Grade VIII

at  TUSLA

Location: The initial vacancy is Nationwide. Tusla has large number of offices nationwide and this role can operate from the nearest Tusla office with available space For Tusla Region/ Areas please look at list of Local Area Services
Salary: See Description for Details
Closing Date: 10/06/2024 12:00 PM
Recruitment Start: 16/05/2024
Permanent

JOB SUMMARY

The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services.
The Agency has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.
The Agency currently has responsibility for a budget in excess of €800m and delivers its services through circa 6,000 people in 400 locations across the Country.

The Child and Family Agency has responsibility for the following range of services:

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Alternative Care
• Adoption
• Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
• Children’s Service Regulation
• Counselling and Therapeutic Supports

Further information is available on www.tusla.ie

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• Maintain standards of practice and levels of professional knowledge by participating in continuous professional development initiatives and attendance at courses as appropriate.
• Engage in career and professional development planning.
• Oversee the provision of a framework for the promotion of staff development and training by making recommendations with regard to the ongoing education, mentoring, training and in-service needs of the inspection and monitoring team.
• Pursue continuous professional development in order to develop professional knowledge and keep updated with current and relevant HR legislation.
• Provide training with the team and region to share knowledge of relevant HR Procedures/ Processes.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architecting and developing .NET Core and Angular features and solutions.
• Hands-on in .NET web application development.
• Hands-on in Azure Devops configuration and management.
• Mentoring and managing code reviews with the development team.
• Develop coding standards and procedures in line with SDLC best practice.
• Lead on the implementation of security standards.
• Keeping abreast of latest developments in software development to ensure the team are maximising the latest innovation and best practice.
• Support the ICT Applications Manager in embedding a culture of continuous improvement in the Applications Development Team by driving improvements to work processes, tools and techniques.
• Strong problem-solving abilities – the ability to analyse a technical problem and select the most appropriate solutions.
• Develop detailed understanding of all systems becoming the key expert in the ICT team to support knowledge transfer to development, testing and support teams.