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Seven young people at Oberstown receive Gaisce Awards
01 August 19: Oberstown Children Detention Campus, this week, held a special awards ceremony to present seven young people with Bronze and Silver Gaisce – The President’s Awards. The seven recipients successfully completed their Gaisce challenges over the past 12...Five young people and four staff members at Oberstown qualify as fitness instructors through on-campus training
10th July 2019: Following a nine-week course delivered by Image Fitness Training on site at Oberstown Children Detention Campus in North Dublin, 5 young people and 4 members of Oberstown staff have successfully qualified as fitness instructors. The course, delivered...Minister Zappone announces appointment of new Oberstown Children Detention Campus Board of Management
PRESS RELEASE Minister Zappone announces appointment of new Oberstown Children Detention Campus Board of Management Friday 12th July 2019 · Re-appointment of Professor Ursula Kilkelly as Chairperson of Oberstown Board of Management confirmed · Remaining Board...‘Demonstrated commitment to improving its services,’ HIQA says of Oberstown
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) this week published an overview report of inspection and regulation of children’s services in 2018. The report provides insight into the quality and safety of services for children, including Oberstown Children Detention Campus.
Oberstown is recruiting
Oberstown Children Detention Campus is currently recruiting to fill vacancies for the following roles:
Facilities Manager, Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM1), Communications Officer
Oberstown partners with Java Republic in pioneering initiative
Oberstown is now recruiting residential social care workers to provide the best possible care to young people in detention.
Young people train as baristas through collaboration with Java Republic
Young people in Oberstown have qualified as baristas through an on-campus training programme.
Education – Closing the Gap for Children in Detention
Education – Closing the Gap for Children in Detention Oberstown Children Detention Campus on April 16 hosted a seminar in Buswells Hotel, Dublin 2, aimed at exploring the issues children in detention face when pursuing their education. The seminar addressed some of...Education – closing the gap for children in detention
Oberstown is holding a seminar on April 16 to identify the issues in addressing educational disadvantage experienced by children in the youth justice system-
