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Job Vacancy – Finance Adminstrator  The Finance Administrator will work closely with and report to the Head of Finance in Youth Work Ireland National Office. Their duties will include the processing of a small monthly payroll, carrying out the day-to-day requirements of the finance office, including Debtors/Creditors/Banking and general administration duties. The Finance Administrator will … Read more

OUR Generation is launching Transgenerational Trauma Awareness Day on Wednesday 15th December 2021. The aim of the day is to raise awareness and expand the conversation around Transgenerational Trauma. Click here to register>>

Nollaig is an opportunity for young people within our Member Youth Services to design the official Youth Work Ireland Christmas card. The competition was open to all young people affiliated to a Youth Work Ireland Local Youth Service and we had three age categories and received hundreds of entries. We are delighted to announce the category winners … Read more

The Retail project, supported by Erasmus+ and Leargas aims at creating training packages for different audiences involved in retail such as experienced retail entrepreneurs, and digital natives looking for new work opportunities. These packages will include subjects such as new retail business models, e-commerce, social networks, business strategies and more! The fourth newsletter is now out and … Read more

Gen Z calls for action as 81% of young people surveyed admit to buying clothing from fast fashion outlets despite awareness of climate impact. 83% of young people say they want to avoid fast fashion as COP26 continues to highlight harmful impacts on the planet Leading youth organisation, Youth Work Ireland, is continuing its climate … Read more

Lunchtime Learning: Positive Mental Health Promotion in Everyday Youth Work Date: Wednesday, November 24th Time: 1pm-2.30pm Venue: Zoom Youth Work Ireland’s next informal Lunchtime Learning Session takes place on Wednesday November 24th @ 1pm and will focus on everyday youth work practice that supports youth mental health. Practitioners will be provided with a space to … Read more

It’s Youth Wave 2021 time and this year we have a number of fun interactive online workshops specifically for young people aged 12 – 18 within our Youth Work Ireland youth groups.  We have workshops over 3 days of the Halloween Mid – term break that include arts and crafts, quizzes, story telling along with … Read more

Youth Work Ireland: Our Generation Administrator (Part-time) (Dublin 1) Ref: YWI 012020 04 (Peace IV Regional – Building Peace through Emotional Resilience) Title: Our Generation Administration Support p/t (building peace through emotional resilience with young people) Responsible to: Our Generation Coordinator Links to: Youth Workers & partner organisations Timescale: Oct 2021 – Dec 2022 Location: Youth … Read more

Press Release Youth Work Ireland October 12, 2021 “A Bit Done – More to do for Young People in Budget 2022” Says Leading Youth Organisation The Government has begun to show an encouraging interest in addressing the numerous issues facing young people coming out of the pandemic but there is still a very long way … Read more

It’s Nollaig Time Again…. “Nollaig 2021” is an opportunity for young people between the ages of five and eighteen to design a Christmas card for Youth Work Ireland. The competition is open to all young people affiliated to a Youth Work Ireland Local Youth Service. There are three age categories and a winner will be … Read more