Job Description
Wexford County Council invites applicants for the following post:
Assistant Staff Officer
The Assistant Staff Officer is part of the middle-management structure of the Local Authority and plays an important part in supporting middle-management in a department, ensuring the effective delivery of services across a wide range of council activities. This is a dynamic position that will frequently be the first point of call for elevated and more complex customer service issues, and the ideal candidate will need to combine operational leadership, customer service, team management, and high-quality administrative delivery.
They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Council, assisting with the implementation of work programmes to achieve goals, targets and standards set out in Departmental and Team Development Plans. Assistant Staff Officers will be required to operate the Council’s existing and future Financial and Information Communication Technology (ICT) systems as part of their work.
Assistant Staff Officers are generally responsible for the day-to-day supervision of staff at Clerical Officer grade, or analogous.
Applicants should ensure that they read the Candidate Information Booklet below prior to completing an application.
Closing Date: 23rd July 2026
Please note all applications for the above post must be submitted via the online recruitment portal. Printed hard copies or emailed copies will not be accepted.
Important notes regarding the online recruitment portal:
Please ensure that you are happy with your application, and all necessary documentation has been attached, before you submit it. Once submitted, an application cannot be amended in any way.
If you withdraw or delete an application, you cannot apply for that job again.
Please ensure that you begin the application process sufficiently in advance of the deadline to allow for any potential technical issues to be resolved via support tickets. County Council staff can only provide very limited technical support. All other issues have to be resolved via Jobtrain’s support system.
Selection for all posts will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.
Wexford County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer