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Education and Training Boards  \nJOB-SHARING SCHEME  \nFOR  \nSPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANTS  \nIN  \nRECOGNISED PRIMARY AND POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS  \nThe Minister for Education and Skills directs you to implement the regulations and procedures regarding job-sharing arrangements for special needs assistants whose posts are funded by monies provided by the Oireachtas.  \nThe regulations and procedures outlined in this circular are to be implemented by each employer with immediate effect and all special needs assistants must adhere to the terms of the attached job-sharing scheme.  \nPlease ensure that copies of this circular are provided to all members of the Board of Management/ Education and Training Boards and its contents are brought to the attention of all special needs assistants in your employment including those on leave of absence.  \nThis Circular can be accessed on the Department’s website [under ](under www.education.ie)[www.education.ie](under www.education.ie)[ ](under www.education.ie)[Home](Home) – [Education Staff](Education Staff)-Breaks/ Leave – Job-Sharing.  \nAlfie Barrett  \nTeacher/SNA Terms and Conditions Division 8 May 2014  \nPadraig Maloney Payroll Division 8 May 2014  \nJob-Sharing Scheme for Special Needs Assistants  \nDefinitions:  \nFor the purposes of this scheme the following terms have the meanings assigned to them here unless the context indicates otherwise:  \nEmployer – means an Education and Training Board (ETB) for vocational schools/community colleges and a Board of Management/Manager in the case of primary, voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive schools. The Education and Training Boards or Board of Management/Manager may delegate responsibility formatters set out in this circular to the Principal of the school.  \nJob-Sharing Special Needs Assistant – means a wholetime special needs assistant who wishes to reduce his/her hours to 16 per week.  \nOn Line Claims System (OLCS)– means the system for recording of absences and inputting the claims for the payment of substitute special needs assistants currently operating in primary, voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive schools.  \nRecognised School – means a school which is recognised by the Minister for Education and Skills in accordance with Section 10 of the Education Act 1998.  \nSchool Year – as defined by the Minister for Education and Skills from time to time – currently beginning on 1st September and ending 31st August.  \nThe Department – means The Department of Education and Skills.  \n1 Purpose of the Job-Sharing Scheme  \n1.1 The purpose of the job-sharing scheme is to assist special needs assistants to combine work and personal responsibilities or choices.  \n2 School Policy  \n2.1 Each employer shall develop and maintain a policy statement specific to the needs of the school in relation to the approval of job-sharing arrangements.  \n2.2 In drawing up this policy, the welfare and care needs of the pupils shall take precedence over all other considerations.  \n2.3 This policy shall have due regard to the capacity of the school to meet its obligations to its pupils and shall therefore apply a limit to the number of its special needs assistant that may avail of the scheme at any one time and also take into account the likely availability of a suitably qualified replacement.  \n3 Basis of the Scheme  \n3.1 A special needs assistant may make an application to share a wholetime post on a 50:50 basis i.e. 16 hours per week in primary and post-primary schools.  \n3.2 There are two options for a job-sharing arrangement:  \n􀁸 Two special needs assistants in the same school apply to job-share  \n􀁸 One special needs assistant in a school applies to job-share and the employer is willing to recruit a special needs assistant for the available hours on a specified purpose (fixed term) contract.  \n3.3 It ","cbCaigSPAEuIS1Jp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigSPAEuIS1Jp","pdf",541340,10,"English","# Job-Sharing Scheme for Special Needs Assistants\n## Definitions\n## 1 Purpose of the Job-Sharing Scheme\n## 2 School Policy\n## 3 Basis of the Scheme\n## 4 Duration of Job-Sharing Arrangement\n## 5 Eligibility\n## 6 Operation of the Scheme","[{\"question\":\"Who must implement this job-sharing scheme?\",\"answer\":\"Recognised primary and post-primary school managerial authorities and the Chief Executives of Education and Training Boards must implement the regulations and procedures and ensure staff awareness.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the eligible working hours for a job-sharing special needs assistant?\",\"answer\":\"A job-sharing special needs assistant wishes to reduce hours to 16 per week, on a 50:50 basis in primary and post-primary schools.\"},{\"question\":\"How long does a job-sharing arrangement last under the scheme?\",\"answer\":\"The minimum period is one school year, commencing on 1 September and ending on 31 August, with re-application required for further years.\"}]","Circular Letter 0041/2014 - Job-Sharing Scheme for Special Needs Assistants | PDF",1789822558]