Supporting Clare People into Work
Free, personalised employment guidance funded by the Department of Social Protection
Our wonderful Local Area Employment Services team!
LAES (Local Area Employment Service) is a service provided to people while they are on jobseekers allowances.
It provides you with an opportunity to reach your full potential through training, personal development, and mentoring.
It gives you 1:1 support in order to reach your goals.
Each person is matched with one of our lovely caseworkers (staff members) to support you throughout your journey.
LAES is a 12-month programme, where you will build or design a personal progression plan, and you agree with your caseworker to carry out the tasks involved.
Within that time period, we identify skills that you need in order to fulfil your plan.
Each person is assigned their own time to complete whatever given tasks they have identified, and gets support to do them, so that they are involved in achieving their own goals.
Personal Progression Plan
You set the goals
1-to-1 Caseworker Support
Dedicated support throughout
12-Month Programme
Structured at your own pace
Am I elegible?
Referred via:
- Department of Social Protection (DSP)
- Long-term jobseeker
- Other payments (Carer’s, Disability)
How do I apply?
Step-by-step process:
→Referred by DSP
→Matched with caseworker
→ Personal plan agreed
→ Progress begins.
How it works
Referral
Get referred through DSP or Intreo
Build your plan
Meet your caseworker and agree your goals.
Move forward
Access training, support and employment progression.
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How we help
- CV Writing & Job Applications
- Interview Skills & Confidence
- Training & FET Courses
- Work Placement
- Employment Liaison
- Outreach Clinics
Success in numbers
548 clients currently supported
700+ people worked with across the programme
Outreach in 4 locations — Scariff, Ennistymon, Kilrush, Shannon
Sectors reached: hospitality, aviation, retail, construction, tourism, and more
The service in more detail
LAES is a free employment support service funded by the Department of Social Protection and delivered locally by CLDC. We work one-to-one with people to help them build confidence, develop skills and move closer to employment.
- Access additional supports through CLDC programmes such as SICAP and Tús
- Build confidence, soft skills and practical job-readiness
- Get one-to-one support from a caseworker matched to your needs
- Take part in outreach clinics in locations across Clare
- Develop skills and experience that improve your chances of local employmentwestnorthants.gov
- Get extra support from our Employment Liaison Officer when you are ready for full-time work
- Access the service through DSP referral if you are registered as long-term unemployed
- Meet the team in Ennis from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with outreach in Scariff, Ennistymon, Kilrush and Shannon
- We are currently working with over 700 people that we work with on a full-time basis. So we are very busy!
- We’re open in our Ennis HQ from 9-5, Monday through Friday, and depending on needs we can be flexible with our clients.
- We also work in partnership with Intreo and Paul Partnership to deliver this service.
Testimonial
I provide much needed support to three of my bachelor uncles who are each living alone with long-term progressive illnesses. Each of them is illiterate and rely on me to provide support in this area, along with other much needed assistance. The meetings with Tommy allow me to do this in a way that I can do this, while keeping my own personal career aspirations in focus, too.
I believe that every person especially the elderly in our community, deserve much-earned respect and care and comfort in these tumultuous times. The meetups with Tommy provide me with much-needed support personally to ensure I can fulfil that role in my family….but also from a career path perspective, it is keeping me focused on maintaining momentum with my career goals. I am very grateful for the service provided."
Meet the team
Tommy Downes
Programme Coordinator
Contact me for general inquiries about the Local Area Employment Services programme.
tdownes@cldc.ie
087 4860328
Mary Frances D’Arcy
Contact me for LAES reception, scheduling or general inquiries
mdarcy@cldc.ie
mdarcy@cldc.ie 0879051542
Renata Radisic
Caseworker and Training Officer
rradisic@cldc.ie
0871652237
Yvonne Woods
Caseworker
ywoods@cldc.ie
087 737 0696
Mairead O'Brien
Caseworker and Training Officer
mobrien@cldc.ie
Louise Black
Caseworker and Training Officer
lblack@cldc.ie
Jessica O'Loughlin
Administrative Officer
joloughlin@cldc.ie