Assistant Staff Officer 2026.10

Local Government Jobs Ireland; Munster; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry County Council is inviting applications for an Assistant Staff Officer position. The role involves frontline or supervisory duties within the local authority, supporting managers and teams to deliver quality public services.

Candidates must meet panel-specific criteria and have relevant Clerical Officer experience or degree-level qualifications. Panels may be limited to Kerry County Council staff or opened to external applicants.

Qualifications

• Be a serving employee in a local authority or regional assembly.
• Two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or an analogous post.
• Panel B requires a comparable standard in an equivalent examination or a degree-level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Frontline or supervisory role within the local authority; day-to-day operation of a works area, section or team.
• Support managers and colleagues to meet work goals and deliver quality services to customers.
• Be flexible and work effectively as part of a team to deliver outcomes.

Education

Leaving Certificate (incl. Irish/English) with five subjects

Third level qualification of at least degree standard

Job description

Administrative ASSISTANT STAFF OFFICER €36,474 - €56,015 Advertised Date: 15 Oct 2026 Annual Salary Kerry Permanent and/or Temporary Closing Date: 29 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM

Job Summary

The Assistant Staff Officer is a frontline support or supervisory position within the local authority and is assigned responsibility or the day-to-day operation of a works area, section or team. Working as part of a team, he/she supports managers and colleagues to meet work goals and objectives, and to deliver quality services to both internal and external customers.

The work of an Assistant Staff Officer requires that employees in the role function in a flexible manner and work effectively as part of a team to deliver required outcomes or outputs.

Their duties are varied and can involve assignment to different parts of the organisation, or different areas of work and they are expected to carry out their duties in a manner that enhances public trust and confidence.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on panels from which vacancies for Assistant Staff Officer may be filled.

Panel A (Confined to the Local Authority Sector)

This panel will comprise of successful candidates from within the Local Authority Sector, i.e. candidates who are serving employees of a Local Authority or Regional Assembly.

Panel B (Open)

This panel will comprise of all successful candidates in order of merit and may include candidates serving in a Local Authority, Regional Assembly and external candidates.

Panel C (Confined to Kerry County Council)

This panel will comprise of successful candidates who are serving employees of Kerry County Council.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

Panel A

• be a serving employee in a local authority or regional assembly and
• have at least two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or an analogous post

Panel B

• (i) (a) have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five subjects (or four subjects if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the Department of Education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics, and
  (b) have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in higher level (or Honours) papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics), or
  (ii) have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination, or
  (iii) hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard

Panel C

• be a serving employee of Kerry County Council, and
• have at least two years’ satisfactory experience in a post of Clerical Officer or an analogous post

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.

Employer Details

• Kerry County Council

Contact Details

Kerry County Council
Rathass
Tralee
Co. Kerry

066 7183747 [e-mail]