Do you Want a New Creative Career?
We are looking for people who, due to being a refugee/migrant, Traveller, or having a criminal record or who are in recovery from addiction, have found it hard to find a job in a creative field.
Creative? Good with your hands? Keen to learn?
Roles include:
• Machinists (manufacturing garments and homewares): 3 roles
• Retail Store Assistant (Customer Service, online order fulfilment and stock management): 1 role
• Screen Print Technician (Paper and Textile silk screen printing): 1 role
To apply:
Send in a CV and cover letter or short video by Tuesday the 20th of July at 5pm, to jobs@wemakegood.ie, with the following points addressed (applications that do not address these points will not be considered):
• The job role (i.e. 1, 2, or 3 - from the list above)
• State whether you are unemployed and a Traveller, a Refugee or Migrant, have a criminal record or are in recovery from addiction
• If applying for the Garment Machinist role, outline your experience
• Tell us why you want this role
If you want more information please contact Joan on 0868376360 or Caroline on 0871357819.
Key information:
- Full training provided (certified and uncertified)
- €11.00 an hour for stage 1, €12.30 in stage 2, and over €13.00 in stage 3.
- The role is for 2-3 years and then people will be supported to move into mainstream employment or their own business
- All roles are based in Dublin 1 and 2
- All roles are full time (39 hours a week)
- We are looking for people who are motivated to learn and start a new career and work well in a team
Machinists (Garment and homewares) x 3
The job involves learning to sew and finish high quality garments, accessories and homewares (such as curtains & cushions). All training will be provided.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Fabric cutting
- Machine sewing & finishing to patterns provided
- Hand sewing
- Quality control
- Stock management
- Ironing and fabric preparation
- Machine set up and basic maintenance
- Packaging
- Attending training & upskilling
- Workroom clean up
- Other tasks as requested
- Attending training and team meetings etc
Reports to: The Manager
Based in: 24 Mountjoy Sq East, Dublin 1
Hours: Full time: 9:00 – 5:00 (39 hours) with 30 mins for lunch and 2 x 15 min breaks
Rates of pay: There are stages of progression in the work, which depend on developing levels of technical competency and team work, these are:
Stage 1 – €11.00 an hour
Stage 2 – €12.30 an hour
Stage 3 - €13.00 an hour
Desirable experience (in your CV please tell us):
Person specification
For this role, there may be a paid job trial.
Retail Assistant Role x 1
The job involves developing skills in a retail environment. We hope after three years you will have sufficient skills to progress into retail team leader or management roles. The role includes:
- Order fulfilment
- Cash handling
- Social media and marketing
- Customer relations and sales in store
- Stock control and management
- Stocking shelves with merchandise
- Answering queries from customers
- Keeping the store tidy and clean, this includes hovering and mopping and occasional window cleaning
- Receiving and storing stock
- Attending training and upskilling
- Working as part of the a team
- Other tasks as required
Reports to: The Shop Manager
Based in: 16 Fade St, Dublin 1
Hours: Full time (39 hours), these hours will be spread across the week, and may include late night shopping hours or weekend work
Rates of pay: There are stages of progression in the work, which depend on developing levels of technical competency, experience and teamwork, these are:
Stage 1 – €11.00 an hour
Stage 2 – €12.30 an hour
Stage 3 - €13.00 an hour (if progressing into team leader role)
Desirable experience (in your CV please tell us):
Person specification
Print Technician Role x 1
The job involves developing skills in screen printing, and will involve some retail duties. The role includes:
- Hand Screen Printing Textiles and paper as per training given
- Upskilling in other print techniques – pad printing, hot foil stamping and stencil making
- Stock management
- Customer Service
- Assist in preparation for (and potentially) facilitation of customer workshops
- Print process management
- Machine set up and basic maintenance
- Finishing
- Packaging
- Attending training & upskilling
- Workroom clean up
- Some retail work
We are looking for a staff member who is creative, good with their hands and has a real interest in making, is responsible and honest and is interested in arts and design.
Reports to: The Print Shop Coordinator
Based in: 16 Fade St, Dublin 1
Hours: Full time (39 hours), these hours will be spread across the week, and may, on occasion include late night shopping hours or weekend work
Rates of pay: There are stages of progression in the work, which depend on developing levels of technical competency, experience and teamwork, these are:
Stage 1 – €11.00 an hour
Stage 2 – €12.30 an hour
Stage 3 - €13.00 an hour (if progressing into team leader role)
Desirable experience (in your CV please tell us):
Person specification
