Occupational Health Strategy
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 4 December 2019
- Last updated on: 8 February 2024
An Occupational Health Strategy has been put in place as a supportive resource for teachers and special needs assistants and for clerical officers and caretakers employed in national schools under the 1978/79 scheme and clerical officers employed in post-primary schools under the 1978 scheme.
The aim of this strategy is to promote the health of employees in their workplace, with a focus primarily on prevention rather than cure. The Occupational Health Strategy comprises the Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme (EAWP) and the Occupational Health Service (OHS).
What the Occupational Health Service (OHS) is
The Occupational Health Service is in place to provide employers with occupational health advice in relation to pre-employment medical assessments and an employee’s medical fitness for work under the terms and conditions of the Sick Leave Scheme.
The Employer, the OHS Provider Medmark Limited and the Department of Education are Joint Data Controllers with regards to the processing of personal data and special category personal data in relation to the Occupational Health Service (OHS). For further information, please refer to the below circular.
Access the OHS
You can logon to https://www.medmark.ie/teachersna/ or contact the telephone advice line at 021-4550455.
Email: info@medmark4teachersna.ie
See also
Contact
Teacher and SNAs: Teacher/SNA Terms and Conditions Section
- Address:
- Teacher/SNA Terms & Conditions, Department of Education, Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath N37 X659
- Email:
- Telephone:
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(090) 648 3734
- Summary:
- Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are encouraged to submit queries regarding SNA Leave Schemes to their employers in the first instance. All employers have access to applicable Circulars relating to SNA Leave Schemes. Queries relating to statutory and non-statutory SNAs Leave Schemes can be submitted to Leave Admin Section, Teacher/SNA Terms and Conditions Section at the email address above. Recruitment and Appointment Unit in Teacher/SNA Terms and Conditions Section sets out the recruitment and appointment procedures for SNAs for the primary and post primary sector. Queries should be submitted to PORqueries@education.gov.ie