Hiring an intern via Jobbridge

IsMiseMyself

Hi!

I own a small media start-up, and have had an intern assisting me for the last few months. She's on the Jobseeker's Allowance became eligible for the Jobbridge scheme a couple of weeks ago. I'd really like to get her set up with Jobbridge, as there's an extra 50 quid there for her.

But on the Jobbridge website, it seems you have to register your company and advertise your position. I already *have* an intern--so is there anyway to skip through the registering her with Jobbridge?

Cheers.

IsMiseMyself

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

Hi!

I own a small media start-up, and have had an intern assisting me for the last few months. She's on the Jobseeker's Allowance became eligible for the Jobbridge scheme a couple of weeks ago. I'd really like to get her set up with Jobbridge, as there's an extra 50 quid there for her.

But on the Jobbridge website, it seems you have to register your company and advertise your position. I already *have* an intern--so is there anyway to skip through the registering her with Jobbridge?

Cheers.

You wouldn't be trying to become your own intern by any chance?

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

The thing that annoys me is that the government doesn't differentiate between 20-somethings living at home and those who've moved out. I graduated college in May and spent the summer applying for jobs in my field. Got offered unpaid stuff and internships--mostly coming down to the fact that I don't really have much experience.

So I thought, okay, I'll move to Dublin, the hub of my field (media) and get experience. I've picked up a few bits and pieces and a few part-time things and am really, really trying to get a job but it's hard. Even the free work in the media industry is fought tooth and nail over. So here's me living in Dublin on €143 a week. I spent €90 a week on rent and €15 on travel. That leaves me with a €38 left over to pay for food and bills. After that, I might save maybe a fiver a week to put aside incase a bill is large or to put towards the €25 it'll cost me to get a bus home.

If my JSA was cut from 143 to 100 (or 99, for argument's sake!), I'd have to move home and any chance I have of doing an internship (even a Scambridge one) goes down the pisser. There goes my hopes of a career.

My brother is also on the JSA. He's chilling at home saving up his money and contributing €50 to my mother for his upkeep. The rest goes in his bank account and pays for his car.

WHY don't the government actively look into those living away from home and those not? Some fields of work require you to move. At this rate, I'd be tempted to jack it all in and try London. At least there they pay their interns enough to live on!

IsMiseMyself

Ha. No. Not my own intern.

I have actually been involved in a small start-up for quite some time, and am now working there, and the owner wants to know what the 'host organisation' has to do to take on an intern via Jobbridge. I'm the lackey, so I've been tasked with finding out, so I put the question here to save me a trip down to the local social welfare office. I said I owned it for ease of explanation. (But yes, caught out!)

So the question remains: do we have to advertise the job via Jobbridge or can we skip that step as the intern's been with the company for a while?

IsMiseMyself

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

So the question remains: do we have to advertise the job via Jobbridge or can we skip that step as the intern's been with the company for a while?

Looking through the FAQs I don't see how you could skip the registering and advertising step. I imagine the process could be accelerated though.

One point to note:
http://www.jobbridge.ie/toolkit/FAQOrgs.pdf

8. Can a Host Organisation take on an Intern if they have an existing or had a
previous employment relationship with?
No. A Host Organisation may not provide an internship opportunity under the Scheme
to an individual if they have an existing or had a previous employment relationship
with.

I don't know if an unpaid internship counts as an existing employment relationship or not.

IsMiseMyself

That was what I was wondering about myself: essentially I was looking for someone with experience in this, but cheers anyway!