Assistant Fire Officer - Closing Date 29th May 2025

The Position

Limerick City and County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for Assistant Fire Officer may be filled throughout the lifetime of the panel 

The Assistant Fire Officer works as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Fire Services Directorate to deliver key local authority services.

The role requires a clear knowledge and understanding of local authority services and its key stakeholders and relationships, local government structures and its democratic role and mandate, current local government issues, future trends and strategic direction of the sector, management and implementation of change, and Public Works Contracts

The Assistant Fire Officer shall operate under the direction of and report to the Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer of the section to which they are assigned.  They must undertake those duties as assigned to them by their Supervisor.

Salary
Salary scale: €46,802 - €72,609 per annum, inclusive of LSIs. Payment of increments is dependent on satisfactory performance.
Annual Leave
The successful candidate will have 30 days annual leave.
Hours of Work
The working hours at present provide for a five day, thirty five hours working week, hours may vary from time to time.
Application Process

Completed application forms must be e-mailed to recruitment@limerick.ie  no later than Thursday 29th May, 2025. 

An official application form must be completed in full by the closing date for the competition.  Please note that amendments to the application form will not be accepted after the closing date. CV’s will not be accepted in lieu of an application form.

Please send your application from an e-mail address that you will review regularly as communication during the assessment/selection period will only be through that e-mail address.  Please also ensure that you regularly review your spam/junk email folder as occasionally your email service provider may direct emails to that folder.