Irish Prison Service Jobs - PASO 3

cordub

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

Not sure about paso3 but I hear they had a dire response for eo grade paso2 posts and are even begging those that appied buit didn't bother to interview to take the jobs. I heard this from someone who was asked.when people realise they have no flexi time and actually have to resing as civil servants nooone wants to do that.

Paso are leaving the jails not happy at all. Full amount of nornal prison staff still working with them. The new agreement qants them working in other aeas of prison taking over fron po s detail keys office etc . We all guessed that would happen so much for no contact witg prisoners

mrsbouquet

I know someone that done the interview and they told me 40 went for interview for the paso 2 and there was supposed to be around 22 posts. They were placed on the panel but i think they are finding it hard to fill the vacancies in the dublin prisons. They are being sent for a medical and hearing test now.

LoanShark

cordub wrote: »

Paso are leaving the jails not happy at all. Full amount of nornal prison staff still working with them. The new agreement qants them working in other aeas of prison taking over fron po s detail keys office etc . We all guessed that would happen so much for no contact witg prisoners

Your correct in what you say about PASO leaving the jails in there droves Why, I'm not too sure?
However, YOU DO NOT have contact with prisoners in the same regard as the Prison Officer. Detailed to Keys Office, might be one position, Where you MIGHT see a prisoner but not have any contact with them.But I have yet to see a PASO in any other area of the jail other than the General Office.

sodbuster77

LoanShark wrote: »

Your correct in what you say about PASO leaving the jails in there droves Why, I'm not too sure?
However, YOU DO NOT have contact with prisoners in the same regard as the Prison Officer. Detailed to Keys Office, might be one position, Where you MIGHT see a prisoner but not have any contact with them.But I have yet to see a PASO in any other area of the jail other than the General Office.

They work in the stores in WF alongside 3-4 prisoners.

dubhlinn1972

They work in stores, often on their own, with prisoners. Also in general office you are dealing with prisoners going in and out on TR every day. This 'non-contact' thing is a total sham and is accepted as such by PASO 3's at this stage.

cordub

LoanShark wrote: »

Your correct in what you say about PASO leaving the jails in there droves Why, I'm not too sure?
However, YOU DO NOT have contact with prisoners in the same regard as the Prison Officer. Detailed to Keys Office, might be one position, Where you MIGHT see a prisoner but not have any contact with them.But I have yet to see a PASO in any other area of the jail other than the General Office.

WE Also have paso working alone with prisoners in the stores, i was also talking about the NEW croke park aggreement where paso will be more intergrated in the prison system, am betting you will see them on the front gate and reception areas in the future :rolleyes:

MrCelt

Hi all

I was just wondering when recruitment will start to BE a prison officer and NOT clerrical officer.

sodbuster77

MrCelt wrote: »

Hi all

I was just wondering when recruitment will start to BE a prison officer and NOT clerrical officer.

Not anytime soon.

arniesz

Hi all,
Has anyone who was successful in the PASO1 interviews which took place in February 2013 been appointed to prisons yet, or done the training fitness test??

mrsbouquet

I know of someone that got the paso 1 and has been called for training on 10th may and i hear the paso 2 have started this week.anyone else any update ?

Back2work

To those of you who took up the PASO 3 Roles, could you please advise if you like the roles and what your general duties are? They are currently running a new campaign for PASO 3 and I was wondering if applying would be a good idea

cordub

Back2work wrote: »

To those of you who took up the PASO 3 Roles, could you please advise if you like the roles and what your general duties are? They are currently running a new campaign for PASO 3 and I was wondering if applying would be a good idea

As an observer the paso 3 grade does a lot of work for a minimal wage i for see the job description widening as time goes on . They say u dont have contact with prisoners but thats not true and more contact with prisons is def on the cards, so u are working alongside real prison officers getting half the pay and half the holidaysand no additional hours .

tfitzgerald

Back2work wrote: »

To those of you who took up the PASO 3 Roles, could you please advise if you like the roles and what your general duties are? They are currently running a new campaign for PASO 3 and I was wondering if applying would be a good idea

Where is this being advertised .I haven't seen anything on public jobs .Tis okay I looked again and found it. Thanks for heads up anyway

cordub

tfitzgerald wrote: »

Where is this being advertised .I haven't seen anything on public jobs .Tis okay I looked again and found it. Thanks for heads up anyway

i see yr in munster be aware that if u take a job outside of cork i will be years before there are vacancies down south ALSO the prison service will be having a recruitment soon for prison officers

connectq

PSAO 3 Supervised Tests notification has been sent out today. I wonder is there many going for this? I thought it would have been an online test and then supervised tests as per other PAS competitions

system_538781

I got the same invitation. Still unsure about the actual duties of a PASO grade 3. I'll give the tests a shot anyways. I have no interest in becoming a prison officer so I want to be sure this is clerical only.

Leo Demidov

system wrote: »

I got the same invitation. Still unsure about the actual duties of a PASO grade 3. I'll give the tests a shot anyways. I have no interest in becoming a prison officer so I want to be sure this is clerical only.

Its clerical only.

akelly02

wexfjord wrote: »

Its clerical only.

prepare to have interaction with prisoners on some level

***HAPPYDAYS***

Hi there , aptitudes on in Dublin 8.45am and I'm from limerick , does anyone know if there is much opportunity for a position to arise in limerick ? TIA 😊

danjob1987

hi all, I am a current serving PASO 3 in IPS, DM me any questions you have about the role. I will only answer in private messages. Best of luck to all!

tonyrich1

Can anyone tell me the pay scale for prison officers as being currently recruited??

Shane Fitz

tonyrich1 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the pay scale for prison officers as being currently recruited??

There aren't any PO's big recruited at the moment.
Supposedly a campaign will run before the end of the year.

Buffman

tonyrich1 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the pay scale for prison officers as being currently recruited??

Basic starts at €22,677 before allowances. More details in the booklet at https://www.publicjobs.ie/publicjobs/campaignAdvert/33636.htm

italodisco

That's an unbelievably crap starting salary. For the job and all the hassle it entails that's seriously underpaid

Buffman

italodisco wrote: »

That's an unbelievably crap starting salary. For the job and all the hassle it entails that's seriously underpaid

Ye, I know there're various allowances on top, but it's still a ridiculously low salary for the job. I'd advise anyone going for it to do their sums very carefully to see if they'll be financially secure.

tonyrich1

italodisco wrote: »

That's an unbelievably crap starting salary. For the job and all the hassle it entails that's seriously underpaid

Was just thinking that myself....

Shane Fitz

tonyrich1 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the pay scale for prison officers as being currently recruited??

Sorry Tony.... just announced today.

danjob1987

Buffman wrote: »

Ye, I know there're various allowances on top, but it's still a ridiculously low salary for the job. I'd advise anyone going for it to do their sums very carefully to see if they'll be financially secure.

With the allowances and mandatory additional hours of up to 360 hours the salary works out a lot higher

Claude Burgundy

danjob1987 wrote: »

With the allowances and mandatory additional hours of up to 360 hours the salary works out a lot higher

Overtime is extra work and not part of a salary. Also anyone entering would more than likely start on 112.

Salary, Sunday Allowance, Operational Allowance. No mention of Rent Allowance in the PDF either.

cordub

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Overtime is extra work and not part of a salary. Also anyone entering would more than likely start on 112.

Salary, Sunday Allowance, Operational Allowance. No mention of Rent Allowance in the PDF either.

They aren't getting rent A llowence anymore. Plus