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Prison Officer Recruitment 2016

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    #782
    sticky hurling
    Registered Users Posts: 133 ✭✭sticky hurling


    newtothis23 wrote: »
    Some of the pasos for March class deferred till April but yeah still a very low turnout.
    No doubt some pasos and maybe panel members who are due to start Monday week won't show up either.
    IPS only called top 15 in panel for class Monday week so despite low turnout in March they still intend on having small classes.

    Have we any concrete info that they only took the first 15 from the panel?


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    #783
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    sticky hurling wrote: »
    Have we any concrete info that they only took the first 15 from the panel?

    Yes HR said so, one or two have deferred their spot, so I'd imagine others beyond the top 15 have been contacted. But only 15 spots available.


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    #784
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Has anyone received their contact in the post yet? I got my email copy on 12th and the email said they were posting utility two copies and they want one back signed by Tuesday! No post yesterday, none over the weekend or Monday and they want it back by Tuesday lmao.


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    #785
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Tommy61 wrote: »
    Has anyone received their contact in the post yet? I got my email copy on 12th and the email said they were posting utility two copies and they want one back signed by Tuesday! No post yesterday, none over the weekend or Monday and they want it back by Tuesday lmao.

    Damn autocorrect, contract not contact and posting out not utility!


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    #786
    Harryhoofer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭Harryhoofer


    Tommy61 wrote: »
    Damn autocorrect, contract not contact and posting out not utility!

    I got mine Friday.


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    #787
    sodbuster
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭sodbuster


    Looks like those in training will be going to either Wheatfield or Cloverhill.


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    #788
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    sodbuster wrote: »
    Looks like those in training will be going to either Wheatfield or Cloverhill.

    Where has that info come from?


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    #789
    sodbuster
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭sodbuster


    Tommy61 wrote: »
    Where has that info come from?

    The IPS are looking for serving staff to act as mentors to new recruits. They are only advertising these positions in Wheatfield and Cloverhill.


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    #790
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Well that's good news for me as geographically at least Dublin West campus suits me. I'm from the Wesht lol.


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    #791
    Shackleton
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Shackleton


    Quick question to those that have done the PCT please? For the 7 x 15 and 40 x 15 shuttles, do you have to round a cone or do you go line to line? Tks.


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    #792
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Line to line and they'll tell you when half your time is gone.


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    #793
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Tommy61 wrote: »
    Line to line and they'll tell you when half your time is gone.

    The 7x15 is very easy it's the 40x15 yum need to practice.


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    #794
    Shackleton
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Shackleton


    Tommy61 wrote: »
    The 7x15 is very easy it's the 40x15 yum need to practice.

    Thanks Tommy,
    Been going round cones and just making it so more confident now it's line to line.


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    #795
    Tommy61
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Tommy61


    Shackleton wrote: »
    Thanks Tommy,
    Been going round cones and just making it so more confident now it's line to line.

    No bother, I'm sure you'll fly it. You'll have a bit of performance anxiety but will have the confidence having done it in training. Best of luck anyhow. 9 May yeah?


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    #796
    BillClay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭BillClay


    Hi all , a question my oom is in 90's and my details have been sent forward to ips so I a waiting for the medical next , I had a bit of depression about 9 years ago after a death in the family will this affect my progress forward ?


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    #797
    twowheelsonly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,269 ✭✭✭twowheelsonly


    BillClay wrote: »
    Hi all , a question my oom is in 90's and my details have been sent forward to ips so I a waiting for the medical next , I had a bit of depression about 9 years ago after a death in the family will this affect my progress forward ?

    Not in the slightest.

    Once you know that you're 'mentally fit' yourself it's no different to having had any other illness or injury 10 years ago.

    That's just my opinion BTW but it's one area that has improved in recent years with regard to providing supports to staff.


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    #798
    shawmor
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭shawmor


    Hi,

    I missed out by a couple of places to go forward for the second aptitude test. Will they be calling anybody from outside the first 500 to go forward or is that it? Just hoping I haven't missed out.

    Thanks


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    #799
    raze_them_all_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,744 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    shawmor wrote: »
    Hi,

    I missed out by a couple of places to go forward for the second aptitude test. Will they be calling anybody from outside the first 500 to go forward or is that it? Just hoping I haven't missed out.

    Thanks

    There was a second aptitude test, interview a d medicals. If they are going that far you imagine they'd just run a new recruitment drive


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    #800
    shawmor
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭shawmor


    raze_them_all_ wrote: »
    There was a second aptitude test, interview a d medicals. If they are going that far you imagine they'd just run a new recruitment drive

    Oh I was hoping they might look to others that passed the first aptitude. Never mind.

    Thanks


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    #801
    newtothis23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭newtothis23


    shawmor wrote: »
    Oh I was hoping they might look to others that passed the first aptitude. Never mind.

    Thanks

    They could look to ye,they do with garda recruitment anyway.
    No harm ringing IPS to ask them where you stand.


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    #802
    newtothis23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭newtothis23


    'Inside the Monkey House',a book by a retired prison officer is out now if anyone is interested,I just bought it myself.


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    #803
    Harambe1
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭Harambe1


    Can you have a beard as a PO?


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    #804
    newtothis23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭newtothis23


    Harambe1 wrote: »
    Can you have a beard as a PO?

    I know of prison officers who have beards but I heard something recently they may be changing the rules that you can't have a beard but that's far from fact.


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    #805
    MIRMIR82
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭MIRMIR82


    Harambe1 wrote: »
    Can you have a beard as a PO?

    Presently, yes, you can have a beard, but you can't grow one while in work...if you want a beard you'd have to fully grow it over your holidays etc...mad I know!


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    #806
    raze_them_all_
    Registered Users Posts: 6,744 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    MIRMIR82 wrote: »
    Presently, yes, you can have a beard, but you can't grow one while in work...if you want a beard you'd have to fully grow it over your holidays etc...mad I know!

    how about going into the job with one?


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    #807
    MIRMIR82
    Registered Users Posts: 658 ✭✭✭MIRMIR82


    raze_them_all_ wrote: »
    how about going into the job with one?

    Yes, that's fine to my knowledge :D


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    #808
    newtothis23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭newtothis23


    Afaik you arent allowed a beard when training in Portlaoise so the option of going into the job with a beard isn't there.
    Few days holidays doesn't give enough time to grow a beard either.


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    #809
    BillClay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭BillClay


    Does anybody know how many were in the class that started on Monday


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    #810
    newtothis23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 108 ✭✭newtothis23


    http://www.poa.ie/annual-conference/presidential-address-to-the-annual-delegate-conference-of-the-prison-officers-association-galway-27th-april-2017


    http://justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/SP17000136


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    #811
    Tmcg83
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Tmcg83


    Can anyone tell me how long the fitness test Lasts? I have mine tomorrow morning and I just want to give the child minder a heads up on how long I will be gone. Also does anyone know how the plan works? What part of the physical is first etc? Do they take a break inbetween or just do it all in 1 slot?


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