Westmeath Community Development Community Employment Project is a project funded by the Department of Social Protection and managed by Westmeath Community Development.

We would like to recruit an Assistant Community Employment Supervisor on a part-timejob sharing basis, to cover maternity leave.  The work of the programme includes community development support, childcare and administration.

The duties of the post include: assisting the supervisor in preparing and implementing a training programme for participants, planning and supervision of the day to day running of the project.  .

The selected candidate must have a good standard of education.   Previous experience in supporting unemployed individuals to secure employment would be an advantage. Knowledge of managing administration procedures would be most desirable

Information technology skills are essential. Priority will be given to applicants who are currently unemployed or are participating on a government funded training /employment programme.

It is a requirement of the post that the successful candidate has their own transport.  Garda vetting will apply..

Salary: – DSP CE Assistant Supervisor rates of pay will apply

Application forms can be downloaded from HERE,  or by contacting Geraldine Morrissey @ 09064 94555.  Applications should be sent to

CE Supervisor

Westmeath Community Development

Business Development Centre

Parnell Sqaure

Athlone

Before close of business (5pm) Friday 18th May.

Westmeath Community Development is an Equal Opportunities employer.

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A Big Hello to The Gar

Calling on all retailers in Mullingar, the countdown is now on for the very first tourist currency arriving in Mullingar as well as the Live Local, Shop Local campaign kicking off.  

The Gar is unique to Mullingar and will be used to promote local businesses and encourage tourists as well as locals to shop in town. Participating retailers provide a minimum of 10% discount to Gar holders, which in turn offers value and incentivise tourists to shop in the town and take advantage of the many special offers.

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Geoscience: Benefitting Irish Society

- Keeping our Cities Safe: Dublin SURGE Project reveals the health of Dublin’s soil

- Protecting our Environment: Minister O’Dowd announces a €250,000 environmental research call – contracts for 10 researchers over the next year

Minster for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, today opens a two day conference in Dublin Castle that will outline the significant contribution that Geoscience makes in the protection of Irish society. Today’s programme concentrates on “A Safe City; The Contribution of Geoscience in the Urban Environment” and is hosted by the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). The programme examines flooding, subsidence, landslides, the challenges of tunnelling, contaminated land and state-of-the-art 3D modelling of subsurface geology in case-studies of cities in Ireland, the UK and across Europe.

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Applications for the Genio Disability and Mental Health Programme 2012 are now open. The deadline for applications is 5pm Wednesday 9th May 2012.

€2m has been allocated to Genio from the €35m allocation for Programme for Government Objectives in mental health in 2012. In accordance with the HSE National Service Plan 2012 this allocation will be used to accelerate innovative practices and service modernisation in mental health in line with A Vision for Change.

There is no lower or upper limit for grant applications within these allocations.

For further information contact info@genio.ie or log onto www.genio.ie 

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Development of a Community Based Integrated Best Practice Model of Suicide Prevention for Youth to incorporate prevention, intervention and postvention components.
Development and Provision of Training Programme
 

PROJECT PROPOSAL:
To develop a Community Based Integrated Best Practice Model of Suicide Prevention for Youth to incorporate prevention, intervention and postvention components.
The development of a specific Training Programme relevant for a selection of youth worker professionals, representative of a broad range of services, including education, youth work and mental health supports, which will assist in:

a)    Implementation of  the recommendations of Action Area 3: Youth Organisations and Services of ‘Reach Out’ – The National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention (2005 – 2014)
b)    Provide participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to respond to the mental health care needs that arise in youth work.
 

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Westmeath Volunteer Centre is calling for volunteers to get involved in Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week (NVW) from May 14th – May 20th 2012. 

From May 14-20 hands on volunteering projects will take place across the county – co-ordinated by the Westmeath Volunteer Centre. 

Manager of the Mullingar based centre Ian O’Flynn said: “If it’s only for a minute, an hour, or a day – volunteering can make a big difference and be a lot of fun. I am urging people to contact us and get involved.” 

Following five successful National Day of Volunteering campaigns, this year the campaign is being expanded to seven days, making it easier for volunteers, organisations and companies to get involved. 

The event is being co-ordinated nationally by Volunteer Ireland and delivered locally through the 22 local Volunteer Centres across the country. The flagship project for National Volunteering Week 2012 is a National Inland Waterways Clean up. 

To get involved in NVW 2012 contact the Westmeath Volunteer Centre at (044) 934 8571 or go to www.volunteer.ie where you can: 

1. Look up projects in the Westmeath area and register to get involved.

2. Develop your own project and register it.

3. Participate in the flagship project – A National Inland Waterways Clean Up.

4. Check out the list of 30 ‘Random Acts of Volunteering’ examples to get some inspiration.

Further Information

Ian O’Flynn, Manager, Westmeath Volunteer Centre: (044) 934 8571.

Phil Boughton, Volunteer Ireland:  (085) 742 7017.         

Ronan Cavanagh, Cavanagh Communications: (086) 317 9731.

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Happy Easter!

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Heppy Easter!

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