ADVERT ID 239192
Special Needs Assistant
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St Joseph's Primary School for Children with Visual Impairment
Gracepark Road
Drumcondra
D09C803
Drumcondra
D09C803
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MAIN DETAILS
Status:
Active
Level:
Primary
Date Posted:
Wed Jun 18 2025
Application Closing Date:
Wed Jul 2 2025
Commencement Date:
Thu Aug 28 2025
Status of Post:
Fixed-term
Number of Vacancies:
5
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SCHOOL DETAILS
School Type:
Special School
School Structure:
Vertical
Gender:
Co-Educational
School Patronage:
Catholic
Total No. of Teaching Staff:
10
Current Enrolment:
54
Droichead school:
Yes
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POST DETAILS
Panel of Applicants:
An internal panel of suitable applicants may be set up to fill vacancies which may occur within a specific time period (four months for teacher posts and the duration of the school year for SNA posts) from the date on which the Board approves the successful candidate.
Additional Information:
At St. Joseph's Primary School all the children have a visual impairment, and many have additional complex needs including physical, medical, behavioural and learning disabilities.
Experience with pupils with a visual impairment is desirable.
For school year 2025-2026, we have the following vacancies:
• 1 x permanent SNA post - 1 day a week
• 1 x full time fixed-term SNA position covering a career break
• 2 x full time fixed-term SNA positions covering job shares, 1x .5 (half) a fix-term SNA position covering half of a job share post.
All SNAs at our school must have a qualification in patient handling, including use of hoist, and experience in assisting children with personal care and mobility needs.
Duties can include assisting children with behavioural needs, with specialised feeding needs and with the administration of suctioning.
Applicants which are deemed to be a member of the supplementary panel must furnish a certified copy of completed Panel Form 1 (PF1) with their application.
All applications to be emailed to recruitment@stjosephsprimaryvi.ie with your name and the post you wish to apply for by 12.00pm on the 2nd of July 2025.
The interviews are expected to take place the week of the 7th of July 2025
Experience with pupils with a visual impairment is desirable.
For school year 2025-2026, we have the following vacancies:
• 1 x permanent SNA post - 1 day a week
• 1 x full time fixed-term SNA position covering a career break
• 2 x full time fixed-term SNA positions covering job shares, 1x .5 (half) a fix-term SNA position covering half of a job share post.
All SNAs at our school must have a qualification in patient handling, including use of hoist, and experience in assisting children with personal care and mobility needs.
Duties can include assisting children with behavioural needs, with specialised feeding needs and with the administration of suctioning.
Applicants which are deemed to be a member of the supplementary panel must furnish a certified copy of completed Panel Form 1 (PF1) with their application.
All applications to be emailed to recruitment@stjosephsprimaryvi.ie with your name and the post you wish to apply for by 12.00pm on the 2nd of July 2025.
The interviews are expected to take place the week of the 7th of July 2025
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Applications may be submitted by
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Roll Number:
18417J
Apply To:
Gracepark Road
Drumcondra
D09C803
Drumcondra
D09C803
County:
Dublin
Postal District:
Dublin 9
Enquiries To:
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