Essential Requirements:
PLEASE NOTE:
- FAILURE TO UPLOAD ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS I.E. QUALIFICATIONS, I.D. ETC., AT SUBMISSION STAGE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESULT IN AN INVALID APPLICATION.
- APPLICANTS SHOULD SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THEIR EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION.
- NON-IRISH QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DETERMINATION FROM QUALITY AND QUALIFICATIONS IRELAND (QQI) TO ESTABLISH THEIR COMPARABILITY AGAINST THE IRISH NATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF QUALIFICATIONS. OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS MUST ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSLATION DOCUMENT. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DEEM YOUR APPLICATION INADMISSIBLE.
- FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLETE EACH QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION FORM MAY DEEM YOUR APPLICATION INVALID (ANSWERS WHICH REDIRECT TO OTHER RESPONSES ARE NOT PERMITTED).
Panel Information & Eligibility
Panel Formation
Recruitment to Clerical Administrative Grades IV to Grade VII are allocated on the following basis:
Panel A. 50% Confined to employees of the Local Authority Sector
Panel B. 30% Open
Panel C. 20% Confined to employees of Kilkenny County Council
Panel A: (Confined to the Local Authority Sector) will comprise of successful applicants, in order of merit, from within the Local Authority Sector only, i.e. candidates serving in a Local Authority or Regional Assembly (where applicable). See eligibility requirements below.
Panel B: (Open Competition) will comprise of all successful applicants in order of merit and may include candidates serving in a Local Authority, Regional Assembly and external candidates. See eligibility requirements below.
Panel C: (Confined to Kilkenny County Council will comprise of successful applicants, in order of merit, from within Kilkenny County Council only. See eligibility requirements below.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements – Panel A
1.1.1 Character
Each candidate shall be of good character.
1.1.2 Health
Each candidate shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
1.1.3 Education, Training, Experience etc.
(a) Be a serving employee in a local authority or a regional assembly and have at least two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or analogous post, and
Minimum Eligibility Requirements – Panel B
1.2.1 Character
Each candidate shall be of good character.
1.2.2 Health
Each candidate shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
1.2.3 Education, Training, Experience etc.
(i) (a) have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five subjects (or four subjects if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics, and
(b) have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in higher level (or Honours) papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics) or
(ii) have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination, or
(iii) hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard.
Please note in relation to point (ii) above, an example of a comparable standard in an equivalent examination refers to the national state exams of another country, for example the A levels in the UK.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements – Panel C
1.3.1 Character
Each candidate shall be of good character.
1.3.2 Health
Each candidate shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
1.3.3 Education, Training, Experience etc.
(a) Be a serving employee of Kilkenny County Council and have at least two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or analogous post.
Desirable Requirements
Kilkenny County Council can for any position they advertise, include Desirable Requirements. Desirable Requirements are those that would be beneficial to optimising job performance. Desirable Requirements can be used if necessary to reduce numbers called for interview.
It is desirable that each candidate shall:
Have at least 2 years satisfactory library experience.
Demonstrates experience of frontline customer service including experience of working as part of a team.
Driver's Licence
Holders of the office are required to hold a full driving licence for class B vehicles free from endorsement and disqualification and, shall drive a motor car in the course of their duties and for this purpose provide and maintain a car to the satisfaction of the Local Authority. Possess a full clean driving licence for class B vehicles and have access to a car at all times for use in their work.
Applicants should satisfy themselves they are eligible under the required qualifications. Kilkenny County Council may not be in a position to investigate the eligibility of all candidates in advance of the interview/examination, and hence persons who are ineligible but nevertheless enter, may put themselves to unnecessary expense.