Aras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, County Offaly Tel: (057) 93 46800 Fax: (057) 93 46868 Web: www.offaly.ie e-mail: [email protected]

Application for the Post of: General Operative CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 4pm, Thursday 10th August, 2017 IMPORTANT CHECKLIST AND NOTES:

 This application form should be submitted fully completed to the Senior Executive Officer, Human Resources Section, Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore not later than 4.00 p.m. on Thursday, 10th August, 2017.

 Responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure the application form, in full, is received on time by the Human Resources Department of Offaly County Council.

 You may also return this application form in Word format by email to [email protected] so as to arrive not later than the above closing date and time. Please include “General Operative” as a reference in the subject line when emailing the application.

 Candidates who send their application by post should allow sufficient time to ensure delivery not later than the latest time for acceptance. Allegations that any application form or letter relating to it has been lost or delayed in the post will not be considered by the Council unless a Post Office Certificate of Posting is produced in support of such allegations. Responsibility to make contact with An Post regarding any delay rests with the applicant.

 Before you return the form please ensure that you have completed all sections and that you have signed the declaration at the end of the form. Where an application is submitted by e-mail, candidates shortlisted for interview will be requested to sign the declaration.

 You should satisfy yourself that you are eligible under the criteria set out for the position. The Council cannot undertake to investigate the eligibility of candidates in advance of the interview and hence persons who are ineligible, but nevertheless enter, may thus put themselves to unnecessary expense. Candidates attend for interview at their own expense.

 Applications may be short-listed on the basis of the information provided on the application form and it is expected that given the experience of prospective applicants that the short-listing requirements will be significantly higher than the minimum qualifications and experience requirements set out for the post. A short listing interview/basic aptitude/skill test may be required also.  Canvassing by or on behalf of the applicant will automatically disqualify.

NOTE: PLEASE RETURN ONLY THE APPLICATION FORM AND RETAIN THE INFORMATION BOOKLET FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS Offaly County Council Aras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, County Offaly Tel: (057) 93 46800 Fax: (057) 93 46868 Web: www.offaly.ie e-mail:[email protected]

APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF: GENERAL OPERATIVE Closing Date for receipt of applications: 4.00pm Thursday, 10th August, 2017

SECTION A – PERSONAL DETAILS Please complete Section A in BLOCK CAPITALS Surname: Forename (s):

Address for correspondence purposes: Contact Details:

Home Telephone: Work Telephone: Mobile Tel Number: Eircode: E-mail Address:

SECTION B – EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS and TRAINING

GENERAL EDUCATION: Dates Name of Secondary Examinations Taken Subjects Results From To School (s): ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Date obtained and Full Title Subject(s) taken in Final Grade Obtained University College or of Degree (s) / Qualifications Examination e.g.: 1, 2.1, 2.2, Pass Examining Authority held etc Date:

Title:

Level on National Framework of Qualifications:

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS:

TRAINING COURSES UNDERTAKEN: You must ensure that all sections of this application form are completed in full. In the event of a short-listing exercise being employed, the Council will examine the application forms and assess them against pre-determined criteria based on the requirements of the position. It is therefore in your own interest to provide a detailed and accurate account of your qualifications / experience on the application form.

Please provide details of any relevant courses or training you have received (for example chain saw, CSCS Teleporter, cherry picker, location of underground services, paving/ kerb laying or CSCS signing, lighting and guarding at road works) other courses could include Safe Pass, Occupational First Aid, Manual Handling, Computer skills, ECDL etc. Please use a continuation sheet if necessary. Type (e.g. Construction Card / Certificate Name of Course and Duration Year Skills Reference number (if of Course received Certification applicable) Scheme (CSCS) or internal company or other

Type (e.g. Construction Card / Certificate Name of Course and Duration Year Skills Reference number (if of Course received Certification applicable) Scheme (CSCS) or internal company or other Section C – Employment Record. Please give below, in date order (starting with your current employer) full particulars of all employment, including any periods of unemployment, between the date of leaving school or college and the present date. Please do not leave any period between these dates unaccounted for. If necessary, continue on a separate sheet, setting out the information in the same manner as below.

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months:

Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving:

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months:

Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving:

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months:

Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving:

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months:

Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving:

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months:

Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving:

Employer: Address: Nature of Business: Position Held: Grade (if applicable): Permanent, Temporary Part time or Full Time: or Acting: From To Dates: Duration in months: Description of main duties and responsibilities

Reason for leaving: Section D – Details of relevant experience.

In relation to the employment record you have supplied, please give details (including dates) of your experience in the following areas. You should ensure that the example(s) you use is/are from a recent period in your employment that you feel most equips you for this position.

(1) Experience of Road Maintenance Work You should include the following: a) Types of Road Maintenance (e.g. drainage, road repairs, minor construction work, pipe laying, fencing etc) you have worked on. b) Duration and dates you worked on these.

(2) Experience of General Maintenance & Construction Work: You should include the following: a) labouring, ground works, concrete works, landscaping, street cleaning, grass cutting etc b) Duration and dates you worked on these.

Remember you may be shortlisted based on the information you supply on this application form. Anything you write may be discussed in more depth, should you be called to interview. (3) Experience of Skilled Construction Work: You should include the following: a) Block laying, plastering, carpentry etc b) Duration and dates you worked on these.

(4) Experience of Driving You should include the following: a) list of all categories of licences held, b)all vehicle driving experience and c)duration and dates of driving experience

Please include copy of current licence with this application. (5) Experience of Operating Machinery, Tools & Equipment (e.g. teleporters, cherry pickers, excavators, tractors, trucks, chainsaw, lawn mowers, strimmers, operation of temporary traffic management (CSCS signing, lighting, guarding), etc. You should include the following: a) Types of Machinery, Tools & Equipment used in previous employment b) Duration and dates you worked with these. Please ensure all qualifications for operating machinery, tools or equipment are included in section B “Education & Training”

(6) Experience of Health & Safety You should include any duties performed that comply with Health & Safety requirements. You should include use of PPE (personal protective equipment), complying with safety rules on sites/roads, completing Health &Safety documents SSWP (Safe System work plans), traffic management plans, vehicle inspection sheets etc. Please ensure any qualifications for operating machinery, tools or equipment are included in Section B: “Education and Training” (7) Experience in Dealing with the Public in the course of your work experience to date: You should include dealing with public queries, Health & Safety of the public when working in a public place etc. Please provide one example (from current or most relevant year)

(8) Experience in Working as Part of a Team Please provide one example (from current or most relevant year)

Remember you may be short-listed based on the information you supply on this application form. Anything you write may be discussed in more depth, should you be called to interview. Please give below any other relevant information in support of your application (e.g. involvement in community groups, sports clubs etc).

Section E – Municipal District Preference.

Please indicate your preference in order 1, 2 or 3 of which Municipal District you would like to be assigned to:

Municipal District(MD) Do you reside within 40km of Preference number the Districts for availability for 1,2 or 3 emergency call outs – Yes/No

Tullamore MD

Edenderry MD

Birr MD

Section F – Additional Information. REFEREES: Give names and addresses of two responsible persons, to whom you are well known but not related (if you are or have been in employment, referees should be existing or former employers)

Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS Name: Position Held: Address: Contact Tel Number: Nature of Relationship:

Name: Position Held: Address: Contact Tel Number: Nature of Relationship:

Have you any objections to the County Council contacting your present and/or previous employers ? Yes / No ______

If successful, when could you take up duty? ______

Are you in receipt of superannuation allowance in respect of previous employment in the Public Service? Yes / No ______

If yes, please give details of pension and date granted ______

Have you ever accepted voluntry redundancy/early retirement from the local authority or other Public Service Organisation by which you were employed? Yes / No ______

If yes, please give details:______

Do you hold a current full Driving Licence? Yes/ No ______

If yes, please specify classes:______

Please include copy of current driving licence with this applciation Declaration I hereby declare that I have complied with all the requirements on the attached checklist and all the particulars furnished in connection with this application are true, and that I am aware of the qualifications and particulars for this position. I understand that I may be required to submit documentary evidence in support of any particulars given by me on my Application Form. I understand that any false or misleading information submitted by me will render me liable to automatic disqualifaction or render me liable to dismissal, if employed. I hereby authorise Offaly County Council to seek any additional information they may require in connection with my application for the post.

Failure to sign application will render it invalid. Where an application is submitted by e-mail, candidates shortlisted for interview will be requested to sign a Declaration Form.

Signature of Applicant: ______

Date: ______Should you wish to have your application form acknowledged, you should complete the return slip hereunder in CAPITAL LETTERS and return with your completed application form. Upon receipt of your application form, this return slip will be forwarded to you, as acknowledgement.

Dear Sir/Madam

Please note that your application form for the post of General Operative has been received by Human Resources Section, Offaly County Council.

Yours faithfully

______Senior Executive Officer Human Resources