Irish Prison Service Jobs - PASO 3

flowerz

I applied for a job and was lead to believe it was an admin post but getting very different ideas after reading most of these posts!

elvis jones

flowerz wrote: »

I applied for a job and was lead to believe it was an admin post but getting very different ideas after reading most of these posts!

I wouldn't believe everything i read on the internet;)

channelsurfer2

flowerz wrote: »

I applied for a job and was lead to believe it was an admin post but getting very different ideas after reading most of these posts!

yes you wear a uniform..... the role itself from what i can gather will be far from what you have been used to as a clerical officer in an office.. if you have seen programmes where prisoners are booked in etc thats what you will be doing, taking fingerprints etc..

V480

Interested to hear how people got on today...

Roggseye

Me too - all information welcome!

cordub

werent ye all the lucky ones today first day of training and I saw the director general popped in to say hello :D was watching the uniforms being delivered and it brought back memories , though we had to q in mountjoy for ours .Best of luck with the training lads and ladies looks like there was nearly equal amounts of both

senordingdong

flowerz wrote: »

I applied for a job and was lead to believe it was an admin post but getting very different ideas after reading most of these posts!

You applied for a job called Prison Administration & Support Officer.

It might not be in your first week or even your first year, but sooner or later it seems you will be called to do something you won't want to do, and if you object, you will be reminded of some ambiguously vague fine print in a contract you signed.

480905

flowerz wrote: »

I did see pages 1 -23 thats why I asked the question - answer not in the post!!!

You'll fit in just nicely, Welcome aboard.

flowerz

Well thanks for all your comments some helpful well some not - but got my answers yesterday actually got into the prison I am due to start in meet with a very nice guy who talked be through my duties etc etc bring it on - and remember guys change is good!

elvis jones

Any feedback from those who have started ?

bitter_lemon

elvis jones wrote: »

Any feedback from those who have started ?

The apes of instructors in beladd will tell them not to go near the internet again talking about the job while they themselves do it regularly. Muppets!
They might be good boys and girls and actually listen to them. So dunno if you will get much feedback.

bitter_lemon

cordub wrote: »

werent ye all the lucky ones today first day of training and I saw the director general popped in to say hello :D was watching the uniforms being delivered and it brought back memories , though we had to q in mountjoy for ours .Best of luck with the training lads and ladies looks like there was nearly equal amounts of both

Eh why were you in beladd? I'm nosey and i want to know! Training probs...
The ones with the mickey mouse stripes will do detective work (sloppy in my case - wrong person but fun to play along) and know who you are. Watch it now cordub....

V480

How long does the training go on for exactly, is it 6 weeks? Will you start working the prison immediately then or is there a gap between completion of training and beginning the job?

flowerz

Hi training is for exactly 6 weeks and yes you will be assigned to the prison when training is complete!

Lilly6

Hi has anyone in the 2nd group got contract yet

V480

Lilly6 wrote: »

Hi has anyone in the 2nd group got contract yet

Got a call asking me if I was available from the first of October...other than that nothing.

flowerz

Hi I got my contract and paperwork yesterday im starting on 01st of October

Roggseye

Did you get an email aswell or did the paperwork arrive in the post?

Lilly6

Hi I got email on friday afternoon to start 1st of October, hard copy to arrive by post hopefully today.

flowerz

No I didnt get a contract in the post just got an email!

V480

Yeah we should get a hard copy in the post soon.

What hours do you do in Beladd, is it normal 9 to 5?

Is there a gym you can use to prepare for the fitness test?

elvis jones

I also got my 1st choice and start on Oct 1.............until then i´ll just continue to sun myself in Lanzarote:D

maydream

elvis jones wrote: »

I also got my 1st choice and start on Oct 1.............until then i´ll just continue to sun myself in Lanzarote:D

Congrats!!

flowerz

Hi just got the hard copy contract in the post - can anyone tell me the hours we have to do in Portlaoise trying to sort out lifts/accommodation etc thanks!

V480

flowerz wrote: »

Hi just got the hard copy contract in the post - can anyone tell me the hours we have to do in Portlaoise trying to sort out lifts/accommodation etc thanks!

Twud be very handy to have some idea alright.

elvis jones

V480 wrote: »

Twud be very handy to have some idea alright.

There was a sample on the back of the initial information.

8-5, 9-5, 9-6, 10-7 over different days over an 8 weeks period if i remember correctly.

elvis jones

flowerz wrote: »

Hi just got the hard copy contract in the post - can anyone tell me the hours we have to do in Portlaoise trying to sort out lifts/accommodation etc thanks!

Oh you mean in training, i believe its 9-5 but they mention accommodation !

bitter_lemon

Beladd has accomodation mon - fri. usually 9-5 and off at 4 on a friday during training.Single rooms with tvs and ensuites. Its a grand spot. Sure its just to get your head down anyway. Its free and so is your meals. If it hasn't drastically changed since i've been there i'd advise you to take advantage of it.
I'm sure they asked you if you would need accomodation so they can guage numbers?

Theres a gym there too and a study area and a communal room for tv etc or whatever else you're having

And then you have the wonders of a pub crawl in portlaoise to behold ha ha.

Bet you won't have room inspections like we had to have (or maybe you might)! Ha now that would be funny. And uniform inspection! And don't forget your curfew boys and girls! Probs won't apply to you but i'd laugh if it did. Yous would be disgusted lol.

Here whats the story with your uniform anyway? Will it be the same as a prison officers one?

flowerz

thanks a mill Bitter Lemon you have been most helpfull - roll on 01st Oct to get down there and get started!

480905

bitter_lemon wrote: »

Here whats the story with your uniform anyway? Will it be the same as a prison officers one?

Same just without numbers on the epaulettes.

sodbuster77

bitter_lemon wrote: »

Beladd has accomodation mon - fri. usually 9-5 and off at 4 on a friday during training.Single rooms with tvs and ensuites. Its a grand spot. Sure its just to get your head down anyway. Its free and so is your meals. If it hasn't drastically changed since i've been there i'd advise you to take advantage of it.
I'm sure they asked you if you would need accomodation so they can guage numbers?

Theres a gym there too and a study area and a communal room for tv etc or whatever else you're having

And then you have the wonders of a pub crawl in portlaoise to behold ha ha.

Bet you won't have room inspections like we had to have (or maybe you might)! Ha now that would be funny. And uniform inspection! And don't forget your curfew boys and girls! Probs won't apply to you but i'd laugh if it did. Yous would be disgusted lol.

Here whats the story with your uniform anyway? Will it be the same as a prison officers one?

The curfew was scrapped thank the lord!

480905

Scrapped for the PASO's or scrapped altogether for new Recruits???

V480

I'm planning on travelling up on the morning we start training and have never been in Portlaoise before in my life so I was wondering should I stay somewhere local the night before or is Beladd easy enough to find?

sodbuster77

480905 wrote: »

Scrapped for the PASO's or scrapped altogether for new Recruits???

It was scrapped altogether when the last group of RPO's started.

elvis jones

V480 wrote: »

I'm planning on travelling up on the morning we start training and have never been in Portlaoise before in my life so I was wondering should I stay somewhere local the night before or is Beladd easy enough to find?

The morning of should be fine, just take 1st exit for portlaoise and go past the hospital on the left. Beladd is about 300m down from that on the right ( 1st part of the complex you meet )

senordingdong

V480 wrote: »

I'm planning on travelling up on the morning we start training and have never been in Portlaoise before in my life so I was wondering should I stay somewhere local the night before or is Beladd easy enough to find?

You can't miss it, I would say just go half an hour earlier than you had planned on your first day if you're anxious about finding it. Night before won't be necessary.

elvis jones

Got a call today reminding me to bring ID and flat black shoes, roll on monday:)

senordingdong

elvis jones wrote: »

Got a call today reminding me to bring ID and flat black shoes, roll on monday:)

Were yous told to bring shoe polish and a sewing kit!?!?

elvis jones

senordingdong wrote: »

Were yous told to bring shoe polish and a sewing kit!?!?

Nope just 4 green jelly babies, half a packet of cheese, a bag of 30mm woods screws and a dead badger !

cordub

elvis jones wrote: »

Nope just 4 green jelly babies, half a packet of cheese, a bag of 30mm woods screws and a dead badger !

he was being serious there , we were all told bring shoe polish to training ;););)

480905

elvis jones wrote: »

Nope just 4 green jelly babies, half a packet of cheese, a bag of 30mm woods screws and a dead badger !

Jailers LOVE smartarses..... You've just become fair game horse......

maydream

Good luck to everyone starting today!

maydream

Does anyone want to give any ideas on how the training is going??

akelly02

Hey did anyone do the physical test yet? whats it like? I got word that i will be offered my prison even though i was told months ago that i was too high up the list

cordub

how are all you newbies getting on ???,Was it what you expected or not ??We got our new guys, god help us they looked terrified when they came in the first morning , think they expected to get eaten alive by the staff , they didnt know where to look . We were all welcoming to them they have been christened the EL PASO'S a name that will stick i think lol

channelsurfer2

just see an email today from public jobs looking for PASO2 and PASO1 recruits from existing civil servants....confined to executive officers for PASO2 and Higher Executive Officers(existing) for PASO1

mr.2

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

just see an email today from public jobs looking for PASO2 and PASO1 recruits from existing civil servants....confined to executive officers for PASO2 and Higher Executive Officers(existing) for PASO1

Bet there will be a stampede for that...

mr.2

cordub wrote: »

how are all you newbies getting on ???,Was it what you expected or not ??We got our new guys, god help us they looked terrified when they came in the first morning , think they expected to get eaten alive by the staff , they didnt know where to look . We were all welcoming to them they have been christened the EL PASO'S a name that will stick i think lol

Best of luck to everyone else starting this week. Hopefully things will work out for the best.

cosbloodymick

I am hearing stories of Paso's jacking it in. Is this true?

mr.2

cosbloodymick wrote: »

I am hearing stories of Paso's jacking it in. Is this true?

Aint got the numbers anyway...