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Under section 24 of the Education Act, 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act, 2012) the Board of Management is the employer of Tutors and other staff of the school. The Board’s role as an employer includes responsibility for the recruitment and dismissal of tutors and other staff within the school, subject to relevant Department circulars, employment legislation and sectoral agreements. Issues with tutor performance and conduct are addressed under agreements reached under section 24(3) of the Education Act, 1998. Procedures in relation to professional competence issues and general disciplinary matters are set out in circulars issued by the Department of Education.
Recruitment of staff is done in a fair and transparent way as per the Department of Education procedures.
Staff are encouraged to take up opportunities for professional development. We employ tutors who have the appropriate qualifications, skills, competencies and attitude to provide high quality training to our learners.
Our contracted part-time tutors are subject to recruitment, selection and appointment practices and procedures consistent with legislative requirements. We continually seek out qualified tutors of the highest calibre to fill vacancies. We ensure that these tutors are well supported and encouraged to contribute to the quality of our programmes. We regard them as full members of our programme teams and value and act on their feedback, as appropriate. We support them in developing their professional competencies to enable continuous improvement of the learning environment and individual programmes. Staffing is a recurring item on the agenda of Board of Management and Quality Committee meetings.
Adult Education staff roles and responsibilities at Scoil Mhuire are clearly defined in our Organisational Chart and responsibilities are clearly defined in the drop-down toggles below.
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There are documented role descriptions for all roles depicted on our organisational chart. The tutor role description is set out in the tutor manual and are discussed at induction and reviewed regularly by the Director of Adult Education and updated if needed.