Pro Rata Teacher Appointments 2024-2025

A person appointed as a Pro-Rata Teacher (PRT) will be offered a contract for a set number of hours each week over the full school year. The contract will commence no later than 1st November 2024 and will run until 31st August 2025. All vacancies are subject to the Director of Redeployment agreeing to the posts being filled, following the completion of the 2023 Redeployment Scheme. All appointments are subject to assessment, confirmation and approval of academic qualifications for the jobs as advertised, confirmation of Teaching Council registration, confirmation of medical fitness to work and final sign off by the Chief Executive City of Dublin ETB.

A number of the posts advertised are Specific Purpose, this means that they are there to provide cover for a teacher on officially approved leave e.g. career-break, job-share, secondment or to cover a teacher who has been internally reassigned within City of Dublin ETB.

Before applying for a PRT position applicants are advised to read both this Information Guide and the Department of Education and Skills Circular Letter 0052/2013. This Circular can be accessed on the Department’s website:

Applications are invited for teaching positions which may arise within City of Dublin ETB for the 2024-2025 academic at both second level and further education.

Pro Rata Teacher Appointments 2024-2025

City of Dublin ETB reserves the right to change or withdraw any of the above posts without prior notification.

Whilst the initial vacancy may be in one centre, City of Dublin ETB reserves the right to transfer teaching staff within the City of Dublin ETB scheme as a whole according to the requirements of the scheme.

Proposed Timeframe: Shortlisting will commence: 15th March 2024 Interviewing to commence week beginning: 8th April 2024 *All dates are subject to change and are for guidance only

Salary: As per salary scales laid down by the Department of Education (salary pro-rata commensurate with number of contract hours).

In certain circumstances an applicant may be eligible to enter on the salary scale at a point above the minimum.

Successful candidates will initially be paid at the unqualified rate until such time as their qualifications have been assessed by a City of Dublin ETB Director. When this process is complete teachers will be placed on the correct point of the scale and any arrears due paid accordingly.

Qualifications: As outlined in the Department of Education Circular Letter 052/2013. The Circular can be accessed on the Departments website: gov.ie - Circulars (www.gov.ie)

Teaching Council: The successful applicant must be currently registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland. This requirement does not apply to centres for education or training setting.

Notification on Subject Requirements as Advertised For your information, please note that where posts are advertised thus: English and French To receive the qualified payment rate, applicants must have both subjects (i.e. English and French) in the final year of a three-year degree or in the third year of a four-year honours degree

Areas of Competency: Candidates should note that questions relating to the following four key competency areas will form part or all of the interview: • Comprehension of Content and Pedagogy (Professional Knowledge) • Instruction & Classroom Environment, Planning and Preparation (Professional Practice) • Professional Development • Professional Values and Relationships

Conditions:

• The appointment will be subject to the sanction of the Chief Executive. • 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 the City of Dublin ETB’s expense, a medical examination by a qualified practitioner nominated by City of Dublin ETB. • Any offer will be subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references. • Appointment is to City of Dublin ETB as a whole, not a particular centre. City of Dublin ETB reserves the right to transfer staff as the needs of the organisation dictate.

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 re-employment 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 reemployment 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Board’s 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 the 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. Please ensure all sections are completed fully and accurately, giving clear evidence of qualifications, skills, and experience. Incomplete applications may not be considered. • City of Dublin ETB may contact the named referees and/or employers for a reference should you be called to interview.

COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN: 12 NOON ON FRIDAY 15TH MARCH 2024

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

Canvassing will disqualify. City of Dublin ETB is an equal opportunities employer

For further details and locations please see our Information Guide