Intreo Services and Organisations

Intreo – Department of Social Protection

Intreo is a service from the Department of Social Protection which helps jobseeker’s with their employment and income support service’s needs. Intreo provides a personalised service, based on your individual needs including;

• advice on education,

• training and personal development opportunities,

• job search assistance, and

• Information on, and access to, the range of income supports available from the Department of Social Protection.

Intreo – Partners National Employment Service (IPNES)

The Department of Social Protection (DSP) has commenced a new service, Intreo Partners National Employment Service (IPNES). The service is provided by companies contracted by the Department who will be known as Intreo Partners.

The service is aimed primarily at people who are long-term unemployed between 12 and 24 months. A personal adviser is assigned to every person who will assess the person’s skills, experience, challenges and work goals and will work with the person to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. People are referred to the IPNES for a period of one year and can avail of other supports and training during this period.

People will be randomly selected by DSP for this service, but any person interested in availing of the service without any referral or selection should contact their local Intreo Office for further details.

Intreo – Partners Local Area Employment Service (IPLAES)

A further new service from DSP is Intreo Partners Local Area Employment Service (IPLAES) which will also be provided by companies contracted by the Department who will be known as Intreo Partners.

The aim of the service is to assist people in finding sustainable full time paid employment by providing intensive individual support and assistance and is primarily aimed at long-term unemployed jobseekers most distant from the labour market twenty-four (24) months and over. A Personal Progression Plan will be agreed which will include a schedule of activities, actions and job

focused targets. People are referred to the IPLAES for a period of one 1 year and can avail of other supports and training during this period. If a person becomes employed, they can avail of in-employment support for a period of seventeen weeks.

People in receipt of other payments (Carers, Disability etc) or who are not in receipt of any DSP payment can also avail of this service. Any person interested in availing of this service should contact their local Intreo Office for further details.

EmployAbility

If you have a disability and wish to take up paid employment or your require assistance in finding a job, the EmployAbility Service provides an employment and recruitment service to assist people, who have a range of disabilities and impairments, to obtain and keep a job.

EmployAbility provides a number of ‘on-the-job’ supports, such as a Job Coach who will assist both the employer and the persons seeking employment. In order to avail of the EmployAbility Service, you must genuinely require the initial support of a Job Coach to obtain employment in the open market. The range of supports provided include:

• Individual needs assessment

• Vocational profiling and career planning

• Individual employment plans

• Job sourcing and job matching services

• On-the-job support and coaching

• Advice and support to employers

Follow-up support and mentoring to both employers and employees. Employment support is provided when accessing vacancies and applying for jobs. It also involves matching skills with the employers’ needs, work experience placements, finding employers and assistance with integrating into the workplace. EmployAbility provides access to support services when required to maintain employment and advice on employment benefits and entitlements.