Administrative
Grade 4
€36,113 - €55,460 (LSI 2)
Annual Salary
Galway
Permanent and Temporary
Galway County Council is establishing panels for the position of Assistant Staff Officer from which permanent and/or temporary vacancies may be filled.
The Assistant Staff Officer is a key support position within the Council and is assigned to a service delivery area or to support a functional area as required. The Assistant Staff Officer will work under the direction and management of the Staff Officer or analogous grade, or other employee designated by the Administrative Officer, Senior Executive Officer or Director of Services as appropriate. The role involves supporting managers and colleagues and working as part of a team in meeting work goals and objectives and delivering quality services to internal and external customers.
The Assistant Staff Officer will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Council, assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals, targets and standards set out in Departmental and Team development plans. The Assistant Staff Officer will be expected to use initiative and work to a high standard and will be required to operate the Council’s existing and future IT systems as part of their work.
The Assistant Staff Officer role requires excellent administrative, interpersonal, communication and other particular skills and expertise depending on assignment.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out duties set out below;
The main duties and responsibilities of the role of Assistant Staff Officer (Grade IV) are:
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed Application Forms:
(1) (a) Have obtained at least Grade D (or a pass), in Higher or Ordinary level, in five subjects (or four subjects if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics,
AND
(b) Have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in Higher Level (or Honours) papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics),
OR
(2) Have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination
OR
(3) Hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard.
Panel C - Confined to employees of Galway County Council
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms;
Further Information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.
Human Resources Department
Galway County Council
Prospect Hill
Galway
H91 H6KX
+ 353 (0) 91 509 303
hr@galwaycoco.ie
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