leaving permanent PS job for 12 month gov dept role

littlesista

Hi,
I'm in a relatively secure private sector job and am in the process of looking at a government organisation role (lets call it public service)
The opportunity is a good one in that the experience would be good.
However the role is for 12 months initially, that's the contract.

I've quite a problem with leaving something secure for the risk of taking a job that may or may not be made permanent after 12 months. Word is it would be but I can't take that to the bank.

Other than that the salary would only be a small increase.

The carrot is the experience it would get me professionally but then again that's useless if I've no job after a year.

The role has been created to cope with work load.

Thoughts - do these type of jobs get offered regularly in government organisations i.e. 12 months with the possibility that the role becomes permanent after that date, or no ?

Are there possibilities here I'm not aware of (i.e. once in the door the opportunities open up etc) ?

Thank in advance....

Glinda

Its hard to say without a bit more clarity as to what you mean by a 'government organisation' - there is a whole world of difference between a civil service post, a public service post, a temporary, consultant-type role etc. and the rules and restrictions on making someone permanent will be completely different in different types of organisations.

jimmycrackcorm

littlesista wrote:

Thoughts - do these type of jobs get offered regularly in government organisations i.e. 12 months with the possibility that the role becomes permanent after that date, or no ?

No usually they are viewed with a perspective in that from a dept budget the people on short contracts are the ones who can be cut whereas someone permanent is there for life. A lot of roles are extended only up to two years.

Consider why for example significant numbers of young teachers do not get permanent jobs despite schools needing them.

amtc

Wouldn't agree. I did a public service job in a government agency that metamorphised from 6 weeks to 2 years and then permanent. Was there for 9 years.