Catherine Murphy
Question:623. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost in 2024 to recruit three extra WTE Behaviour Practitioners for National Council for Special Education. [1352/24]
View answerWednesday, 17 January 2024
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The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) employ Behaviour Practitioners to enable, support and promote the full inclusion, participation and wellbeing of all students in school and community activities by establishing and enhancing socially significant behaviours.
Their work is focused on assisting schools to:
• promote universal positive
• behaviour approaches,
• prevent and plan for behaviours that impact learning and prevent and
• plan and respond to behaviours of concern using The NCSE Behaviour Support Framework.
The 17 point salary scale for a WTE (whole time equivalent) behaviour practitioner ranges from €36,086 to €74,094.
Depending on their experience and qualifications, an applicant can start at any point on this scale. The midpoint of this scale is €56,683 and would be subject to ER PRSI of 11.05%.
Therefore, the estimated full-year pay cost of recruiting three additional WTE behaviour practitioners for the National Council for Special Education is approximately €188,838.