AQW 7607/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many education welfare officer posts are currently vacant; (ii) where these vacant posts are located; and (iii) how long these posts have been vacant.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 27 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 27 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 13 March 2024
- Answered
- 6 March 20248 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
There are currently nine Education Welfare Officer posts vacant in the Education Authority. Further details on these posts are contained in the table below.
| (i) No of vacancies | (ii) Locations | (iii) Vacant from | Comments |
| 1 | Newry | 01/02/2024 | Interview dates set for competition to refill post. |
| 1 | Ballymena | 01/09/2022 | |
| 2 | Antrim Board Centre | 06/10/2023 | |
| 17/11/2023 | |||
| 3 | Dundonald | 01/12/2023 | Interviews carried out and 3 successful candidates completing pre-employment checks. One post is being readvertised. |
| 15/09/2023 | |||
| 01/05/2023 | |||
| 2 | Downpatrick | 01/12/2023 | |
| 31/08/2023 |