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TAG | Enterprise
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Follow the Ballyhoura Development Golden Vale District on Facebook
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Check out what’s happening in community and rural development Ballyhoura Development’s Golden Vale District (including the local communities of Charleville, Effin, Churchtown, Bruree, Liscarroll, Granagh, Dromina, Castletown, Milford, Ballyagran, Ballyhea, Colmanswell, and Newtownshandrum).
Follow http://www.facebook.com/BDLGoldenVale and “Like” the page. Please share with your friends also!
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Ballyagran · Ballyhea · Bruree · Castletown · Charleville · Churchtown · Colmanswell · Community · Community Development · Dromina · Effin · Employment · Enterprise · facebook · Golden Vale · Granagh · Liscarroll · Milford · Newtownshandrum · Our Company · Rural Development · Tourism
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safeTALK – Suicide Awareness Education for the Community
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The Charleville Suicide Awareness Project, whose mission is “to educate, inform and support the community on the issue of suicide”, has been focused on creating greater awareness of the supports available to the public to help promote better and more positive mental health. Over the past number of years, as well as facilitating a suicide-bereaved support group, the project has facilitated a number of suicide awareness training programmes such as safeTALK, ASIST-Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, and Peer Support Education, and now begins a new round of awareness raising training and in the coming weeks by offering “safeTALK – a suicide awareness programme” to community members.
The safeTALK programme is a free, 3-hour introductory version of ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) for communities and the public and it aims to increase awareness of self-harm and suicide. Most persons with thoughts of suicide go unrecognised—even though most all are, directly or indirectly, requesting help. By attending this 3hr course, participants will be in a better position to identify people who have thoughts of suicide and move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.
Expect to leave safeTALK more willing and able to perform an important helping role for persons with thoughts of suicide by applying the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) and have the ability to activate a suicide alert and to link a person with suicidal thoughts to the appropriate suicide first-aid resources or with more specialised help.
With more suicide-alert helpers in the community, more people with thoughts of suicide will get connected to the intervention help they want. The safeTALK programme is the result of over twenty years of work at learning how to develop useful suicide prevention abilities in a short program and is fully supported by the HSE. It is recommended that the safeTalk course is undertaken as a prior requirement to availing of the ASIST programme.
This course is free and places are limited to 30 places so participants are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment. If you would like to participate in any of the awareness or training programmes that are organised by the project, including safeTALK, please contact Margaret O’Callaghan on tel. 086-3576109 in confidence for further information and to register your interest. Participants will be advised in due course of date, time and venue of the course. The Charleville Suicide Awareness Project is supported locally by the HSE’s Turas Nua Mental Health Resource Centre and by Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
If you are feeling at risk of suicide, contact the 1Life 24-hour Suicide Prevention Helpline on tel. 1800 247 100, and consult with your local GP.
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- North Cork Enterprise Board courses; visit www.nceb.ie/training/ 022-43235
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- Reopening of the following Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) for new applications: Dairy Equipment Scheme; Rainwater Harvesting Scheme; Sheep Fencing/Handling Scheme and Sow Welfare Scheme. Details on www.agriculture.gov.ie
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- Accelerate Programme is planned to commence in Mitchelstown in February by the North Cork Enterprise Board; the programme will run weekly until May and participants must have an established business of > 2 years. The programme is an integrated learning and mentor programme designed to make an impact on the participant and their business and will impact the leadership, management and personal skills and behaviours of the participant. Details to follow.
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Identifying and Recording Irelands Biodiversity 2012
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- The National Biodiversity Data Centre is offering workshops in 2012, entitled - Identifying and Recording Irelands Biodiversity 2012. Details on www.biodiversityireland.ie
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• Irish Rural Link Annual Conference & Rural Awards
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- Irish Rural Link Annual Conference & Rural Awards will take place on 10th & 11th May 2012 in Letterfrack, Co. Galway. Applications for 2012 Rural Awards are now available. Details from info@irishrurallink.ie/ www.irishrurallink.ie
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Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Tús Supervisor
Location: T.B.C.
Reporting to: Community Development Manager
Responsible for: Managing a team of 20 Tús scheme participants across a wide geographical area (North Cork and South & East Limerick) in line with both organisational policy and the requirements of the Tús Scheme.
General Key Responsibilities: To animate and support communities in devising appropriate work placement plans;
- To schedule, supervise, support and manage participants, in partnership with local community groups;
- To schedule programmes of work and projects in partnership with local community groups;
- To develop and maintain a good working relationship with each community liaison officer;
- To maintain community project records;
- To match participants to suitable work programmes;
- To establish and maintain an effective system of communications with all scheme participants;
- To ensure that appropriate administrative systems are in place and communicated to all relevant staff;
- To recruit participants and to manage all associated administration, in conjunction with the Tús Administrator and Community Development Manager;
- To produce regular progress reports for the Community Development Manager;
- To make recommendations on materials and to monitor and record material use for their scheme;
- To operate within the materials budget allocated;
- To organise, with the Tús Administrator and Community Development Manager, the matching of participants to work programmes, based on their skills, knowledge and geographical location;
- To ensure that all Tús work done complies with both organisational and statutory health and safety regulations and legislation.
- Any other duties commensurate with the post.
JOB SPECIFICATION
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible to apply for one of these positions, you must meet the following criteria:
- Unemployed for at least 12 months and ‘signing’ full-time
- In receipt of a jobseekers payment and at the time of application
Please check with your local social welfare office in advance of applying if you are unsure.
Person Specification:
Full clean driving license
Excellent Organisation skills
Excellent computer skills, including a proficiency in Microsoft office
Report writing skills
At least 3 years previous experience in managing:
- People
- Projects
- Budgets
In addition, the following is required under each thematic area
| HR & Training | Community Event Management / Marketing & Recreation |
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Terms & Conditions:
Salary: Information will be given at time of application
Annual Leave: 23 days annually
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Ballyhoura Development Ltd
Job Description & Person Specification
Job title: Rural Social Scheme (R.S.S.) Supervisor
Location: Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Reporting to: Community Development Manager
Responsible for: Managing a large team of Scheme participants across a wide geographical area (North Cork and South & East Limerick), in line with both organisational policy and the requirements of the Scheme, as regulated by the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government.
Key Responsibilities:
- To animate and support communities and community groups to devise appropriate workplans for Scheme participants;
- To schedule, supervise, support and manage participants, in partnership with local community groups;
- To develop and maintain a good working relationship with each community sponsor group;
- To maintain community project records;
- To match participants to suitable work programmes, in conjunction with the RSS Administrator & Community Development Manager;
- To establish and maintain an effective system of communications with all Scheme participants;
- To ensure that appropriate administrative systems are in place and communicated to all relevant staff;
- To recruit participants and to manage all associated administration, in conjunction with the RSS Administrator;
- To produce regular progress reports;
- To make recommendations on materials and to monitor and record material use for their scheme;
- To operate within the materials budget allocated;
- To organise, with the RSS Administrator and RSS Manager, the matching of participants to work programmes, based on their skills, knowledge and geographical location;
- To ensure that all RSS work done complies with both organisational and statutory health and safety regulations and legislation.
- Any other duties commensurate with the post.
Skills/ Experience/ Qualifications
-Experience of walks/ trails development and maintenance;
-Technical skills in the areas of construction and / or environmental development.
-Demonstrable experience of managing a large team;
-Experience of managing and monitoring budgets;
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
-Experience of working in a community development environment is desirable;
-Full clean driving license
Terms & Conditions
Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Information will be provided at time of application
Annual Leave: 23 days
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JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Development Officer
REPORTS TO: Community Development Manager
Responsible For: The Development Officer will play a central role in supporting and developing innovative initiatives to facilitate and broad based community development and achieve social inclusion for groups and individuals. This will involve working closely with other members of the Ballyhoura team as well as partner organisations to ensure an integrated approach to the development of the area.
LOCATION: Caherconlish
Key Responsibilities:
Co-ordinate the community development activities in the St. Ailbe‘s Maigue District of the Ballyhoura Development area.
Manage and coordinate the implementation of social inclusion activities and initiatives in the district, within the framework of the Local & Community Development Programme (LCDP) implemented by Ballyhoura Development;
Provide administrative and technical support to individuals and community groups to compile, prepare and submit quality funding applications for Rural Development Programme (LEADER) and other funding for community projects;
Identify and facilitate community groups to broker funding for community projects;
Facilitate and deliver community socio-economic planning initiatives with selected communities;
Support and assist the communities in the area in the formulation and implementation of plans and projects designed to promote inclusive development within Ballyhoura Country.
Identify development opportunities and devise strategies and innovative programmes to support inclusive development.
Enable individuals, groups and communities to identify needs and encourage involvement in development activities.
Encourage, devise and facilitate integrated interagency responses to address needs in the district.
Devise measures through which the socially and economically excluded can enhance their capacity to become involved in personal and community development and improve their life chances.
Animate local community groups and individual community members to participate more fully in the development of their communities;
Support the development of existing groups, the establishment of new groups and the formation and development of community focused networks.
Ensure that targets and work schedules are adhered to in order to achieve objectives, and prepare monthly activity and achievement reports.
Maintain appropriate documentation and records and prepare monthly activity and achievement reports in keeping with the Company’s requirements.
Carry out evaluation of initiatives and actions in a systematic way with the clients and the staff team.
Carry out such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
The Development Officer will carry out these duties in accordance with the agreed policies and Procedures of Ballyhoura Development Ltd.
Terms & Conditions
- Fixed Term Contract to mid-April 2012
- Salary Commensurate with Experience
- 23 days annual leave pro-rata to length of contract issued
Qualifications
- Primary degree in a community-development related field, or similar
Required Skills & Experience for the Post
- At least 2 years experience in a community development role;
- High level of IT proficiency;
- Demonstrable experience of delivery of community development initiatives;
- Experience of supporting LCDP and/or RDP projects desirable;
- Strong administrative skills;
- Full clean driving license
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