Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

SOUTH KERRY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP CLG wishes to recruit a Rural Social Scheme, SUPERVISOR (Full-time temporary 12 month contract) in Cahersiveen.

The Rural Social Scheme provides weekly income support to farmers & fishermen, while at the same time carrying out a broad range of services of benefit to the community and in a variety of community settings.

THE ROLE WILL INVOLVE:

• Recruitment of farmers and fishermen onto the Rural Social Scheme
• Promotion and administration of the Rural Social Scheme
• The supervision of participants, including monitoring time and attendance
• Maintaining appropriate records in both written and digital formats and reporting to management
• Supervision of compliance with health and safety requirements
• Setting, managing and monitoring work schedules and attaining targets
• Identifying new work areas for the scheme in conjunction with the local community, sporting and voluntary groups
• Delivery on work-specific training
• Managing the output of the participants to match the expectations of the communities
• Working in co-operation with RSS and TÚS supervisors and SKDP staff
• Other duties required for the orderly operation of the Rural Social scheme

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience of cold calling engagement with the farming & fishing community
• Previous supervisory experience desirable
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and support RSS participants
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Computer literacy
• Social media experience
• Knowledge of community & voluntary group activities and work
• A good standard of education
• Good communication and inter-personal skills
• Full driver’s licence and own transport
• Knowledge of general maintenance

The salary scale for the post is €34,642.07 to €39,232.93 per annum. Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate’s eligibility to work in Ireland.

Closing: 5:00 p.m. on Friday 29th August 2025

Full particulars of the position can be found by clicking the APPLY NOW button and you will be redirected to SKDP Careers Website where instructions for applications etc can be found.