The position of Staff Officer is a front-line supervisory position within the Council.  A Staff Officer in the Council is required to be an effective, participative member of a team with responsibility for managing and supervising staff, meeting deadlines and presenting reports and assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals and standards set out in Departmental and Team Plans.

The post holder has a supervisory role in the day-to-day operations of a work area or as a team leader.  The Staff Officer is expected to carry out their duties in a manner that enhances public trust and confidence and ensures impartial decision making.
 

Panel A - Confined to local authority sector.
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

1. be a serving employee in a Local Authority or Regional Assembly (if applicable) and have not less than two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or analogous post.

1. Have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five (5) subjects (or four (4) 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

2. Have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination,

3. Hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard,

1. be a serving employee in Mayo County Council and have not less than two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or analogous post.

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available from our website www.mayo.ie/careers/current-vacancies