Recruit prison officer 2022

beeswax1 · 01-03-2023 8:36pm

Yes please I'll send my number.

ArthurB · 05-03-2023 8:27pm

Did anyone have their medical appointment yet? Just wondering do they tell you there and then if you pass

Swabber21 · 06-03-2023 11:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120318105#Comment_120318105

No, haven’t heard anything since they asked for clearance form. Most likely will be another few weeks til we have medicals

rgrpo23 · 07-03-2023 10:17am

Is anyone else finding the wait between stages agonisingly long? I know it’s to be expected, but I was hoping to have heard something about the medical by now.

smithymk11 · 07-03-2023 12:10pm

Anyone else waiting on the role play results ?

Done mine on the 21/02 thought it went well but have heard nothing since .

ArthurB · 07-03-2023 6:00pm

I got sent out another Garda Vetting form and medical forms which have to be completed by 27th of March, I'd say you will have yours soon

rgrpo23 · 07-03-2023 9:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120326147#Comment_120326147

Hopefully😅 Do those forms give much info regarding the medical requirements?

Has anyone else in batch 1 not gotten the medical forms?

ArthurB · 07-03-2023 10:33pm

It gives an insight on what to prepare for the fitness test ( dreading that part) and then what to expect in the medical they check for BMI, height, weight and then past medical history.

I know a few people who havnt recieved theirs yet and they are in batch 1 also

rgrpo23 · 07-03-2023 10:46pm

Is the fitness still 40 shuttles in 3mins 30secs or have they changed it?

Ah that’s good I was getting worried 😂

Stretch1432 · 08-03-2023 6:02am

Did anybody fail the roleplay ??? Was it hard ??

ArthurB · 08-03-2023 11:39am

Yeh it is and we have to run with a fire extinguisher, have a grip test, push and pull test, seated bench press and then an anaerobic test which we have to run (7×15m) done in 30 seconds or less and lastly hold a riot shield for a minimum of 60seconds 😳

rgrpo23 · 08-03-2023 12:53pm

Worst part of that is prob the shuttles, have you a date for the medical yet? What’s the story is BMI is over 30 is there a step test?

ArthurB · 08-03-2023 9:23pm

Definitely the shuttles and getting the timing right!! Hopefully we will fly through it tho and they go easy on us haha... Yeah as far as I know I think it depends on your medical

rgrpo23 · 08-03-2023 10:08pm

Is it done as a 15m bleep test or just run at whatever pace you choose I wonder?

ArthurB · 08-03-2023 10:22pm

I have no idea, I wondered that to... Dont know what I'd rather 😆

rgrpo23 · 08-03-2023 10:50pm

I’d nearly prefer the bleep test as then it’s a bit easier to pace yourself but i presume it’s a case of doing 40 shuttles as fast as you can cos they would probably have said if its a bleep test or maybe not😅

B00 · 09-03-2023 12:44pm

Hi everyone, has anyone else gotten the follow on garda clearance application and info re. medical? I'm in batch 1 and haven't received anything since sending off the security clearance.

dub29 · 09-03-2023 1:56pm

I got nothing either 🤷

B00 · 09-03-2023 2:02pm

Here's hoping it won't be too much longer for us. The waiting is a head wreck. But I suppose if they needed more info on the security clearance etc they would have let us know by now.

Swabber21 · 09-03-2023 2:12pm

I'm the same still waiting to hear back. Presuming they must be splitting batch 1 into smaller groups and doing medicals group by group maybe?

B00 · 09-03-2023 5:19pm

@Swabber21 yeah maybe so that could be the case. I'd say its more likely as and when a person clears the security check they send out the Garda clearance and info re. medical. But I don't know.

Does anyone know what the starting salary is like in this job? I know they say there is a decent wage to be made with overtime but what would the basic wage be?

rgrpo23 · 09-03-2023 6:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120336059#Comment_120336059

Starting pay is 31k for an RPO. Max pay for a RPO is 35k (not including mandatory overtime hours) So id say as a recruit maybe around mid 40k with the overetime included. There is also an operational allowance of 8% of your salary. I'm not sure what the pay is like once qualified. But apparently a prison officer with 8 years experience can expect to earn around 65k (not sure if that includes the mandatory additional hours or not)

rgrpo23 · 09-03-2023 6:50pm

How are people feeling about the physical? Is anyone doing any specific training for it yet?

B00 · 10-03-2023 9:52am

I'm not going to worry about it until I get the letter. Until then I can eat as many doughnuts as I want 😂

rgrpo23 · 15-03-2023 10:43pm

Has anyone heard back this week after sending the clearance form a few weeks ago?

16-03-2023 1:27am

The shuttles are just done at whatever pace you like once u get it done in time.

Stretch1432 · 16-03-2023 9:03am

There is another recruitmemt campaign later in the year...

Kimbot · 16-03-2023 9:18am

The Garda clearance can take 6+ months easily just so you know :)

ArthurB · 21-03-2023 10:53pm

Did anyone have their medical yet in the first batch ? Just wondering what the story is if you have a BMI of over 30 do they tell you there and then about the step test?

weadick · 22-03-2023 5:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120385628#Comment_120385628

I had my medical. Thankfully I was under the bmi so can't help you there. I'd imagine HR will send you a brief on the step test should it be required.

Recruit prison officer 2022

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