Healthy Ireland Co-ordinator

Purpose of Role

The Healthy Ireland Co-ordinator for CYPSC will co-ordinate administration of the Healthy Ireland Funding for the CYPSC initiative and support local implementation by local CYPSC. Within this role, the Co-ordinator will respond to relevant governance and financial reporting requirements pertaining to Healthy Ireland Funding, co-ordinate annual reporting on all CYPSC Healthy Ireland projects to funders and relevant others, promote quality and good governance in local implementation of CYPSC Healthy Ireland funded programmes and support the CYPSC National Office to respond to and implement Departmental policy on Healthy Ireland and ensure alignment with the CYPSC model of interagency working.

Reporting Relationship

The Healthy Ireland Co-ordinator for CYPSC will report to the National Co-ordinator for Children and Young People’s Services Committees.

Duties and Responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Healthy Ireland Co-ordinator for CYPSC will be expected to establish relevant policies and procedures and perform the following duties:

• Co-ordinate the establishment and support management of the Healthy Ireland Fund within the CYPSC National Office at Tusla.

• Support local CYPSC application of the Healthy Ireland Fund in line with the stated CYPSC methodology, principles, purpose and objectives as described in CYPSC Shared Vision, Next Steps 2019 to 2024, the Healthy Ireland Framework and local CYPSC three year work plans.

• Co-ordinate CYPSC monitoring and outcome measurement of the Healthy Ireland Fund, ensuring the provision, collection and reporting of relevant data and information.

• Provide professional, technical and administrative assistance to relevant CYPSC national implementation structures to ensure the learning relating to Healthy Ireland Fund implementation is captured, distilled and disseminated for use locally and nationally.

• Prepare reports and strategic documents as required and provide timely progress reports to Tusla and the National Co-ordinator for CYPSC, to funders, to the local CYPSC and other organisations as appropriate.

• Foster and develop positive working relationships with key personnel nationally and in local counties as appropriate or required, including stakeholders within associated agencies and services.

Health and Safety

• Comply with and contribute to the development of policies, procedures, guidelines and safe professional practice and adhere to relevant legislation, regulations and standards.

• Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the service, for example National Standards for Child Protection and Care, and comply with associated Tusla Child and Family Agency protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.

• Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.

The above job description is 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 to him or her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifications and or Experience

Applicants must, by the closing date of application, have the following:

• Minimum two years’ experience of co-ordinating complex multi agency initiatives, programmes or services.

• Minimum two years’ experience working in or with child, youth or family support services and or in community, local development or health promotion sectors.

• Knowledge of relevant computer programmes, e.g. Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Health

A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Character

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Skills, Competencies and or Knowledge

Tusla Leadership Competency Framework

The Tusla Leadership Competency Framework describes the behaviours that are key to Tusla colleagues being effective in the execution of their role at all levels within the Agency. The competencies and associated behavioural descriptors capture the transversal knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics that will enable colleagues, regardless of role or rank, to be effective in their work.

The Tusla Leader Framework relevant for this role is Leading Others.

Please access the Leading Others link to fully familiarise yourself with the impact of this Leading Others proficiency for Tusla.

The competency of Professional Knowledge is specifically linked to the duties, responsibilities and criteria for this role.

Other Requirements of the Role

• The post holder will require a current driving licence and access to appropriate transport, as the post will involve travel.

• Have awareness of children and young people’s participatory practice.

Application Process

Campaign Specific Selection Process

Shortlisting and Interview

The online application system has a time out facility. This is in order to protect the privacy of the user. This time out facility activates if the application has been dormant for over 60 minutes. Any work not saved will be lost if the system times out due to lack of activity. As such, please ensure to save your application as you work on it. Any lost data cannot be recovered. It may be advisable for candidates to work on their applications outside of the system and copy and paste their answers into the online application forms once they are fully complete and submit them. Once your application is fully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to your profile. If you do not receive this email, your application has not been submitted and received and you should log back on to submit fully.

AI generated content must not be used in your application. Tusla reserves the right to assess if content in applications is likely created by AI in part or in whole. Use of AI may result in disqualification and exclusion from the recruitment process.

Shortlisting may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application. The criteria for shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore, it is very important that you consider your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Those successful at the shortlisting stage of this process (where applied) will be called forward to interview.

Code of Practice

The Recruitment Service of the Child and Family Agency will run this campaign in compliance with the Code of Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code of Practice sets out how the core principles of probity, merit, equity and fairness may be applied on a principal basis. The Code also specifies the responsibilities placed on candidates, facilities for feedback to applicants on matters relating to their application when requested, and outlines procedures in relation to requests for a review of the recruitment and selection process and review in relation to allegations of a breach of the Code of Practice.

Codes of Practice are published by the CPSA and are available on www.cpsa.ie

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Tusla Child and Family Agency is an equal opportunities employer.

Tusla Child and Family Agency recognises its responsibilities under the Data Protection Acts 2003 to 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

Tenure

The current vacancies available are permanent and whole time. The post is pensionable.

A panel may be created for the purpose of filling this position. Once the position is appointed, the panel will cease.

Appointment as an employee of the Child and Family Agency is governed by the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 and the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004.

Remuneration

The salary scale for the whole time equivalent of this post is:

01 August 2025: €60,013, €61,479, €63,192, €64,911, €66,636, €68,176, €69,745, €71,272, €72,788, €75,397, €78,015 LSIs

LSIs (Long Service Increments) are represented by emboldened figures. The first LSI is paid after three years on the maximum, the second LSI after three years on LSI1 and the third LSI after three years on the second LSI, where applicable.

The appointee shall commence on the first point of the salary scale. Incremental credit may be given on appointment for certain types of relevant experience, with more information available in Appendix 5.

Candidates should note that entry will be at the minimum point of the scale and will not be subject to negotiation, and the rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.

Different terms and conditions may apply if the appointee is currently a serving civil or public servant.

Working Week

The standard working week applying to the whole time equivalent of this post is 35 hours.

Annual Leave

The annual leave associated with the whole time equivalent of this post is 30 days per annum.

Superannuation

This is a pensionable position with Tusla. The successful candidate will, upon appointment, become a member of the appropriate pension scheme. Pension scheme membership will be notified within the contract of employment.

Probation

A probation period of 39 weeks, or a proportion of same for fixed term or specified purpose contracts, where applicable, shall apply from the commencement of employment, during which the contract may be terminated by either party in accordance with this contract. The probationary period may be extended at the discretion of management by a further nine weeks or a proportion of same for fixed term or specified purpose contracts, where applicable. Confirmation of appointment as a permanent member of staff is subject to the successful completion of the probationary period for permanent contracts.

Where you have already completed a probationary period with the Child and Family Agency, Health Service Executive or a Local Authority, and there is no break in service, no period of probation applies.