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Community Worker

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    GALWAY TRAVELLER MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
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    Ref: #CES-2449738
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    DEPT OF EDU AND YOUTH, St Teresa' Special S, Ballinasloe Ent Ctr, Co. Galway, H53 NW54
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    No of positions: 2
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    Community Employment Programme
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    19.5 hours per week
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    Community Employment Programme Rates
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    Published On: 22 May 2026
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    Closing On: 03 Jul 2026

Eligibility to participate on CE is generally linked to those who are 21 years or over and in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for 1 year or more or 18 years and over for certain disadvantaged groups. Your eligibility will have to be verified by the Department.

To register your interest you can contact an Employment Personal Advisor (EPA) in your local Intreo Centre.



Duties

This is a developmental opportunity, no experience necessary. Accredited training will be provided to support your career. 

We are recruiting for Community Workers on our Community Employment scheme to support GTM's outreach work in county Galway. The areas covered by our work include Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Portumna, Athenry, Ballygar & Oranmore. Successful applicants will need to be able to travel to one or more of these areas. 
The current available Community Worker positions will have special focus in GTM's areas of work: Health, Education, Accommodation, Culture & Heritage, Enterprise while challenging Racism & Discrimination faced by the Traveller community in all areas.
Duties include:
Engage with the wider Traveller Community, deliver information, respond to problems and needs through collaboration and active participation. 
Advocate for the rights of the Traveller Community. 
Represent GTM at events. 
Take up training to support the job and career progression. 

For further details, please contact one or both of the CE Supervisors on their email address below: 
Siobhán at sjoyce@gtmtrav.ie or 
Joanna at joanna@gtmtrav.ie  
Or call 091  765390
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