The duties of the post will include, under the direction of the Adult Education Guidance Co-ordinator/FET Manager/Director of FET of Laois and Offaly ETB: 

• To provide guidance, counselling and information services to individual clients and to groups, and provide referral services to other agencies as appropriate.  

• To provide support and advice in the field of guidance and counselling to leaners and staff in Further Education and Training Centres, and support the development of an integrated curriculum of learning, guidance and progression.  

• To provide an outreach service to FET Centres within the catchment area of Offaly 

• To broker services with educational bodies and other institutions as emerging client needs are identified 

• To share good practice from the sector and supporting the mainstreaming of relevant lessons into national policy and practice. 

• To act in a representative capacity if required on matters relating to adult educational guidance  

• To assist in the management of resources, e.g. financial, premises, materials, personnel etc. as appropriate, relevant to the needs of the local programme. 

• To keep records and prepare reports and submissions in consultation with the Adult Education Guidance Co-ordinator/FET Manager/Director of FET. 

• Any other duties appropriate to the needs of the local scheme as may be assigned by the Adult Education Guidance Co-ordinator/FET Manager/Director of FET for the effective and efficient management of resources.