Census Enumerators

billy the squid

Heard the advert for this on the radio but missed the number. Google is not being nice to me, has anyone consered applying and what is the number if you have it i would be greatful.

Pythia

http://www.cso.ie/census/census_2006_recruit_enum.htm
I just typed in census into google and found it.

genie

I was an enumerator back in 2002 and enjoyed it overall. It's amazing the number of people who won't answer the door when the soaps are on, though! :rolleyes: And be prepared to have to go back to some houses four or five times...

billy the squid

thanks for the link and the replies.

sounds handy enough and €2200 is a nice little bit of extra money for the summer. and living in a city it could be a little more.

irishguy

it works out at only about €8 per hour, based on there figures. But i cant see how you could spend 25 hours a week doing it

genie

irishguy wrote:

it works out at only about €8 per hour, based on there figures. But i cant see how you could spend 25 hours a week doing it

It depends whether your DED's are urban/rural and whether the population works away from home rather than farms at home. I had about 500 households, mostly farming families, so someone was always in/around the house when I'd call. For some people you will have to go back umpteen times, usually the most awkward places to get to! :rolleyes:

Some people simply won't want to do it and will tell you to **** off, so be prepared for that. Some people won't answer the door when the soaps are on...pain in the you know what when you've specifically gone in the evening to catch them at home...it all takes time but it is enjoyable!

Our man in Havana

I worked on the census also in 2002. I had all rural DEDs. I worked 5 days a week about 2.5-3 hours in the evenings and a few hours on a Saturday towards the end. You will really need to spend the time at it to get the job done.
I had 500 houses with some on the tops of mountains and usually the most difficult ones are the furthest away, but being mostly farmers there are usually always someone home so callbacks can be kept to a min.

finlma

There's a thread about this further down but just to repeat what I said:

Its a tough job. I remember my mother doing it years ago and it stressed her out no end. You don't just have to hand out the forms. You have to make sure every house fills them out and properly too.
That means if there are illiterate people (some of the travelling community) you will have sit with them and fill it out yourself.
You also have to deal with some very awkward people who don't want to fill it out. I remember my mother visiting a house and the women put her profession down as "witch" and she was for real.

You have to have every form for every house completed properly and that can be a lot of trouble.

Just trying to let you know the negative side of it.

Our man in Havana

You also need to keep all paperwork straight and countup all the people in each area. The most important thing is to be done by the date or you will loose your €500 bonus.

BigCon

What happens if people just refuse to cooperate?
Surely the census person can't be held responsible?

Seth Brundle

finlma wrote:

There's a thread about this further down but just to repeat what I said:

Its a tough job. I remember my mother doing it years ago and it stressed her out no end. You don't just have to hand out the forms. You have to make sure every house fills them out and properly too.
That means if there are illiterate people (some of the travelling community) you will have sit with them and fill it out yourself.
You also have to deal with some very awkward people who don't want to fill it out. I remember my mother visiting a house and the women put her profession down as "witch" and she was for real.

You have to have every form for every house completed properly and that can be a lot of trouble.

Just trying to let you know the negative side of it.

My mother has done it a few times and the last time, she was a supervisor. She had huge difficulty because many of the enumerators got so fed up that they just left without letting her know and she had to then do their work.
My mother was covering an area in the inner city and it was hell for her. Many didn't speak English, many didn't want to fill in forms to the state as they were worried about possible repurcussions, she encountered daily abuse from those who felt they didn't have to complete them, and so on.

BigCon wrote:

What happens if people just refuse to cooperate?
Surely the census person can't be held responsible?

There is a legal requirement and I think the gardai can assist the enumerator to get the paperwork returned & completed.