Pobal - EmpowerAbility

Contact

Kristina Walshe

Tel

+353874684758

Email

Kwalshe@crc.ie

 

 

EmpowerAbility is funded by the WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme.

“This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland, through the Department of Social Protection and the European Union”

 

 

Location- EmpowerAbility, Social Innovation Hub, Civic Centre, Ballymun, Dublin 11

 

EmpowerAbility supports adults with disabilities who are currently not work ready and/or are distant from the labour market.

We use person-centred approaches to provide progressive pathways into education, training, and employment (including self-employment) for participants based on their needs, their abilities, and their potential.

EmpowerAbility provide:

· Job Coaching

· Career and Education Guidance

· Individual Progression Plans

· Employment preparation workshops such as CV writing, Cover Letter, Career preparation, interview skills, etc.

· Training

· Supported Employment/ Work Experience Opportunities

· Designated staff to support adults throughout their time on the programme

 

 

How to Apply

To enrol onto the EmpowerAbility programme you must be.

· Aged 16 years and older

· Diagnosed or Self-Diagnosis as having a disability/being disabled

To qualify you must meet one of the following long-lasting conditions.

· Blindness or a serious vision impairment

· Deafness or a severe hearing impairment

· Difficulty with basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying

· An intellectual disability

· A difficulty with learning, remembering or concentrating

· A psychological or emotional condition

· A difficulty with pain, breathing or any other chronic illness or condition

 

In addition to the above, a person is classified as being disabled if they encounter difficulties with any of the following activities:

· Dressing, bathing, or getting around inside the home (self-care disability)

· Going outside the home alone to shop or visit a doctor’s surgery (going outside the home disability)

· Working at a job or business or attending school or college (employment disability)

· Participating in other activities, such as leisure or using transport

To apply please contact the programme coordinator Kristina Walshe by phone on 0874684758, or via e-mail on kwalshe@crc.ie

 

This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.www.EUFunds.ie