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Fexco Managed Services is seeking Customer Service Advisors to join our outsourcing division on a full-time, permanent basis. These roles offer the flexibility to work either fully onsite or in a hybrid arrangement, with 2–3 days per week in our Kerry offices, located in Killorglin, Co. Kerry. About this Opportunity Looking to enter the world of Customer Service? Do you want to work in a positive, friendly and forward-thinking environment? Then Fexco is the company for you… We provide excellent training and on the job support in all areas of phone, email and some admin duties with the opportunity to progress and develop your career within Fexco. How you will spend your day with us
Catering Officer
Purpose of the post • To support catering management in the overall management of catering services. • To direct, evaluate and supervise the catering operation on the Hospital campus. • To deputise for the Catering Manager, where appropriate. • To implement, monitor and audit food safety standards to ensure compliance with all current legislative specifications. Principal duties and responsibilities The Catering Officer, Grade II will: Catering Services • Be responsible for the provision of a high quality catering service to all residents and service users. • Develop good customer relations, including surveying customer opinions. • Be responsible for the organisation of catering facilities, including continuous menu planning in conjunction with the Chef I/Chef II, to incorporate variety and choice of suitable foods to meet the nutritional needs and personal requests of all service users, specialised diets, functions and the introduction of new menus as appropriate for patients and staff in conjunction with the Chef I/Chef II. • Liaise with Dietitians, Speech & Language Therapists, Nursing staff and the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team as required in relation to all aspects of catering services to patients. • Ensure catering services are operated within budget. • Participate in internal/external audits and other accreditation initiatives as may be required. • Manage corrective actions and recommendations arising from internal/external audits. • Order food and oversee food deliveries to ensure that only superior produce is accepted as per specification. • Maintain all appropriate records and management information reports required. • Provide leadership throughout the catering service to meet the standards required in keeping with best practice, HSE Policies and legislation. Quality of Service • Gather information from the wards in relation to patients’ meals, stock management, food waste; deal with customer queries and complaints when appropriate and compile reports for the Catering Manager. • Ensure that standards of service are maintained and all aspects of HACCP are fully implemented, including ongoing staff training courses. • Ensure that all meals are prepared on schedule for patients and staff and are within nutritional and dietetic control guidelines. • Lead on change, ensuring safe, efficient and effective use of all resources. • Develop and implement, where necessary, the policies and procedures associated with best and safe practice and monitor compliance with these practices. • “Walk the Floor” during service periods to ensure that excellent levels of service are being delivered as standard. • Manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery, including presentation. Hygiene and HACCP • Check that all areas are kept clean and in hygienic conditions and monitor cleaning schedules. • Ensure that all principles of HACCP are checked on a daily basis and weekly audits are carried out to test the effectiveness of the system. • Administer the HACCP system in the kitchen and other areas in conjunction with the Senior Chef(s) and with each member of staff. • Ensure that all staff are aware of HACCP procedures/controls and are acting accordingly. • Liaise with contract cleaning companies to ensure that specified standards are maintained and that the terms of the contract are satisfactorily met. • Manage food storage standards. • Ensure that all HACCP documentation is being completed daily by all relevant staff and that full traceability for all foods is evident within the documentation. • Be competent in HACCP record storage, filing and efficient retrieval for inspection purposes. Health and Safety • Ensure that all staff are provided with, and wear, full uniform and personal protective equipment, including footwear. • Ensure that equipment and work areas/practices are safe and are fully risk assessed. Ensure that maintenance is carried out in a timely and regular fashion and escalate as appropriate. • Report and take necessary action in the event of fire, an accident, stock damage and unfit food, and complete the necessary documentation/reports. • Comply with the cash handling procedures as agreed. • Ensure all staff are fully aware of and adhere to Fire Safety, Smoking Policy and Health and Safety Regulations. • Take necessary steps to ensure the security of all equipment, utensils, stores and offices. • Arrange courses in fire safety, manual handling, food hygiene and other relevant processes, in conjunction with the Catering Manager. • Keep the safety statement updated, and carry out safety and cleaning audits, to ensure that health and safety standards are maintained. • Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role, for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards, etc., and comply with associated HSE 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. • Risk manage all aspects of the services and control the identified risks within your scope or escalate as appropriate. • Keep risk assessments and ensure the Hospital specific safety statement is updated for the Catering Department and carry out safety audits to ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained. • Ensure all chemicals are safely stored and managed within the Catering Department. Management and Supervision of Staff • Supervise and liaise with all Catering staff and the Chef I/Chef II in the department. • Ensure, in conjunction with the Senior Chef(s) and Catering Manager, that sufficient staff are available each day on all shifts to provide proper services. • Ensure that all catering staff are adequately trained to provide a high quality service to all customers. • Maintain good communications within the department and encourage good employee relations, including ensuring that staff are aware of and comply with all relevant personnel procedures and code of conduct. • Deal with matters of staff discipline in accordance with the hospital Grievance Procedure. • Keep the Catering Manager informed in relation to staff grievances, discipline issues and staff welfare issues as appropriate. • Be responsible for the monitoring and controlling of staff entitlements to leave; completing timesheets, absenteeism reports and sick leave records, and returning them to the appropriate departments. Information Technology • Be aware of modern developments within the industry, and assist in the introduction/implementation of new/updated technologies. • Operate existing/new/updated technology as appropriate. 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/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office. Eligibility criteria Qualifications and/or experience Candidates must have at the latest date of application: Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc. Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition: i. Hold the Bachelors of Arts, NFQ Level 7 in Hospitality Management awarded by Technical University Dublin https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/courses/hospitalitymanagementtu745 OR ii. Hospitality Studies (Higher Certificate) (Level 6) awarded by the Munster Technical University https://www.cit.ie/course/cr657 OR iii. A Diploma in Dietetics OR iv. An equivalent qualification OR v. Be currently employed in the HSE or funded agency as a Catering Officer AND vi. Candidates must have at least one year’s satisfactory experience in the direction and control of the catering arrangements for an institution or other establishment catering for a minimum of 200 persons per day. OR vii. Have a total of at least two years’ satisfactory experience in the direction and control or in assisting in the direction and control of the catering arrangements for an institution or other establishment catering for a minimum of 200 persons per day. AND b) All candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. 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. Post specific requirements • Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience working in a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) environment, as relevant to the role. • Experience in a leadership and team management/supervising staff role. Other requirements specific to the post • The successful candidate will be required to work the agreed roster arrangements advised by the Line Manager. • Flexibility in regard to roster arrangements will be required. Additional eligibility requirements: Citizenship requirements Eligible candidates must be: (i) EEA, Swiss, or British citizens OR (ii) Non-European Economic Area citizens with permission to reside and work in the State Skills, competencies and/or knowledge Candidates must: Professional Knowledge/Experience • Demonstrate sound knowledge of up-to-date catering management skills. • Demonstrate a commitment to on-going professional education and research. Planning and Organising Skills • Demonstrate the ability to plan and organise resources effectively. • Demonstrate an ability to manage change. Commitment to providing a quality service • Demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining work standards and delivering a quality service to service users. • Demonstrate flexibility and sound practical judgement and decisiveness in solving problems. • Demonstrate innovation and creativity. Leadership and Teamwork • Demonstrate effective team building and leadership skills. • Demonstrate an ability to delegate effectively. • Demonstrate an ability to motivate self and others. Communication and Interpersonal Skills • Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills. Tenure The current vacancy available is permanent and whole time. The post is pensionable. A panel may be created from which permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part time duration may be filled. The tenure of these posts will be indicated at “expression of interest” stage. Appointment as an employee of the Health Service Executive is governed by the Health Act 2004, the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, and Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Amendment Act 2013. Working week The standard weekly working hours of attendance for your grade are 35 hours per week. Your normal weekly working hours are 35 hours. Contracted hours that are less than the standard weekly working hours for your grade will be paid pro rata to the full time equivalent. Annual leave The annual leave associated with the post will be confirmed at Contracting stage. Superannuation This is a pensionable position with the HSE. 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. Members of pre-existing pension schemes who transferred to the HSE on the 01st January 2005 pursuant to Section 60 of the Health Act 2004 are entitled to superannuation benefit terms under the HSE Scheme which are no less favourable to those which they were entitled to at 31st December 2004. Age The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act, 2018 set 70 years as the compulsory retirement age for public servants. Public Servants not affected by this legislation: Public servants joining the public service or re-joining the public service with a 26-week break in service, between 1 April 2004 and 31 December 2012 (new entrants) have no compulsory retirement age. Public servants joining the public service or re-joining the public service after a 26-week break, after 1 January 2013 are members of the Single Pension Scheme and have a compulsory retirement age of 70. Remuneration The salary scale for the post as at 1st February 2026: €52,235 €53,798 €55,391 €57,021 €58,659 €60,569 €62,485 LSIs New appointees to any grade start at the minimum point of the scale. Incremental credit will be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011). Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.
Customer Assistant
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day? If that sounds like you, earn €460+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store. Shift Patterns: • Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl! • Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day What you'll do • Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store • Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards• Following freshness and rotation principles• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly• Assisting in the stock count process What you'll need • A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers• To be responsible and reliable• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment• A good team player• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude What you'll receive We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl Year 1 • Basic Rate €15.40• €19.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €23.10 (Overtime/Sundays) • €30.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 2 • Basic Rate €16.20 • €20.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €24.30 (Overtime/Sundays) • €32.40 (Bank Holiday) Year 3 • Basic Rate €16.90 • €21.13 (Unsocial Hours) • €25.35 (Overtime/Sundays) • €33.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 4 • Basic Rate €17.90 • €22.38 (Unsocial Hours) • €26.85 (Overtime/Sundays) • €35.80 (Bank Holiday) Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Customer Assistant
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day? If that sounds like you, earn €460+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store. Shift Patterns: • Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl! • Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day What you'll do • Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store • Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards• Following freshness and rotation principles• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly• Assisting in the stock count process What you'll need • A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers• To be responsible and reliable• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment• A good team player• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude What you'll receive We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl Year 1 • Basic Rate €15.40• €19.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €23.10 (Overtime/Sundays) • €30.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 2 • Basic Rate €16.20 • €20.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €24.30 (Overtime/Sundays) • €32.40 (Bank Holiday) Year 3 • Basic Rate €16.90 • €21.13 (Unsocial Hours) • €25.35 (Overtime/Sundays) • €33.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 4 • Basic Rate €17.90 • €22.38 (Unsocial Hours) • €26.85 (Overtime/Sundays) • €35.80 (Bank Holiday) Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Cleaning Operative
Mount Charles Group are one of the largest and privately owned soft Facilities Management, catering and ancillary service/product providers in Ireland. If you are a customer focused individual and want to join a fun and family orientated business which believes people are our greatest asset, then we have a role for you! Our family values speak for themselves: Do the right thing, Have fun & grow together, Take pride in what you do! We are currently recruiting for a Cleaning Operative to join our team based at our Radius, Banbridge site. This is a great opportunity to join a world leading facilities management company. Working Pattern: The Mount Charles Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Due to the number of applicants Mount Charles receives, we only respond to short-listed applicants. If you have not been contacted within six weeks of the closing date, you have not been selected for interview. Mount Charles Group has a policy on recruiting ex-offenders, a copy of which is available upon request. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working for the Mount Charles Group. GREAT PEOPLE - GREAT SERVICE - GREAT FUTURE
Sales Operations Manager, Kerry, Limerick & Galway Area
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Making sure a group of Lidl stores operates efficiently and generates maximum turnover is a big, big responsibility, so we make no apology for being highly selective in choosing the right person. We are looking for up-for it, ahead-of-the-game, do-it-better retail professionals who have gained proven experience in a similar role. Experience, though, doesn’t mean you’ve seen it all before and that you can do the job standing on your head. It means you’ve learned the value of fresh ideas and have developed a passion for people management. It’s about strategic-thinking, bar-raising, problem-solving managers who can inspire everyone to be high achievers. If you’ve got it, you’ll get loads back, fast-tracked with a great package and every opportunity to develop your management abilities in a visible role with a keep-it-simple, fast-growing, retail-changing business. We are looking for Sales Operations Managers for the following locations: Cork, Kerry, Limerick & Galway. What you'll do Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Customer Assistant, Wilton
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day? If that sounds like you, earn €460+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store. Shift Patterns: • Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl! • Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day What you'll do • Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store • Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards• Following freshness and rotation principles• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly• Assisting in the stock count process What you'll need • A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers• To be responsible and reliable• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment• A good team player• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude What you'll receive We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl Year 1 • Basic Rate €15.40• €19.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €23.10 (Overtime/Sundays) • €30.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 2 • Basic Rate €16.20 • €20.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €24.30 (Overtime/Sundays) • €32.40 (Bank Holiday) Year 3 • Basic Rate €16.90 • €21.13 (Unsocial Hours) • €25.35 (Overtime/Sundays) • €33.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 4 • Basic Rate €17.90 • €22.38 (Unsocial Hours) • €26.85 (Overtime/Sundays) • €35.80 (Bank Holiday) Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Customer Assistant
Summary From our Head Office to the shop floor and everywhere in between our primary goal is to create and deliver a fantastic customer journey for everyone who shops at Lidl. Customer obsessed, high energy and love learning every day? If that sounds like you, earn €460+ per week as a Customer Assistant on our standard 30 hour contract.You’ll work across different shift times, on varied tasks and with different colleagues.What does a normal day* as a Customer Assistant look like? (*there’s no such thing as ‘normal’ in retail but we’ve tried our best!)As a Customer Assistant you are required to sell alcohol, therefore you must be 18 or over to work in our store. Shift Patterns: • Morning shift: Starting at 5am or 6am with your team, you’ll be getting our award-winning products fully stocked on the shop floor and our delicious bakery products ready for our customers to enjoy by opening time so they can Go Full Lidl! • Middle shift: Starting mid-morning or early afternoon, you’ll make sure our stores are spotlessly clean, well presented and our products remain fresh, all while helping customers with queries on the shop floor and working on tills to minimise till queues• Late shift: From your start time in the afternoon, you’ll make sure our customers experience is top class by serving them with a smile while on the tills, restocking missing items and getting the store ready for the next day What you'll do • Interacting with the customer in a pleasant, friendly and helpful manner• Ensuring stock loss controls are followed in all areas of the store • Maintaining store and external cleanliness and hygiene standards• Following freshness and rotation principles• Ensuring all waste is managed correctly• Assisting in the stock count process What you'll need • A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills• The willingness to go the extra mile for our customers• To be responsible and reliable• To enjoy working in a fast-paced, varied environment• A good team player• Preferably, previous experience in a customer facing role but this is not essential provided you have the right attitude What you'll receive We offer a competitive and transparent salary system, that ensures pay equality across all positions at Lidl Year 1 • Basic Rate €15.40• €19.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €23.10 (Overtime/Sundays) • €30.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 2 • Basic Rate €16.20 • €20.25 (Unsocial Hours) • €24.30 (Overtime/Sundays) • €32.40 (Bank Holiday) Year 3 • Basic Rate €16.90 • €21.13 (Unsocial Hours) • €25.35 (Overtime/Sundays) • €33.80 (Bank Holiday) Year 4 • Basic Rate €17.90 • €22.38 (Unsocial Hours) • €26.85 (Overtime/Sundays) • €35.80 (Bank Holiday) Lidl is an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements, we will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and want to ensure that all applicants have the same opportunity regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, religious belief, political opinion or membership of the traveller community.
Night Shift Operator
Night Shift Operator - Applegreen Cork North Ring As a Night Shift Operator at Applegreen, you will be a crucial part of our front-line operations. If you’re looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a difference every day and build lasting relationships, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to join the Applegreen family and become part of a company that values community, teamwork, our customers. What will I be doing as a Night Shift Operator at Applegreen? · Operating the shop in line with company policy throughout the night as per shop checklist. · Ensure all perimeter alarms are activated. · Ensure the site building is secure throughout the night. · Keep the shop area clean, tidy, and safe. · Provide excellent customer service. · Ensure accurate price labelling of products. · Stock rotation and shelf stacking. Why Should I join the Applegreen Team? Benefits · All colleagues are eligible for a discount, allowing exclusive discounts on Bakewell Deli foods and hot drinks. · Bike to work scheme (available after 6 months of service). · HSF Health Plans schemes for healthcare expenses including dental, optical and many more. · Wellbeing platform with micro-modules and articles to support your mental health and wellbeing. In addition, our Employee Assistance Programme is a free confidential counselling service which offers support on personal, family, work, and money matters. · Flexible schedules. · Company pension scheme. · Exclusive offers on broadband and mobile plans. · Refer a friend scheme. · Development opportunities through a variety of online and classroom-based learning delivered by inhouse and external industry experts. An Applegreen Night Shift Operator would ideally: · Have previous experience in retail · Have a can-do attitude who has strong communication skills and enjoys interacting with customers. · Ability to work well with colleagues, contributing to a positive team environment. · Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. · Willingness to learn and adapt to new tasks.
Senior Sports Development Officer
Role and Responsibilities The Senior Sports Officer will plan, promote and develop sport and recreation in Fingal. The officer will be responsible for the delivery of initiatives which will develop and expand the range of opportunities for all the people of Fingal County to more fully participate in recreational, sporting and physical activity. The vision is to increase participation in sport, recreation and physical activity while supporting excellence regardless of age, gender, ability, economic or social circumstances. Duties The person appointed will carry out their duties subject to the control and direction of the appropriate officer. The duties will include but are not limited to: • To prepare reports for and attend meetings of the Fingal Sports Partnership, as required, as well as the production of reports for Area Committees, SPCs and Council meetings, and any other reports as required by the Senior Sports Officer, Director or Manager. • To liaise, as necessary, with Community Development personnel of the Division in their area teams, so as to facilitate the effectiveness of their work. • To contribute to the production of an annual programme and annual report for the Division. • To contribute to the production of and subsequent review of a Play and Recreation Strategy for the county. • To liaise with the administrative staff of the Section to facilitate the smooth management of the Division, including the planning and review of budgets. • To deputise for more senior officers, as appropriate. • To undertake other duties as assigned by the Director. • Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. These duties which are indicative rather than exhaustive are carried out under general direction. Persons appointed will be required to work in any location within the Fingal administrative area. Qualifications and requirements of the post Character Candidates shall be of good character. Health Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service. Education, training, experience, etc. On the latest date for receipt of completed application forms, candidates shall: (i) Possess a third level qualification of at least degree level in Sports Development, Leisure Management, Health Fitness, and Leisure Studies (ii) Have three years relevant experience in Sports Health Fitness Development (iii) Hold a current clean full driving licence, and have access to a car at all times for use in their work The Selection Process Fingal County Council reserves the right to shortlist applications, if required. This is not to suggest that any candidate may be unsuitable or incapable of undertaking the duties of the post advertised, but rather that there may be candidates who have demonstrated that they are better qualified and or have more relevant experience. Step 1: Initial Screening In the first instance, all applications received by the latest date and time for receipt of completed applications are screened for eligibility in accordance with the qualifications for the post as set out in this booklet and declared by the Minister for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage under Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001. Step 2: Shortlisting Each candidate’s application may be assessed against pre-determined criteria based on the requirements of the position as outlined in this booklet. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to provide a detailed and accurate account of their qualifications and or experience in their application form and to outline the relevance of their experience in the examples provided. Step 3: Interview Candidates who are successful in the shortlisting process will be invited to attend for interview. Fingal County Council will endeavour to give sufficient notice of the interview to shortlisted candidates. Thereafter, it is the responsibility of the candidate to make themselves available on the date and time selected. Candidates who do not attend for interview 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 Senior Executive Officer, People Services, or other designated officer, to assess the candidates shortlisted for interview. The interview board will generally comprise of 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. Candidates who are successful in the interview will be qualified in order of merit for appointment to the post of Senior Staff Officer and placed on a panel. It should be noted that placement on a panel may not necessarily lead to a job offer. The selection process is not concluded until such time as references have been sought and clearance checks, including Garda vetting, occupational health, verification of education qualifications, have been carried out to the satisfaction of the Council. Particulars of Employment The employment is whole time, permanent and pensionable. Persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority who are liable to pay the Class A rate of PRSI contribution will be required in respect of their superannuation to contribute to the local authority at the rate of one point five percent of their pensionable remuneration plus three point five percent of net pensionable remuneration, that is pensionable remuneration less twice the annual rate of social insurance old age contributory pension payable at the maximum rate to a person with no adult dependant or qualified children. Persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority who are liable to pay the Class D rate of PRSI contribution will be required in respect of their superannuation to contribute to the local authority at the rate of five percent of their pensionable remuneration. All persons who become pensionable employees of a local authority will be required in respect of the local Government Spouses and Children’s Contributory Pension Scheme to contribute to the local authority at the rate of one point five percent of their pensionable remuneration in accordance with the terms of the Scheme. Probation Where a person who is not already a permanent employee of a local authority is employed, the following provisions shall apply: (a) there shall be a period after such employment takes effect during which such persons shall hold such employment on probation, (b) such period shall be one year, but the Chief Executive may at his or her discretion extend such period, (c) such persons shall cease to hold employment at the end of the period of probation unless during such period the Chief Executive has certified that the service of such persons is satisfactory. Salary Fifty seven thousand eight hundred and ninety five euro, fifty nine thousand two hundred and seventy six euro, sixty thousand nine hundred and sixty euro, sixty four thousand one hundred and twenty six euro, sixty six thousand and seventeen euro, sixty eight thousand three hundred and sixty seven euro, seventy thousand seven hundred and thirty euro. Health For the purpose of satisfying the requirement as to health it will be necessary for successful candidates, before they are employed, to undergo a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner to be nominated by the Local Authority. Citizenship Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be: a citizen of the European Economic Area. The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or a citizen of the United Kingdom; or a citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the European Union and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or a non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or a person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa; or a non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or the United Kingdom or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa. Retirement Age The retirement age is 70 years. Recruitment A local authority may decide, by reason of the number of persons seeking admission to a competition, to carry out a shortlisting procedure. The number of persons to be invited, in these circumstances, to interview shall be determined by the local authority from time to time, having regard to the likely number of vacancies to be filled. Selection will be by means of an interview conducted by or on behalf of the local authority. Candidates will be required to pay any expenses incurred by them in attending the interview. Panels may be formed on the basis of such interviews. Candidates whose names are on a panel and who satisfy the local authority that they possess the qualification declared for the post and that they are otherwise suitable for employment may, within the life of the panel, be employed as appropriate vacancies arise. The local authority shall require a person to whom employment is offered to take up such employment within a period of not more than 6 weeks and if he or she fails to take up the employment within such period or such longer period as the local authority in its absolute discretion may determine, the local authority shall not employ the person.
