Education Development Worker - Homelessness Project

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following position:

Education Development Worker

Foundations Project - Homelessness Project

(Permanent Post)

Ref: EDWF24

City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB) was established on 1st July 2013 under the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013. City of Dublin ETB has 3,000 employees and an annual budget of €580m. It is the state education and training authority for Dublin city and serves the area covered by Dublin City Council. This provision is delivered to over 48,000 learners (20,000 full-time and 28,000 part-time) and is supported by a range of services including a psychological service, a curriculum development unit, a buildings maintenance unit and Head Office staff in Ballsbridge. It also has statutory responsibility for supporting the provision, coordination, administration and assessment of youth work services in Dublin city and is the lead partner for Music Generation Dublin City. City of Dublin ETB is also responsible for the national awarding authority for student grants in Ireland, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI).

City of Dublin ETB Foundations Project is an educational support service for people who are homeless. In place since 2001, it provides Adult Education Programmes and Child and Family Programmes to provide supports to adults and families experiencing homelessness around their educational needs. The project liaises with a wide network of community, voluntary and statutory services in the area of homelessness, community and further education and support services. For further information please consult our website www.foundationsproject.ie Proposed Timeframe: Shortlisting will take place week commencing: 20th May 2024 Interviewing to commence week beginning: 27th May 2024 *All dates are subject to change and are for guidance only Location of Position: The position will be based administratively in Parnell Adult Learning Centre, Dublin 1. Programmes are delivered in Parnell Adult Learning Centre and some homeless services around Dublin city. Salary: €35,182 - €64,210 per annum (including long service increments). Successful candidates will be paid at point 01 of the Resource salary scale unless they have previous public sector service at the same grade.

Annual Leave: 35 working days per annum.

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (some evening and weekend work involved).

Summary of Position: This position involves organising adult education programmes within Foundations Project. It involves a significant amount of liaison work with statutory and voluntary providers such as emergency hostels, accommodation providers and day services in the area of addiction, homelessness and mental health. Foundations Project encourages people to begin attending classes in an education centre but also runs a small amount of programmes on-site in hostels. It provides programmes that consider the wide range of educational levels and interests that people have in areas like IT, creative arts, ESOL classes, sports, social studies etc.

Working as part of a team, the person is required to co-ordinate adult education programmes, to encourage referrals to the programmes through outreach liaison within the homeless services and to encourage onward progression from the programmes to community-based programmes and college / further education programmes over time. Where the person can facilitate groups / directly teach in certain subject areas this is beneficial. The person should also work in conjunction with the Child and Family Programmes in Foundations Project and prioritise meeting the educational needs of parents experiencing homelessness, delivering family learning initiatives and similar. Experience in family learning and in working with children or young people would be very beneficial too.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The general duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office: • Co-ordinating and developing a range of both accredited and introductory / taster educational programmes for homeless service-users. • Developing strategies and programmes to meet the needs of the most marginalised people using homeless services. • Providing information and advice on educational programmes and services to staff and service-users in the homeless services. • Liaising with the homeless services, undertaking outreach work to hostels and emergency accommodation to inform people about the programmes. • Building links with the homeless services and the broader adult and community education sectors. • Referring students for literacy, ESOL and learning needs assessments as required. • Organising and / or facilitating groups and classes in adult education, family learning and young person’s educational support programmes. • Preparing and organising work for the QQI accreditation system, assisting in the internal verification process. • Supervising the work of tutors involved in the programmes and social care students on work placement. • Providing more general support and advice / information to adults experiencing homelessness who attend our programmes. Assisting them to access other support services as appropriate. • Maintaining records through various database / recording systems and providing reports on an on-going basis. • Other duties as the project and programmes require. • Reporting to the Project Co-ordinator. Notes: • Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all applications are received on time.

Any technical difficulties encountered by the sender when submitting applications are not the responsibility of the City of Dublin ETB. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to submit applications well before the 12 noon deadline on the specified closing date. • Your application will be assessed on the information you submit. • City of Dublin ETB may contact the named referees and/or employers for a reference should you be called to interview. • Selection will be by the way of a competitive interview which will focus on the key skills and duties of the role.

Latest date for receipt of completed online applications is: 12 noon on Friday 17th May 2024

Late applications will not be accepted. Shortlisting may take place.

Canvassing will disqualify.

City of Dublin Education and Training Board is an equal opportunities employer

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Latest date for receipt of completed online applications is: 12 noon on Friday17th May 2024

Late applications will not be accepted. Shortlisting may take place. Canvassing will disqualify. City of Dublin ETB is an equal opportunities employer.