HSE/Tusla Assistant Staff Officer Grade IV

Just wondering does anybody know, if you are a Grade 3 and are say on Point 4 on the pay scale how does this transfer to Grade IV? Are you paid on the 4th point of scale on IV?

Thanks

KiBi wrote: »

You move to the nearest point +1, i.e. if you are currently on the 4th point of the Grade III payscale (26,032) the nearest point on the Grade IV payscale is the 1st point (27,290), so you would move on to the 2nd point (29,159)...

I thought the first point if the scale was €28,500?

Consolidated Salary Scales 1st January 2019 can be found here:
https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/benefitsservices/pay/
(See page 29)

Hey Eimaj18-sorry out of loop for awhile. All good after a number of offers and have taken one up - just awaiting due process.
Wish you well in your new post! Best, Braids

Dublintigger wrote: »

Cool Braids - that is excellent news.
I am going through the same process - and just waiting for refs to return forms - I have submitted the notarised copies of certs!
A pain in the bum to get done but I had it already before it was requested by HBS - just know it is a very tight turn around time wise, I got less than a week to get it all done.

Hi, how to get the certs notarised? How much it costs? Do we need to get all certs attested like from school college etc... thanks

Dublintigger wrote: »

Hiya - I photo copied them in colour and got a solicitor to notarize and stamp them - €40 for the lot or you can get.your local Garda to do it for free

Hi Dublintigger,
Just in relation to reference checks, timeline, etc. - I sent back the reference questionnaire (looking for 5 referee's details!!?) on the day I received it 3 weeks ago & hadn't heard anything back so rang Manorhamilton last week & they said it'd be "at least" this week before they'd get to "review" my questionnaire & contact my referees... I thought this would be one step but apparently they then have to send paperwork to the referees for completion... has this been your experience and do they contact all referees? I accepted the job on the 21st of January and shouldn't be surprised at the amount of arsing round involved but...

Dublintigger wrote: »

I sent out the ref forms last week (HBS requested just 3) and have heard nothing since. Not sure I expected to ..... yet!!! I reckoned that if there is a problem then I'll hear back pretty quickly. Fingers crossed the next time I hear will be to confirm a start date although it wouldn't surprise me if I'm asked to submit further docs/information.

HBS is very, very slow - painfully so. They are (I guess) understaffed and have a reputation of being thorough.

The whole thing is just so frustrating. I wouldn't mind but my references were checked out when I accepted my current post less than 3 years ago. But apparently they can't just accept the reference of my current boss as the competition that time was ran through the PAS... There's thorough and then there's completely unnecessary bureaucracy!!! Sorry, rant over! Thanks for your reply

KiBi wrote: »

The whole thing is just so frustrating. I wouldn't mind but my references were checked out when I accepted my current post less than 3 years ago. But apparently they can't just accept the reference of my current boss as the competition that time was ran through the PAS... There's thorough and then there's completely unnecessary bureaucracy!!! Sorry, rant over! Thanks for your reply

You're grand..... every one is giving out about it.
You're welcome - and good luck. Let us know how you get on.

Braids wrote: »

I wonder if they are posting referees their reference requests or emailing them?

You, the candidate, are given the forms to email to the choosen (HSE) referee ..... not sure what happens there after.

Mala1313 wrote: »

Hi anyone on a specified contract here? I just wonder how likely is it to become permanent after the contract is finished?

Both contract and perm have been advertised. I'm not sure what the circumstances would be once the contract is finished. I think that would be a conversation to be had nearer the end of the contract.

Hi Folks

Has any one been asked to get UK Clearance - I have just been asked and I explained that I was in boarding school and not a UK resident.

I'm not sure the UK police will do the clearance for me at this stage...... has anyone any suggestions?

I am so effin fustrated with the process!!!

KiBi wrote: »

You move to the nearest point +1, i.e. if you are currently on the 4th point of the Grade III payscale (26,032) the nearest point on the Grade IV payscale is the 1st point (27,290), so you would move on to the 2nd point (29,159)...

Hey I just started my grade IV position last week and was on point 2 of the grade III scale and i have just been put on point 1 of the grade IV scale.

Yes but they said you move to the nearest point +1 so that would mean the nearest to me is the 1st so should I have been put on the second as that would be nearest +1?

SPC have no end - see Specified Purpose Contracts under HSE guidelines. Some SPC's have gone on for over 5 years.
An SPC either finishes, or, it can be offered for permanency, but only via open interview, which means one has to interview for the same job one may have held over 4 years.

Dublintigger wrote: »

Cool Braids - that is excellent news.
I am going through the same process - and just waiting for refs to return forms - I have submitted the notarised copies of certs!
A pain in the bum to get done but I had it already before it was requested by HBS - just know it is a very tight turn around time wise, I got less than a week to get it all done.

Hi Dublintigger, just to get is straight - once occ health form and names of refs submitted - next step receipt of reference forms to pass to mgt? Then are mgt to give them back to us to submit to HBS? At this point mgt will know we are leaving - but no 'start' date yet - and garda vetting still to do?