Clerical Officer with An Garda Siochanna

Suse · 08-10-2007 1:27pm #1

Hi there,

Is there anyone on here that is currenlty working as a clerical officer with An Garda Siochanna?

goose06 · 09-10-2007 10:52am

I don't work as one but I know a couple, tend to be fairly cushy jobs but pay isn't the best at entry level

Aglomerado · 09-10-2007 12:12pm

I used to do that; was a nice cushy number, interesting work a lot of the time processing statements etc for murder files! When things were quiet there was no hassle in slipping off for an extra coffee and watching rubbish daytime TV in the break room. (This was a District HQ, headed by a Superintendent - things might be different in a larger station.) Guards were grand to work with too. As previous poster said the money isn't the best starting off, but it beats call centers etc hands down.

nellyshark · 09-10-2007 2:57pm

How do you apply for such a job. Presemubly you would have to obtain Garda clearance lol!

Aglomerado · 09-10-2007 6:26pm

You would have to enter one of the clerical officer competitions on www.publicjobs.ie, but even then you might not be assigned to a Garda station on being successful (but it may be possible to transfer later).
I don't think there is any CO competition at the moment but you can set up an account on public jobs and register for alerts when jobs you are interested in come up.
Alternatively, keep an eye on the Fas jobs website, when a permanent CO goes sick/ maternity leave, Garda stations sometimes advertise for temps there, you could pick up some temporary work there (that's how I got it).

Raskolnikov · 10-10-2007 6:47pm

Very cushy number. Remember a friend of the mother telling me about how the entire office was allowed to go on a sickie so they could man the polling station on election day (another cushy number!).

run_Forrest_run · 11-10-2007 8:14am

I was thinking to myself how cushy this number would be and then I read all the posts above about how cushy it actually is...ah yes, I'd say trying to get a job like that without any insider contacts would be like landing a photographer job for Playboy with a disposable camera!

mikemac · 11-10-2007 8:17am

Ah, our hardworking public servants :rolleyes:

PeteK* · 15-10-2007 2:14am

Are any qualifications needed?

DublinWriter · 15-10-2007 5:57am

Clerical Officer is a grade within the Civil Service and not a rank within the guards. There are many Civil Servants working within the guards ranging in grades from CO, EO, HEO right up to APO.

AFAIK all you need is a pass LC then there's a written CO exam plus interview.

You can be fairly mobile within the public sector as a CO and transfer between government departments as positions arise.

Clerical Officer with An Garda Siochanna

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