Temporary Clerical Officer (Rolling Competition)

Carlow County Council invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the post of Temporary Clerical Officer.

Applications will be accepted at any time up to the closing date. Carlow County Council may need to pause, and/or close/or extend this rolling recruitment ahead of the closing date listed.

A Clerical Officer is the entry grade in a five-tier administrative structure within Carlow County Council ranging through to Assistant Staff Officer, Staff Officer, Senior Staff Officer and Administrative Officer. Clerical Officers work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide administrative support and customer service across the broad range of local authority front line as well as internal services. Clerical Officers make a valuable contribution assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals, targets and standards and delivering quality service to internal and externals customers. The successful candidate will therefore require excellent administrative, ICT and communications skills.

The Clerical Officer will normally work under the direction and management of a Staff Officer, Senior Staff Officer or Administrative Officer which comprise the line management grades and may from time to time be required to deputise for an Assistant Staff Officer or other administrative grade and successful applicants must be willing to take on this challenge.

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet, available on our website www.carlow.ie

Education, Experience etc.

Candidates shall:

have obtained at least a grade D (or a pass), in higher or ordinary level, in five subjects from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme,

or

have passed an examination of at least equivalent standard,

or

have had at least two years previous service in a post of Clerical Officer, Clerk/Typist (Clerical Duties), Clerk/Typist (Typing and Clerical Duties) or Clerk/Typist under a local authority or health board in the State

or

have satisfactory relevant experience which encompasses demonstrable equivalent skills

Driving Licence:

It is essential that holders of the post hold a full unendorsed driving licence for class B vehicles.