Sandra Jennings from our Local Employment Service Network doing outreach information work at the Social Welfare office on a signing-on day.
Who can use the LESN service
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Long-term unemployed |
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A dependent partner of an unemployed person |
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A lone parent |
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An early school leaver |
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In receipt of a Disability Payment |
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Working in the home and interested in seeking
paid employment |
What the service can offer you
Information
The LESN provides a one-stop-shop where unemployed
people can learn about all options available to them
and which options suit them and their family. Information
officers can give you information on:
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Welfare to work schemes and initiatives |
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Social welfare entitlements on returning to work |
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Secondary benefits and medical card entitlements |
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Taxation |
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Education and training opportunities |
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Job vacancies |
Mediation
If you are unsure of which direction to take, our Mediators
can give you one-to-one support and advice and match you with the job opportunity
that suits your particular needs.
More specifically, the mediator will:
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Help you with career planning |
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Explore and discuss options that would best suit
you and your family |
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Identify appropriate training and education courses
that would help you to get work |
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Help you with CV preparation and interview skills |
Where to find us: our LESN Contact Points
We have three contact points around Bray in the following locations:
Wicklow Trade Union Centre
97 Rear Main Street (beside Holy Redeemer Church)
Tel: 01-2042964 or 01-2116363
St. Fergal's Resource Centre
107 Oldcourt Avenue
Tel: 01-2828898
Little Bray Family Resource Centre
Ard Chulann
Tel: 01-2864350
Job Initiative Scheme
Bray Area Partnership through the Employment Services
Support Programme is managing agent for the FAS Job
Initiative (JI) programme. JI is an active labour market
programme involving the provision of work for long term
unemployed people in the community and voluntary sector
in order to support their progression to jobs in the
open labour market. Training and support form key elements
of the programme.
Our Employment Services
Support Programme provides a range of services
to people experiencing
unemployment. 
