Garda Clerical officers 2023 - Mod warning post #306

yourdeadwright

|I see there is 400 jobs going nationwide for clerical officer in the Garda,

Just wondering does anyone have any idea what the pay is like or the hours

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Past30Now

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058312518/garda-clerical-officers-2023

The Clerical Officer Salary PPC Scale (rates effective 1st March 2023) is as follows: €519.96 €552.66 €560.96 €577.18 €601.09 €624.97 €648.84 €666.22 €685.91 €708.79 €724.90 €747.54 €770.05 €805.17 €832.78 €845.43 LSI1 LSI2 

Standard civil service working hours and pay.

Kimbot

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058312518/garda-clerical-officers-2023

Civil Service so its flexi time - full time hours are 35 hours a week. Just have a google for Clerical Officer payscales to see the pay

Past30Now

No idea why it is posting twice. Apologies

yourdeadwright

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121075718#Comment_121075718

So you start on about 27 grand a year,

Past30Now

A scale from €27K to €44K per annum.

Deirdre5

anyone know where their offices would be in Galway?

i know they just built a HQ near Heuston Station in Dublin

Ahshurlookit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121075854#Comment_121075854

The Western Region headquarters is Dublin Road, Renmore. The main Garda station in Galway is on Mill Street. So those are the two most likely to have vacancies but literally every Garda Station in the county is a possible work location.

I am me123

Hi all,

Does anyone have any information on what the assessments are like? Are they difficult to pass?

Deirdre5

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121076261#Comment_121076261

thanks just wondering will there be loads of competition in Dublin where I live. would i be better off applying for Galway where I'm from and can stay with the family

Turtyturd

Is this a result of them being in the process of removing the civil servant status from civilian staff? I.e get staff in specifically as Garda staff (similar to PASO’s in the Prison Service) so they can deny them the benefits of the wider civil service due to ‘operational needs’, and also claim they’re civilian staff when it comes to allowances and other benefits.

Lemon Davis lll

Mods pls delete

marrakechheat

Is clerical officer with the Garda a Monday to Friday position or does it involve weekend work?

Thanks

Past30Now

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121080769#Comment_121080769

The vast bulk would be Monday to Friday. A small number would have a shift allowance and work over seven days.

2021_AP

No it is so they can have more control over timelines for staff starting and around when vetting is started for potential appointees

2021_AP

There's loads of jobs in Dublin.

Probably not more than 10 in galway

gauchesnell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121076593#Comment_121076593

that would be my concern and something to be mindful of -i.e terms and conditions of civil service may not apply to these roles going forward. Something to be aware of.

yourdeadwright

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121084621#Comment_121084621

Is the pay good ?

Like how quickly can you move up if starting pay is 27 grand its hardly worth the effort for people , Unless there just out of school

Kevboom

It's an incremental scale so you'll move up in pay every 12 months regardless of anything else. You'll eventually get to the top of that pay grade unless you are successful in promotion to Executive Officer which is next level up or Higher Executive Officer after that

2021_AP

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121085563#Comment_121085563

Easy enough to get promoted internally after a couple of years

Samsgirl

There is no mention of flexi if you read the information attachment on the post.

There is a clause saying that if people are hired pre the policing plan going through they will be employed as civil servants. If its post the bill going through they will be employed as public servants.

The existing civil servants in AGS have been told that they will remain as such till Jan 2025 and it will be reviewed then.

I am me123

For the numerical assessment does anyone know if calculators are permitted?

hairyslug

Is the process the same as the public jobs COs competition, (application, online test then interview) or is it straight from application to interview

2021_AP

I think there is psychometric testing before interview

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121110534#Comment_121110534

I am me123

Does anybody have any insight into what the assessments are like for this campaign?

Thank you

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121102911#Comment_121102911

left the Guards a few months back thanks mobility , the promotions are not easy to come by compared to other areas of the civil serviceand the chances will be reduced when the policing bill comes into effect......and with internal contests they have, they'll be reluctant to let you move to other areas, happened to me and a few others, wouldnt release us to move to different departments as we were "essential" to the role we were at and wouldnt sign us off

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121128858#Comment_121128858

same as the ones on the civil service page....

2021_AP

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121131261#Comment_121131261

Have to disagree, I have been promoted 3 times since I joined (which wasn't that long ago!) Have found good opportunities for movement and promotion over the last few years

I am me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121131271#Comment_121131271

So are they all like behavioral type questions, like the ones on the Clerical Officer campaigns in civil service?

yes

I am me123

Hi All,

Noticed the deadline for recieving applications has been extended to next Wednesday, 27th September.

The application booklet mentioned that assessment links should issue mid to late September. (Obviously that date was decided upon before the deadline was extended).

Any info on when test links should now issue?

ashbpm

I just got an email back to say thanks for the application but I didn’t meet the required standard as set out bla bla bla. Im literally a CO atm with the HSE. Anyone else get this?

Gympodie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121168128#Comment_121168128

That is very strange. I would like to know what the benchmark they are looking for on the applications. When did you apply? I applied last Friday.

ashbpm

I applied yesterday but before the cut off time. Really weird. I’ve emailed to tell them I am more than qualified an asked was a mistake made - we’ll see

frances5420

Have on information Booklet, there are shortlisting applications if exceeds the number required for appointments.

metroline

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121168128#Comment_121168128

I'm sure the "bla bla bla" is the explanation...did you send a CV instead of the application form, submit it as a PDF instead of a Word document, not complete the form...you know the very basic bits to be eligible

I am me123

Would people mind posting here in the thread when they get a link to the assessment?

The information booklet mentioned assessment links issue "mid to late September 2023." It's now last working day of September, so I'm guessing links will now issue in October?

Has anyone heard anything?

Gympodie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121173632#Comment_121173632

Have you heard anything back in respect of your application being accepted or rejected? I am still waiting.

I am me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121174197#Comment_121174197

I submitted my application on September 6th. I got the below automatic reply after submitting my application. I have heard nothing since. Did you receive the same email acknowledgement?

Gympodie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121174742#Comment_121174742

I got the exact same reply and heard nothing since, I applied last Friday. Surely, we must hear something one way or another this week, you would imagine.

nhg

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121168128#Comment_121168128

My son got the same email at 21.38 last night, submitted the application before the original closing date BUT submitted it as a .pdf instead of as a MsWord Document

Gympodie

I got an email this morning.

"Your application has been received and logged."

That was it, nothing more, nothing less.

beertons

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121175894#Comment_121175894

I got this aswell.

laura1991

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121168128#Comment_121168128

How long was it from sending your application in to receiving the email to say you don’t meet the required standard? I sent my application in pdf!!! Completely missed that section in the booklet!!

TMOC

For future reference, does anyone know how you send a signed form as a Word Doc? If you sign and scan, the file is saved as a pdf. If you convert that pdf, the content gets all jumbled and isn't correct any more. Any tips? Thank you.

Teresa

Keyman123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186412#Comment_121186412

So true. I just typed my name and left it like that. Received the ‘received and logged email a few days ago’

Greek2me.

I got the same message today application was received and logged...I sent mine as a pdf attachment but also filled in the application form. I didn't sign it just typed it assuming the fact I emailed it was legally proof I consented to apply?

Teresa if you use Notes app on your phone you can print, sign and scan the document then email or upload to the process...hope that helps.

On a separate note can I ask a question about transferring of salary scale. I work in Dept of Education (Clerical Officer Grade 3 on scale 16). If I was successful for the Garda clerical role, can I transfer my scale pf 16 over to go to the top of the scale for Garda Clerical Officer or do I need to go back to scale No 1? I am newly appointed to DES as I was previously paid by Board of Management so technically I am only one month in the DES but I have it confirmed in writing that I am on scale 16. How does this work please?

laura1991

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186412#Comment_121186412

If you sign a piece of paper, scan it to your pc/laptop, save it as a jpeg (you may need to use the snipping tool to save as jpeg!) you can then copy the jpeg into a word doc

Lillyrabbit

I got the same email.

Dose anyone know what the test will look like? Any mock exams? Or any tips for the interview?

I am me123

Hey all

Anyone heard anything regarding the assessments?

The one and only

Nothing yet. I would hope they will happen in early October.