St Josephs Community Centre Shantalla

It hosts a variety of communities amongst them Galway Community Circus, The Men’s Shed City West, The Karate Club and Scouts. Classes taking place in the centre include Circus for all ages, Karate, Aikido, Tai Chi, Club Shine and Ballet. Rooms are available to rent at community rates, for more information email: [email protected]

Galway Arts Centre Community Employment Programme

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alway Arts Centre is the sponsor of a city based Community Employment Programme offering placements in Cultural and Community based organisations, including St Josephs Community Centre, Galway Arts Centre, Cuirt International Festival of Literature, The Blue Theatre Performance Academy, Baboro International Arts Festival for Children, An Taibhdhearc, Our Lady's Boys Club, Shantalla Residents Association, The Galway Rowing Club and An Meitheal Rothar. Roles include receptionists, administration and accounts assistants, theatre support personnel, assistant curators, caretakers, maintenance crew, outdoor maintenance crew, social media and PR assistants, outreach and community workers and bicycle mechanic trainees. In house and accredited training is provided for all of the above roles and the Galway Arts Centre encourages and assists all participants in sourcing relevant training courses the will improve employment prospects in the cultural and community sector. The Galway Arts Centre welcomes applicants from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. All vacancies for the above CE programme are listed on the Jobsireland website and the Galway Arts Centre website as they arise. All applicants must fulfil DSP eligibility for CE, i.e. over 21years of age and in receipt of unemployment assistance for a minimum of 12 months. For further information contact CE supervisor Derval Byrne [email protected] or CE Asst. Supervisor Patricia Heaney [email protected]