Leisure Attendant

This competition presents an opportunity to gain employment with Tipperary County Council in the role of Part-time Leisure Attendant.

Tipperary County Council is committed to a policy of open and fair recruitment, in line with good practice, recruitment & selection standards, employment legislation and relevant circulars from the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.

This Candidate Information Booklet is intended to provide information on the post of Part-time Leisure Attendant and the selection process and candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the detailed information in advance of submitting their application.

Candidates should satisfy themselves that they are eligible under the Qualifications to apply for the post of Part-time Leisure Attendant.

Where a candidate provides false or misleading information or has deliberately omitted relevant information on their application form this may result in their disqualification from the competition.

Qualifications

The person holding the employment must:

a) Be of good character.

b) Be free from any defect or disease, which would render him/her unsuitable to hold the employment and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render an efficient service.

c) Be at least 18 years of age.

d) Possess Irish Water Safety National Pool Lifeguard Award or equivalent (Level 2).

e) Level 1 Swimming Teacher Qualification desirable but not essential. Successful applicant will be expected to gain their full Swimming Teachers Qualification and instruct swimming classes.

f) National certificate in fitness or equivalent and knowledge of pool plant operations desirable but not essential.

Please attach all required Certificates with your application form.

The successful candidate(s) will be subject to Garda Vetting prior to appointment and a mandatory swim test.

Conditions of Employment

Duties

The Application Process

Once fully completed, application forms will be accepted.

Please ensure that:

The admission of a person to this competition, or an invitation to attend for interview is not to be taken as implying that Tipperary County Council is satisfied that such person fulfills the requirements.

Tipperary County Council may need to contact you during the selection process.

It is important that your contact details (phone number, postal and email address) as given on your application form are correct and are accessible by you at all times.

Tipperary County Council accepts no responsibility for communication not accessed or received by the applicant.

The Selection Process

Tipperary County Council reserves the right to shortlist applications if required.

Interview may be face to face or conducted through Zoom and will be at the discretion of the Council.

Step 1: Initial Screening

In the first instance, all applications received by the latest date/time for receipt of completed applications are screened for eligibility in accordance with the Qualifications for the post as set out in this booklet.

Step 2: Shortlisting

If the volume of applicants for the position is such that it would not be practical to interview everyone, Tipperary County Council may decide that a number only will be invited for same.

In this respect, Tipperary County Council provide for the employment of a shortlisting process to select a group for interview, who based on an examination of the application forms, appear to be the most suitable for the position.

Application forms will be examined against a pre-determined criteria based on the requirements for the position.

This is not to suggest that candidates not selected for interview are necessarily unsuitable or incapable of undertaking the job, rather that there are some candidates who, based on their application, appear to be better qualified and/or have more relevant experience.

It is therefore in your own best interest to provide a detailed and accurate account of your relevant qualifications/experience on the application form.

Step 3: Preliminary Interview

If, following the shortlisting process, there remains a significant number of candidates, it may be necessary to hold preliminary interviews.

The Interview Board will generally consist of two members and will be of a short duration (20 minutes or so).

Step 4: Final Interview

Candidates who are successful in the shortlisting/preliminary interview process will be invited to attend for final interview(s).

Tipperary County Council will endeavour to give sufficient notice of the scheduled interview time and date to shortlisted candidates.

Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the candidate to make themselves available on time and on the date advised.

Candidates who do not attend for interview on the date and time advised will be deemed to have withdrawn their application from the competition.

Expenses incurred by candidates in attending for interview will be at the candidates own expense.

An independent Interview Board will be established by the Chief Executive of Tipperary County Council to assess the candidates shortlisted for interview.

The Interview Board will generally comprise a Chairperson and two other members, who will have expert knowledge in the relevant field.

The objective of the Interview Board is to identify candidates who best meet the objective criteria and competencies required for the position and to place them in order of merit.