Immigration Control Officer - Dublin Airport

Avada · 06-08-2017 9:08pm

cw67irl wrote: »

And it continues

On a worrying sidenote the reintroduction of some automated checkpoints should these effect the planned recruitment?

No, it won't affect it, they have been planned for long before this campaign.

From what I've heard, those waiting on clearance shouldn't be waiting too much longer.

Junkyard Dog · 06-08-2017 10:16pm

Just out of curiosity guys - from what I understand this is a Dublin Airport only position. Is there any plans that anyone knows of, to roll this position out to the other airports?

Avada · 06-08-2017 10:50pm

Junkyard Dog wrote: »

Just out of curiosity guys - from what I understand this is a Dublin Airport only position. Is there any plans that anyone knows of, to roll this position out to the other airports?

I would imagine so, but not in the near future. If I remember correctly, a PQ stated that it was intended, where it makes financial sense.

billyhead · 07-08-2017 2:15pm

Anybody know if there are plans to hold a competition to work in the Immigration unit at the Airport for EO/HEO grade?

Avada · 07-08-2017 2:37pm

billyhead wrote: »

Anybody know if there are plans to hold a competition to work in the Immigration unit at the Airport for EO/HEO grade?

EO are recruited from within Dept of Justice. There won't be a comp for HEO either.

thomasj · 07-08-2017 3:16pm

Avada wrote:

EO are recruited from within Dept of Justice. There won't be a comp for HEO either.

Revenue looks after the customs side of things as well

Avada · 07-08-2017 4:01pm

thomasj wrote: »

Revenue looks after the customs side of things as well

Yeah and Revenue only recruit customs officers from within Revenue.

Sup08 · 09-08-2017 3:28am

billyhead wrote: »

Anybody know if there are plans to hold a competition to work in the Immigration unit at the Airport for EO/HEO grade?

The EO grade in the immigration unit at the airport is only open to EO's within the Department of Justice.

HEO grade is full-filled from the HEO panel that's in place when any positions of HEO grade become available.

cw67irl · 25-08-2017 9:37am

Anyone heard anything lately?

Seamus O Leprosy · 25-08-2017 5:43pm

cw67irl wrote: »

Anyone heard anything lately?

Not a word from the official source, sent a couple emails over the last few weeks and was told "still in clearance which can take 12 weeks" Im hoping to here soon

seanirl21 · 01-09-2017 11:18am

Does anyone have an idea when we might get called

revenent · 02-09-2017 4:36pm

Who ever is going forward will probably be starting training within the next month or two, training involving the few weeks basic training in the hotel following with the weeks supervision within the airport Good luck whoever will be starting it!!

cw67irl · 04-09-2017 11:12pm

revenent wrote: »

Who ever is going forward will probably be starting training within the next month or two, training involving the few weeks basic training in the hotel following with the weeks supervision within the airport Good luck whoever will be starting it!!

Can you elaborate on this at all? By PM if you prefer

hdowney · 05-09-2017 2:00pm

I'm presuming I'm too late this time round. anyone any idea when they are likely to go again with recruitment?

Avada · 05-09-2017 3:27pm

hdowney wrote: »

I'm presuming I'm too late this time round. anyone any idea when they are likely to go again with recruitment?

I don't see there being a recruitment campaign in the near future, but you never know.

The Veteran · 09-09-2017 11:40am

Been very very quiet about new staff for ages now. No news on when new people will start.

cw67irl · 09-09-2017 2:48pm

The Veteran wrote: »

Been very very quiet about new staff for ages now. No news on when new people will start.

So we are probably talking after Xmas are we?

The Veteran · 09-09-2017 9:40pm

cw67irl wrote: »

So we are probably talking after Xmas are we?

Hard to know; we are going into T2 in a few weeks so extra bodies would be good.

P_cooper · 27-09-2017 10:31am

Any update on the next batch? Garda clearance seems to be taking a lot longer than I was expecting.

Seamus O Leprosy · 27-09-2017 5:28pm

P_cooper wrote: »

Any update on the next batch? Garda clearance seems to be taking a lot longer than I was expecting.

Not a whisper my end either. I recently passed the CO interview so have a couple of choices to think about.

May I kindly ask those who are doing this job at the moment, how many overnight shifts do you do in an average month?

Avada · 27-09-2017 10:10pm

Seamus O Leprosy wrote: »

Not a whisper my end either. I recently passed the CO interview so have a couple of choices to think about.

May I kindly ask those who are doing this job at the moment, how many overnight shifts do you do in an average month?

Off the top of my head it's about 5/6 shifts per 4 week cycle. It does vary though

Seamus O Leprosy · 28-09-2017 5:00pm

Avada wrote: »

Off the top of my head it's about 5/6 shifts per 4 week cycle. It does vary though

oh about 1 in 3 shifts is an overnight. somehow I thought it would have been less busy. Thanks for the reply

Avada · 28-09-2017 10:14pm

Seamus O Leprosy wrote: »

oh about 1 in 3 shifts is an overnight. somehow I thought it would have been less busy. Thanks for the reply

The full roster should have been in the info from pas

Avada · 28-09-2017 10:15pm

Seamus O Leprosy wrote: »

oh about 1 in 3 shifts is an overnight. somehow I thought it would have been less busy. Thanks for the reply

Its 1 in 4ish, not that simple

The Veteran · 30-09-2017 12:35am

4 shifts

05:00 to 17:00
06:00 to 18:00
14:00 to 02:00
18:00 to 06:00

Each officer works basically 183 days in year. Which essentially means 25% are the 18:00 to 06:00!shift.

All this was in information booklet everyone could access

Seamus O Leprosy · 30-09-2017 1:25pm

The Veteran wrote: »

4 shifts

05:00 to 17:00
06:00 to 18:00
14:00 to 02:00
18:00 to 06:00

Each officer works basically 183 days in year. Which essentially means 25% are the 18:00 to 06:00!shift.

All this was in information booklet everyone could access

Yep got that and thank you, but didnt think the staffing level at night would have been the same as the busier times of the day Any idea on what the shift staggers are? if you are 05:00 to 17:00 shift one is shift two likely to be 14:00 to 02:00 to allow more than 12 hours between shifts.

Avada · 30-09-2017 2:34pm

You do (as an example)

5-17.00 Monday Tuesday
Rest Wednesday Thursday
6-18.00 Friday Saturday Sunday
Rest Monday Tuesday
18.00-6 Wednesday Thursday
Rest Friday Saturday Sunday
14.00-2 Monday Tuesday

The Veteran · 30-09-2017 4:11pm

The same number of staff aren't in duty "in the dead of night" as the rest of the day. It also needs to be understood that the airport wakes up from 04:15/04:30 with US flights arriving rightbthe way through to close to 02:00 during the Summer. The busiest period in T1 is from 23:30 until 01:00 and even then there will\may be investigations, people detained; etc

If you talk to the staff at the airport, the roster works for them because of the certainty of it; the long weekend etx

The Veteran · 30-09-2017 4:35pm

The same number of staff aren't in duty "in the dead of night" as the rest of the day. It also needs to be understood that the airport wakes up from 04:15/04:30 with US flights arriving rightbthe way through to close to 02:00 during the Summer. The busiest period in T1 is from 23:30 until 01:00 and even then there will\may be investigations, people detained; etc

If you talk to the staff at the airport, the roster works for them because of the certainty of it; the long weekend etx

seanirl21 · 03-10-2017 3:55pm

Just to let people know I received a call from PAS today saying my security clearance has come back and to send in a current employer reference. I also have to attend an induction/training on the sixth of November. Best of luck hope others get the call

Immigration Control Officer - Dublin Airport

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