Work

Plenty of IT Jobs in Dublin

Thousands of workers are are still moving to Ireland to work -    even though unemployment is high in Ireland – there is still  strong demand for people with specific IT and language skills.

The numbers of qualified Irish graduates is not enough to match the demand . There are more opportunities than there are people to fill them.

Seamus McEvoy, head of careers at Cork Universuty  said the overwhelming majority of their 50 computer science and 120 business information systems graduates from 2010 were in employment.

A spokesman for internet giant Google  – who are located on Barrow Street, Dublin, said the company currently had vacancies for people with Greek, Swedish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Danish and Hebrew language skills.

About 60% of Google’s  Dublin employees are from abroad. Dublin is still seen as a good place to live and work.

Transfering Jobseekers Benefit Abroad

With the current employment problems for many people in Ireland – some of you may be thinking of moving to the UK or elsewhere in the EU to look for work.
The good news is that anyone claiming Jobseekers Benefit can continue to get payments from Ireland for up to 13 weeks when you go to another EU country to look for a job.

You must be getting Jobseeker’s Benefit for 4 weeks before you can transfer it to another EEA member state. If you apply to transfer your Jobseeker’s Benefit, it will be paid directly to you – (bank account) . You will still be required to register with the employment services of the country where you have gone to look for work within a week of arriving .
You need to get a “Form U2“   from your Social Welfare office and bring it  to the employment  services of the country you are travelling to.
You can get a completed Form U2 from your local social welfare office.

The 13-week period of payment may be extended to 6 months in
exceptional circumstances. Also you may now transfer your JB payment more than once while you are unemployed provided you do not exceed the maximum period of 13 weeks

If you went to the UK without a U2 form – you will probably experience delays in getting UK  Jobseekers Benefits – and when you get it the rates are much lower in the UK.
For example – over 25 Single – UK rate is  £65.45  (about €78 Euro)  The   Irish Rate is €188 Euro – more than double!

Note:  Jobseekers Allowance is not payable outside Ireland – ! You can go on holiday for a maximum of 2 weeks and your Jobseekers Allowance will be paid when you return. You must notify your social welfare local office in advance of taking your 2 weeks holiday. It can also be paid on your return from representing Ireland in an amateur capacity an international sporting event.

Childcare Workers Wanted

FOSTERING FIRST Ireland requires sessional childcare workers, €13.00 – €20.00 per hour + mileage. Various locations. Enthusiastic and suitably experienced people are required to undertake direct work and support with children and young people, with challenging behaviour, who are placed with foster carers. The work is varied and includes transportation, planning and supporting activities, individual and group work. Experience as a social care worker, a clean full driving licence and access to a car is essential. We are particularly looking for people to work unsociable hours, including weekends. For an informal discussion and application information, please contact Sorrena Megan on 01 6619012. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds

West Cork Jobs – Various

Wanted crewman- on trawler fishing out of Courtmacsherry, able to mend, non drinker, non smoker, PPS number essential, tel: 087-9048996.

Wanted – person for p/t work on dairy farm, Rossmore area, Box No 18803.

PERSON REQUIRED- to mind baby in child’s own home, 3 days a week, Clonakilty/Timoleague area, CVs to Box No 1889

Bistro Style Chef  & Short Order Style / Pizzeria Chef

(2 Restaurants)  Weekend Work Essential

Please email Kate your CV with full references to info@waterfrontbaltimore.ie before Thursday, March 31st.Contact number: 028 20600

Working Holiday Visa for Australia

Over 22 thousand people from Ireland were granted Working Holiday Visas for Australia in 2008/2009.  With the jobs market looking bleak – many unemployed Irish young people are thinking about going to Australia in 2011 for a year .
You will need a Working Holiday Visa to allow you to stay in Australia for up to 12 months and work.
This visa is for people aged 18 to 30 years of age, who are interested in a working holiday of up to 12 months in Australia.
Ireland is one of several countries participating with Australia in the Working Holiday Program.

An Australian  Working Holiday Visa allows you to :

* enter Australia within 12 months of the visa being granted

* stay for up to 12 months

* leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid

* Work in Australia . You can do any kind of work in Australia. However, you can only work with the same employer for up to six months.

* study for up to 4 months.

More details about the rules and how to apply for a Visa below
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Work as a Film or TV Extra in Ireland

Do You want to be on Television or in a Film?

Fancy having a pint in McCoys in Fair City or maybe being thrown overboard on the set of Treasure Island?  Well this is your opportunity to get involved with films, TV and adverts.

No experience Required

Get paid from €77 to €120 per day.

Meet new people and have fun

Register with MovieExtras.ie

Movie Extras is an online database of Movie Extras working, or available for work in the Irish Film and Television Industries. MovieExtras provides search facilities to casting directors .

Most work as film or TV extras will be in the Dublin or Wicklow areas.

Airtricity Jobs

Airtricity are expanding in Ireland – and they will have a few job vacancies soon. They announced 105 new jobs in  Dublin this week . The latest roles are mostly in customer service.

There have been 500 new jobs at at Airtricity since July 2009, when the firm entered the Irish domestic energy supply market.

Airtricity now has  more than 350,000 customers in Ireland.

Check the latest Airtricity Jobs here

Au Pair Work in Ireland

Working as a Au Pair is a cheap way to visit another country and experience the culture and family life. Au Pairs normally work 5 days a week in a family home helping care for the children and doing cooking and housework. In exchange the Au Pair gets free meals and accommodation as well as an agreed payment (pocket money).

At online  Au Pair agencies you can register yourself as available for Au Pair or Nanny work in Ireland or worldwide. Families can also register their requirements for Au Pairs or Nannys. FIrish people can apply to work as an Au Pair abroad too.

Telesales Work From Home

Advertising Telesales Executive (Work from own home)

Description:

Duties and responsibilities include account management, business development and achieving monthly sales targets, maintaining customer loyalty through excellent customer care. The candidates must have a proven successful track record in advertising telesales in Business to Business Trade Magazines (minimum 3-4 years advertising telesales experience); industry sales experience is a distinct advantage, the ability to work on their own initiative and the ability to build rapport with customers. Strong communication skills and fluent English are essential for the role. This will ideally suit one with a business development/account management/direct sales/telesales background. The right candidate will enjoy a very attractive earnings package.

Days per week: 5   – Hours per week: 40

Start date: Immediate

Experience Required: Fully Experienced. Minimum: 3 Years.

Salary: 28,000 pa Euro

Closing Date : 22/08/2010

Please send CV to: frank@giltron.ie

Work Experience : Jobs in Ireland

The Irish  Government “work placement program” is an initiative aimed at providing unemployed people with work experience .  Participants in the WPP  can retain their social welfare entitlements – but get no pay from the employers. It has not produced great results – and as at the start of  May 2010 just over one third of the  2,000 available places had been taken up.

As at 7th May 2010 there were 919 placements on the Work Placement Programme but there were still  1,589 vacancies . The scheme has been running for 12 months
There have been criticisms – such as the lack of any  bonus or welfare top-up offered by employers – when the reality is that it costs people to go to work in terms of travel, buying lunch and work clothes. The employer makes no contribution towards it.
It has also been alleged that some employers are simply using it to get access to cheap labour