area Partnership is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and organised Employment Services Co-ordinator who will be based in Dungarvan and deliver SICAP services to eligible individuals living outside of the Metropolitan Area. The County based Employment Services Co-ordinator will work in collaboration with the City Based Employment Services Co-ordinator and the rest of the Goal 2 team to deliver outcomes to relevant target groups that improve their job readiness. The County Based Employment Services Co-ordinator will report to the G2 Team Lead.

This is a part time, 14 hour a week, position which requires flexibility and may involve working in the evenings/at weekends.

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that the Co-ordinator has a full and valid driving license and their own car with Irish Insurance. Travel/subsistence costs will be paid in accordance with WAP Travel & Subsistence Policy and on the production of indemnification certification.

Location

The Development Worker will be based in the SICAP office in Dungarvan but will be expected to travel around the county to meet tutors, students, and community groups/local services with a view to building and maintaining an effective programme of interventions that will support the job readiness of eligible SICAP recipients.

The WAP/SICAP Employment Services Co-ordinator (County) will work with the City Co-ordinator to provide a range of supports to assist those most distant from the labour market to become job ready, and those in precarious employment to improve their employment opportunities.

Experience Required

  • Experience in the delivery of supported training and employability interventions to people experiencing social, economic and/or educational exclusion
  • Experience of action planning and working to achieve a KPI
  • Experience in the use of CRM and paper filing systems
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Experience of writing reports
  • Train the Trainer qualification would be desirable

To express an interest in receiving a full job description please email a cover letter and an up-to-date CV including the names and contact details for 2 referees, and state in the email that you meet the requirement of having a full driving license, Irish insurance and your own car, to info@wap.ie In the subject line of the email please include: Goal 2 Employment Services Co-ordinator.

Position 2. Part Time Clerical Officer (City Based)

Role Overview:

To support the Goal 2 team to complete, maintain and update relevant SICAP Individual Beneficiary (IB) and group paper & digital files.  The Clerical Officer will report to the Goal 2 Team Lead.

 

Main Duties:

To work with G2 team members to maintain, monitor and update individual & course files as well as individual records on the IRIS CRM system to track client registration, interventions, exit and follow up, across SICAP Goal 2 clients

To carry out follow up support, by phone/e-mail with SICAP recipients and to record updates on Iris system.

Experience Required

  • Up to 2 years’ experience in office administration including: building and maintaining files, form completion, making follow up phone calls to record information, working within a team.
  • Up to 1 years’ experience with a Customer Relationship Management System.
  • Up to 1 years’ experience of working with people from groups experiencing social, economic and/or educational exclusion.

The SICAP Clerical Officer will work from the SICAP G2 Office in the Edmund Rice Heritage Centre unless otherwise requested by the G2 Team Lead.

To express an interest in receiving a full job description please email a cover letter and an up-to-date CV including the names and contact details for 2 referees to info@wap.ie. In the subject line of the email please include: Goal 2 Clerical Officer.

Closing Date for Applications: 4th March 2024 @ 5pm. No late applications will be accepted.

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