Tús Initiative

Varied Work Placements

The work opportunities are provided by community and voluntary organisations in both urban and rural areas and participants are employed in a variety of sectors around County Sligo that include:

• Community tourism and heritage initiatives
• IT – web design and development, social media, app development
• Community task force projects
• Event management
• Public relations
• Social care
• Administration

To be eligible to participate in the Tús scheme you must:

• Have been continuously unemployed for at least 12 months and “signing on” on a full-time basis; and
• Have been receiving a jobseeker’s payment (Jobseeker’s Benefit or Jobseeker’s Allowance) from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for at least 12 months; and
• Be currently receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA)

Note: If you are getting JA and have a break(s) of up to 30 days in your jobseekers record over the last 12 months, you will still be eligible for Tús.

Participants on the Tús programme are employed by Sligo LEADER Partnership for a period of 12 months. Participants work 19 ½ hours a week and receive the same statutory annual leave and public holiday entitlement as other employees.