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
Linda Ervine was born into a working-class Protestant family in east Belfast. She is the manager of the first Irish language centre to be based in a loyalist area. When she began learning Irish in 2011, no one would have conceived of the idea of an Irish language centre in the heart of east Belfast but despite the many difficulties, Turas is now one of the largest providers of Irish language classes in Belfast. She is the founder of Scoil na Seolta, the first Integrated school to teach through the medium of Irish. In 2021 she was honoured to receive the MBE for her work promoting the Irish language. In 2023 she was given an honorary doctorate by Queen’s University and in 2025 she was made a member of the Royal Irish Academy as well as an honorary degree from Trinity College in June that year and an honorary degree from the Open University in October 2025. In March 2026, she was appointed to the Irish Council of State by President Catherine Connolly. About the event: Thursday 11 June | 1pm-1.45pm. This is a FREE online webinar. To book, please email us: cis@covirishsoc.org.uk with names and contact emails of all attendees. Registration closes 04 June 2026. The online link will be emailed to attendees prior to the event. With support from: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Reconciliation Fund.
Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2026 in Coventry with events, live performances, plenty of craic and lots to discover!
Join us for a special St. Patrick's day Lunch Club from 12:30pm - 5:00pm at CIS Office, Eaton House | £10 per ticket . Blessing of the Shamrock Mass - 12pm at St Osburg's Church | Blessings of the Shamrock kindly provided by our twin City, Cork. Enjoy an Irish Stew and buffet, a special visit from St Patrick, plus live performances with music from Frankie and the McHugh School of Irish Dancers. Tickets are available at the office. Please contact us on 02476 256629 or get in touch at cis@covirishsoc.org.uk or on Facebook.
