We are hiring - Irish Survivors Outreach Worker
May 31, 2024
Coventry Irish Society is hiring for an Irish Survivors Outreach Worker (Post is subject to continuing grant aid).
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Salary: £25,000 – 30 hours per-week (£30,833 pro-rata).
Coventry City Centre
Established in 1993, Coventry Irish Society (CIS) is a Charity providing a wide range of
community health and support services to the Irish community in Coventry.
1. The Coventry Irish Society is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to
deliver a specialist programme to provide information, support, and advice to
Irish Survivors that enables them to access the forthcoming Mother and Baby
Home Redress Scheme.
The post holder will also support an existing number of Irish Survivors that
previously obtained compensation through the Redress Board but that have
ongoing health and welfare and social support needs.
Irish Survivors are highly vulnerable and therefore the post requires someone with
high awareness and sensitivity to the Survivor’s needs and how to communicate
best with them.
Please email your CV and reasons for application to simon.mccarthy@covirishsoc.org.uk
or telephone Simon 02476256629 for further information
We are obliged to ask all successful applicants to complete a DBS Disclosure form
Beginners’ Irish Language Autumn Course 2026 with Dr Ian Malcolm Professional Irish language teacher and acclaimed Journalist, Dr Ian Malcolm, will deliver a bespoke online course in Beginners’ Irish. This course will consist of 10x classes and will take place entirely over Zoom on Saturday mornings, with Dr Ian Malcolm. Course details: Saturday 3 October 2026 - Saturday 5 December 2026* with 10x classes on Saturday mornings, delivered via Zoom from 11.00 am – 12.30 pm (including a 20 minute break). £105 for Coventry Irish Society Members | £110 for Non-Members *(or possibly slightly later, should the tutor need to take any unplanned leave during the course). This course consists of 10 classes and the aim is for the entirety of the course to be completed before Christmas 2026. Course materials: The class will use the textbook, Irish For Beginners (which is in the link below). This book costs in the region of £7.00 - £10.00 and it is strongly recommended that students purchase their own copies in advance of the course. You can find details of the course textbook here. Registration closes when course capacity is reached. Early booking is strongly recommended. The registration form for this course can be downloaded below. Please contact us at cis@covirishsoc.org.uk to return your booking form and complete course fee payment.
Coventry Irish Society launch our new #GaeilgeOnTheGo flashcards to support and encourage learning and practising new words in Irish. Here are our first set of free flashcards, in Irish, to mark the start of the new school year, and to welcome the Autumn season. Click on a tile below to enlarge.
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