Prison officer recruitment 2018

S00100668

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

the army guards and that are recruiting they are all sent to the same place guys, its a horrible wait but it has to be done

mine was 10 months of waiting that's prob relatively quick but felt like forever ... had to say no to the march class due to starting a new job and moved county that week so that month... so im in the may class now ... best of luck to all new and existing applicants I know how you feel for sure ..

callum21

Results of last weeks interview stage are in! Cannot believe I passed, over the moon. Even if I do have to wait a year for the clearance

DG74

Has anyone that passed the interview in Jan got called for the medical yet?

KBHC

DG74 wrote: »

Has anyone that passed the interview in Jan got called for the medical yet?

No not yet but expecting it to be in the next 2 weeks or so.

po candidate

Finally got the call to say my clearance is back. 8 months waiting! Patience is a virtue but stick with it.

DG74

po candidate wrote: »

Finally got the call to say my clearance is back. 8 months waiting! Patience is a virtue but stick with it.

Congrats have you heard when your starting

KBHC

KBHC wrote: »

No not yet but expecting it to be in the next 2 weeks or so.

Called for medical today. Has to be in by 30th April

Bmrhcp

Anybody here who passed the pct on the 7th been lucky enough to get their clearance back yet? The wait is an absolute killer...

DG74

KBHC wrote: »

Called for medical today. Has to be in by 30th April

Cool what date in Jan did you do your interview , I did it on the 7th

po candidate

DG74 wrote: »

Congrats have you heard when your starting

It's looking good for May.

DG74

KBHC wrote: »

Called for medical today. Has to be in by 30th April

I got the email for medical today , ðŸ˜

User2206

Hi, I know a class started in the college this week! Does anyone know when the next intake will be or how often they happen?

po candidate

User2206 wrote: »

Hi, I know a class started in the college this week! Does anyone know when the next intake will be or how often they happen?

May 7th is the next class. Not sure after that though! I assume July/August assuming IPS have enough candidates through all stages to fill a class. I don't think they will let up on the classes starting, afaik they're really struggling with staff numbers.

User2206

po candidate wrote: »

May 7th is the next class. Not sure after that though! I assume July/August assuming IPS have enough candidates through all stages to fill a class. I don't think they will let up on the classes starting, afaik they're really struggling with staff numbers.

Aw brill thanks for that you don’t happen to know if they will be doing any pct dates before that class starts do ya?

po candidate

User2206 wrote: »

Aw brill thanks for that you don’t happen to know if they will be doing any pct dates before that class starts do ya?

Not sure, I'd say if you haven't heard about your PCT by now I'd say its unlikely to happen before this class starts. I got 7 weeks notice before the PCT took place. Have you done your medical yet?

CplMick

po candidate wrote: »

May 7th is the next class. Not sure after that though! I assume July/August assuming IPS have enough candidates through all stages to fill a class. I don't think they will let up on the classes starting, afaik they're really struggling with staff numbers.

Recruitment of 300-350 a year is needed at the moment just to keep us on an even standing for retirements etc. it maybe 2020 2021 before we start to replace numbers lost during the recruitment ban...

DG74

Does anyone know when the next pct is?

KBHC

DG74 wrote: »

Does anyone know when the next pct is?

I’d imagine that anyone who has to get there medical in by 30th April that the next pct would be late May or /June but not sure.

CplMick

This maybe of interest to all of you hoping to join the service

http://trap.ncirl.ie/1780/1/joyceclarke.pdf

Best of luck with your application

po candidate

Anyone know if they have WiFi in the College? Ive heard there's a small gym, anyone know what it's like in terms of equipment?

DG74

KBHC wrote: »

I’d imagine that anyone who has to get there medical in by 30th April that the next pct would be late May or /June but not sure.

Thanks, my medical didn’t have to be in til 30th April, but I got it done straight away and now I’ve got my pct on the 11th April , there is another one in May,

MCBRENNAN

Can anyone remember what they paid for the auidogram ?

po candidate

MCBRENNAN wrote: »

Can anyone remember what they paid for the auidogram ?

I paid €100 for mine, place in Dublin. Believe that was on the expensive side though as I think another poster paid around €70.

DG74

MCBRENNAN wrote: »

Can anyone remember what they paid for the auidogram ?

I paid €80

KBHC

MCBRENNAN wrote: »

Can anyone remember what they paid for the auidogram ?

I paid 50€ in Monaghan town. I was quoted 100€ in drogheada.

KBHC

Maybe a silly question but which of the 3 prisons we can be posted to are the easiest to reach traffic wise coming from M1 direction??

twowheelsonly

KBHC wrote: »

Maybe a silly question but which of the 3 prisons we can be posted to are the easiest to reach traffic wise coming from M1 direction??

Toss of a coin recently. Mountjoy / Pats / Dochas would be straight in through Drumcondra. Wheatfield / Cloverhill would be around the M50 and jump at Palmerstown.

Bear in mind that work, generally speaking, starts at 8 and ends at 8. Most will leave early and aim to be in work for 7.30-7.45 so you'll dodge the worst of the traffic.

Precal 2018

Does anybody know if the graduation when you finish the college is at the time of completion or later down the road when you are already started in a prison ?

lormcgov85

Hi - To anybody who has done their PCT - is the shuttle runs done in groups or is each person separately tested? Also, if you fail anything on the day is your second chance that day or at a future date? Thanks

mgt10

The shuttles are done in groups of about 6 and then if you fail you fail everything and repeat the whole lot on a separate day which you can defer til you're ready!

lormcgov85

mgt10 wrote: »

The shuttles are done in groups of about 6 and then if you fail you fail everything and repeat the whole lot on a separate day which you can defer til you're ready!

Ok thanks a million for reply!

Bowrow

Has anyone who done interview in late jan/early Feb been given there medical dates yet.still waiting.starting to think I'm being forgotten about.

CplMick

KBHC wrote: »

Maybe a silly question but which of the 3 prisons we can be posted to are the easiest to reach traffic wise coming from M1 direction??

Mountjoy

Tanker88

Hi. This may be an odd question but when doing the shuttles are u required to touch the line with your hand or just hit it with your foot? Thanks

punisher5112

Tanker88 wrote: »

Hi. This may be an odd question but when doing the shuttles are u required to touch the line with your hand or just hit it with your foot? Thanks

Foot

S00100668

what are shift patterns like in ips??
are their perks outside of pay for the IPS??
iv heard things like supports with childcare or credit union loan deals little things like that and medical expenses that are eitherworm related or not work related are covered by ips now this is what I have heard so if some one can confirm this is true or not id appreciate it

twowheelsonly

S00100668 wrote: »

what are shift patterns like in ips??
are their perks outside of pay for the IPS??
iv heard things like supports with childcare or credit union loan deals little things like that and medical expenses that are eitherworm related or not work related are covered by ips now this is what I have heard so if some one can confirm this is true or not id appreciate it

The Prison Service has it's own Credit Union. I'm a member but couldn't say for sure if it's a whole lot better or a whole lot worse than other CUs'. They are easy to deal with though, most dealings can be done online or over the phone as members are scattered all around the country. Deductions are made at source as well which makes things easy.
There's also a Private healthcare scheme, Prison Officers Medical Aid Scheme (POMAS) It's not cheap but does offer a very good level of care in comparison to 'outside' schemes for the same price.
Childcare, I know nothing about but have never heard of any sort of childcare benefits or assistance.

Shift patterns vary from Prison to Prison but for anyone on a 7 Day Liability Roster you're basically due on 7 days out of every 14. These days would be based on an 8 to 8 day but there's all sorts of varieties of shifts. Different jails have different needs so rosters are going to vary. There's Night Shifts, 8 to 5, 10 to 10, and a few other variations. On that roster you'll be due on every second weekend - Fri, Sat, Sun. It's not easy to explain but I went into it in more detail somewhere else on this thread I think..

Tanker88

Hi. Quick question. I have been told that I may be starting in July/August time. However I booked a holiday for September for a week. It was booked months ago. Can anyone tell me if I start in IPS round July/August time would I have to cancel the booked holiday or would allowances be made?

weadick

Anyone who did their interview last month hear anything yet?

twowheelsonly

Tanker88 wrote: »

Hi. Quick question. I have been told that I may be starting in July/August time. However I booked a holiday for September for a week. It was booked months ago. Can anyone tell me if I start in IPS round July/August time would I have to cancel the booked holiday or would allowances be made?

Just guessing but.... If you start in July you'd probably just be ok (apart from the fact that you wouldn't have leave built up) but if it's August I can see you having to cancel. Can't see them giving you leave during your time in the Training College but if you're posted to a Jail by then it should be ok.

Just to be safe I'd cancel or defer the holiday to October.

CplMick

Tanker88 wrote: »

Hi. Quick question. I have been told that I may be starting in July/August time. However I booked a holiday for September for a week. It was booked months ago. Can anyone tell me if I start in IPS round July/August time would I have to cancel the booked holiday or would allowances be made?

You will have 12 weeks training during which time they will not give leave except in extreme circumstance's you may be able to differ your start time to the next class if needed. You should be ok if you are assigned to a prison in time for your holiday you would just need to see your H.R. Governor with your tickets in hand so to speak. Leave is given out on a seniority based system but September is not normally the high session for leave.

I would suggest contacting I.P.S. and seeking advice before starting as they will tell you more direct what your best options are.

CplMick

what are shift patterns like in ips?? They are different in each Prison but are based around roster groups and a 39hr week so to give an ex-sample.
If their is 22 roster groups your roster will be worked out to give a average 39hr's a week over a 22 week period. So you would have 7 Nights to do during a 22 week period, you'd also have a number of early start's and late finish's, dinner guards, tea guards etc. also spread out during the same 22 weeks. The groups are also divided into odd and even numbered one's as to which groups are what side of the roster. I.e all even numbers on the same side all odd one's on the opposite side.

But in saying that the normal part of 7 day liability over 14 day's is as follows.

Saturday & Sunday on (2days off) Wednesday & Thursday on (3days off) Monday & Tuesday on (2days off) Friday on (and start back at beginning)

are their perks outside of pay for the IPS?? Yes your leave is given in hours not days so with the roster if you work your leave right and only take it in the weeks with less due on hours you can take more weeks of leave :-). i.e. a 8-8 days with no dinner guard is 11hrs but a 8-8 with dinner guard is 12hrs also nights is 12hrs etc.
iv heard things like supports with childcare (20yr's service's never heard anything on child care but don't have kids so never needed to find out. However the parental leave and some maternity leaves is available to both sexes and you can get extra leave if you get married just for the honeymoon not ongoing at least you could I think it still applies)
or credit union loan (we have our own credit union which has never been in the red and is good for loans as your repayments are deducted at source before you get your wages so you can't really default on it. In saying that things have gotten more difficult with that due to the new government rules that apply to all credit unions after the carry on of certain credit unions around the country, but the interest rate is still one of the lowest)
deals little things like that Some deals can be had on certain things for members of the POA they will be in the diary that you'll be given trusting you join the Union.
and medical expenses that are either work related This would be from the criminal injuries scheme not IPS or not work related are covered by POMAS if you join it not ips now this is what I have heard so if some one can confirm this is true or not id appreciate it Hope I have answered what you asked.

jennyb053

Hi
How long does it take after you submit medical to hear about pct?

Stephenwrx

Has anyone being called for the June 2019 class yet ?

User2206

Stephenwrx wrote: »

Has anyone being called for the June 2019 class yet ?

I have my physical second week in May so hoping my clearance is back to get into the June class myself! Have you had your physical?

Stephenwrx

User2206 wrote: »

I have my physical second week in May so hoping my clearance is back to get into the June class myself! Have you had your physical?

Yes ... I did the physical in the beginning of December

Bmrhcp

Stephenwrx wrote: »

Has anyone being called for the June 2019 class yet ?

Heard nothing back yet. I done my pct start of Feb. The waiting around is torture.

gavdolfini

Bmrhcp wrote: »

Heard nothing back yet. I done my pct start of Feb. The waiting around is torture.

So did I. But in 2018 😅. Wasn't expecting a 14 month wait.

Jakeren7

Bmrhcp wrote: »

Heard nothing back yet. I done my pct start of Feb. The waiting around is torture.

I’m the same still waiting

Flyflyfast

Anybody thats done their medical:
Whats it like? What happens?