Adult Education Officer (AEO)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following post:

Adult Education Officer (AEO)

Initial Assignment: Adult Education Service –North Inner City

(Permanent Post)

Ref: AEOP24

City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB) was established on 1st July 2013 under the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013. City of Dublin ETB has 3,000 employees and an annual budget of €580m. It is the state education and training authority for Dublin city and serves the area covered by Dublin City Council. This provision is delivered to over 48,000 learners (20,000 full-time and 28,000 part-time) and is supported by a range of services including a psychological service, a curriculum development unit, a buildings maintenance unit and Head Office staff in Ballsbridge. It also has statutory responsibility for supporting the provision, coordination, administration and assessment of youth work services in Dublin city and is the lead partner for Music Generation Dublin City. City of Dublin ETB is also responsible for the national awarding authority for student grants in Ireland, Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI).

Proposed Timeframe: Shortlisting will take place week commencing: 25th March 2024 Interviews will commence week beginning: 1st April 2024 *All dates are subject to change and are for guidance only

Location of Position: The position will be based in City of Dublin ETB’s Adult Education Service, Regional Office, Adult Education Centre, 1 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, D01 K194.

Salary: €58,585 - €91,208 (pro rata). Successful candidates will be paid at point 01 of the AEO salary scale unless they have previous relevant public sector service.

Annual Leave: 35 working days per annum (pro rata)

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week with evening or occasional weekend work involved. A time in lieu system will operate as necessary.

Summary of Position: City of Dublin ETB is seeking an Adult Education Officer to be responsible for developing Adult Education in the geographical area of Dublin city.

Essential Requirements:

• Management Experience at an appropriate senior level, including leading teams and managing resources. • Have relevant experience in each of the following: o Leadership of teaching or learning or training in adult education or further education or training or community or voluntary sectors. o Governance and management. o Performance management.

Desirable Requirements:

• Third level qualification(s) in relevant discipline(s) commensurate with this role. • Demonstrate the capacity to work as part of a management team, contribute to the implementation of strategic plans, organisational policies and procedures. • Demonstrate the ability to manage and lead change and to fulfil reform requirements within City of Dublin ETB. • Have strong interpersonal and collaborative skills including the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders and to represent City of Dublin ETB as required. • Demonstrate the skills / competencies identified as being important to the role.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: The general duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office: • Lead the local City of Dublin ETB Adult Education Service (AES) team and administration staff. • Lead and co-create the strategic direction of vision for City of Dublin ETB AES. • Work with and report to the Directors of FET. • Working with other stakeholders such as ETBI, QQI, SOLAS and Employer and other representative groups. • Planning, organising, delivering, monitoring and reviewing AES delivery to meet the needs of learners and City of Dublin ETB. • Developing and publishing resources such as template, toolkits and online support materials as required. • Leading, participating in and supporting FET forums, advisory groups, steering groups, working groups across a broad range of areas e.g. community education, climate action, Partnerships, local Drugs taskforce etc. • Working with FET practitioners / associates on specific projects. • Managing, monitoring and supporting AES budget projections, ordering, payments, ensuring timely reports etc. • Supporting and overseeing the work of AES team members including the completing / providing to specific deadlines data and reports as required. • Undertaking administrative tasks and other duties as they emerge.

Competencies:

Leadership • Supporting, developing, leading and managing FET staff.

Analysis and Decision Making • Programme planning, monitoring and implementation.

Management and Delivery of Results • Reviewing, reporting and evaluating FET programme and service delivery.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills • Promote, establish and maintain effective communications across all FET provision and with relevant voluntary and statutory bodies.

Specialist Knowledge, Expertise and Self-Development • Possess a clear understanding of the role and how it fits into the work of CDETB and maintain a focus on self-development, seeking feedback and opportunities for growth to help carry out the specific role requirements.

Drive and Commitment to Public Service Values • Develop, manage and implement a CDETB-wide framework approach to the delivery of further education and training provision and service.

Note: Having read the competencies and thought about the demands of the role, for each of the above competencies candidates will be asked, on the application form, to demonstrate a specific example which illustrates how you have developed the relevant competency during your career to date which clearly demonstrates your suitability for this position, within your application form.

Terms & Conditions of Appointment: • The appointment will be subject to the sanction of the Chief Executive. • Any offer will be subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references. • The appointment will have a probationary period, details of which will be stipulated in the contract of employment. • Appointment is to City of Dublin ETB as a whole. City of Dublin ETB reserves the right to transfer staff as the needs of the organisation dictate. • The person appointed to the post will be required to contribute to the relevant Superannuation Scheme. • For the purposes of satisfying the requirements as to health it will be necessary for the successful candidate before they are appointed, to undergo at City of Dublin ETB’s expense, a medical examination by a qualified practitioner nominated by City of Dublin ETB. • Extern work may not be undertaken without the prior consent of City of Dublin ETB

Citizenship Requirements: Candidates should note that eligibility to compete for posts is open to citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) or to non-EEA nationals with a valid work permit. The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union along with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Swiss citizens under EU agreement may also apply.

Termination: The appointment will be terminated by one month’s notice in writing on either side.

Garda Vetting: City of Dublin ETB is registered with the National Vetting Unit (NVU) which provides a disclosure service for organisations who have staff positions which may involve regular unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults. As part of the organisations recruitment and selection process, offers of employment to all posts will be subject to NVU disclosures, where applicable.

City of Dublin ETB reserves the right to re-vet all staff employed in positions that entail working with children and vulnerable adults at any time during their employment.

Sick Leave and Special Leave: Sick leave and special leave may be allowed in accordance with the conditions in force for the time being for Officers employed under the Schemes of Education and Training Boards.

Superannuation & Retirement: The successful candidate will be offered the appropriate superannuation terms and conditions as prevailing in the Public Service at the time of being offered an appointment. In general, an appointee who has never worked in the Public Service will be offered appointment based on membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme (“Single Scheme”). Full details of the Scheme are at www.singlepensionscheme.gov.ie.

Where the appointee has worked in a pensionable (non-Single Scheme terms) public service job in the 26 weeks prior to appointment or is currently on a career break or special leave with/without pay, different terms may apply. The pension entitlement of such appointees will be established in the context of their public service employment history.

Key provisions attaching to membership of the Single Scheme are as follows: • Pensionable Age: The minimum age at which pension is payable is 66 (retirement age is linked to State Pension Age). • Retirement Age: Scheme members must retire on reaching the age of 70. • Career average earnings are used to calculate benefits (a pension and lump sum amount accrue each year and are up-rated each year by reference to CPI). • Post retirement, pension increases are linked to CPI.

Department of Education Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers Circular 102/2007 The Department of Education introduced an Early Retirement Scheme for Teachers. It is a condition of the Early Retirement Scheme that with the exception of the situations set out in paragraphs 10.2 and 10.3 of the relevant circular documentation, and with those exceptions only, if a teacher accepts early retirement under Strands 1, 2 or 3 of this scheme and is subsequently employed in any capacity in any area of the public sector, payment of pension to that person under the scheme will immediately cease. Pension payments will, however, be resumed on the ceasing of such employment or on the person's 60th birthday, whichever is the later, but on resumption, the pension will be based on the person's actual reckonable service as a teacher (i.e. the added years previously granted will not be taken into account in the calculation of the pension payment).

Pension Abatement: If the appointee has previously been employed in the Civil or Public Service and is in receipt of a pension from the Civil or Public Service or where a Civil/Public Service pension comes into payment during his/her re-employment that pension will be subject to abatement in accordance with Section 52 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. Please note: In applying for this position you are acknowledging that you understand that the abatement provisions, where relevant, will apply. It is not envisaged that the employing Department/Office will support an application for an abatement waiver in respect of appointments to this position.

However, if the appointee was previously employed in the Civil or Public Service and awarded a pension under voluntary early retirement arrangements (other than the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement (ISER), the Department of Health Circular 7/2010 VER/VRS or the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Circular letter LG(P) 06/2013, any of which renders a person ineligible for the competition) the entitlement to that pension will cease with effect from the date of reappointment. Special arrangements may, however be made for the reckoning of previous service given by the appointee for the purpose of any future superannuation award for which the appointee may be eligible.

Exclusions: Candidates should note that persons who have taken part in Public Service early retirement schemes including the following are not eligible to take part in this competition:

Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER): It is a condition of the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) as set out in the Department of Finance Circular 12/09 that retirees, under that Scheme, are debarred from applying for another position in the same employment or the same sector. Therefore, such retirees may not apply for this position;

Department of Health and Children Circular (7/2010): The Department of Health Circular 7/2010 dated 1 November 2010 introduced a Targeted Voluntary Early Retirement (VER) Scheme and Voluntary Redundancy Schemes (VRS). It is a condition of the VER scheme that persons availing of the scheme will not be eligible for reemployment in the public health sector or in the wider public service or in a body wholly or mainly funded from public funds. The same prohibition on re-employment applies under the VRS, except that the prohibition is a period of 7 years, after which time any re-employment will require the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Persons who availed of either of these schemes are not eligible to take part in this competition.

Ill Health Retirement: Please note that where an individual has retired from a Civil/Public Service body on the grounds of ill-health his/her pension from that employment may be subject to review in accordance with the rules of ill-health retirement within the pension scheme of that employment.

Pension Accrual: A 40-year limit on total service that can be counted towards pension where a person has been a member of more than one pre-existing public service pension scheme (i.e. non-Single Scheme) as per the 2012 Act shall apply. This 40-year limit is provided for in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. This may have implications for any appointee who has acquired pension rights in a previous public service employment.

Additional Superannuation Contribution: Please note that an Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC) in accordance with the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 is payable for this employment

Declaration: Applicants will be required to declare whether they have previously availed of a Public Service scheme of incentivised early retirement, including schemes not specifically mentioned above. Applicants will also be required to declare any entitlements to a Public Service pension benefit (in payment or preserved) from any other Public Service employment and/or where they have received a payment-in-lieu in respect of service in any Public Service employment.

Notes: • Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all applications are received on time. Any technical difficulties encountered by the sender when forwarding applications are not the responsibility of City of Dublin ETB. Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to submit applications well before the 12 Noon deadline on the specified closing date. • Your application will be assessed on the information you submit. • City of Dublin ETB may contact the named referees and/or employers for a reference should be you called to interview. • Selection will be by the way of a competitive interview which will focus on the key skills and duties of the role and the competencies associated with roles at this level.

Completed online applications should be submitted no later than: 12 noon on Thursday 21st March 2024

Late applications will not be accepted. Shortlisting may take place.

Canvassing will disqualify. City of Dublin Education and Training Board is an equal opportunities employer Please see Information Guide for further details.