Dublin jobs: Dublin Airport is hiring security guards with departure rate revealed

Dublin Airport is recruiting for its Airport Search Unit (ASU) with a proposed ‘flexible contract’.

Successful candidates will be guaranteed 20 hours of work per week but “must be available to work 40 hours”.

The starting hourly rate is €14.14 per hour.

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the job description states that the responsibilities of ASU officers include “ensuring the safe and efficient movement of passengers through the security process at Dublin Airport in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and in a manner that enhances the customer experience”.

He continues: “This is a 24/7 work roster, primarily based inside the airport, but some opportunities may become available over time, to work outside the airport. ‘outside vehicle checkpoints.’

Dublin Airport said “security queues are likely to be encountered at peak times over the coming days and weeks as we continue to board qualified personnel”.

Passengers started “outrageous” queues at the airport on Twitter on Sunday, with some saying they waited three hours to clear security.

One wrote: ‘Arrived at airport at 4am this morning for a 6.25am flight, missed the flight as we couldn’t even get into the security queue before 6am we had to book another flight, just got home now”

Another said: “Absolutely chaotic scenes – It took us almost 3 hours to get through security this morning. I felt so sorry for all parents with young children.”

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A third person said they “had been in line for security longer than the duration of my actual flight today”.

A fourth person called security ‘a shambles’ and said there were ‘tourists saying they would never come back’.

Ryanair has advised passengers at Dublin Airport to arrive at least three and a half hours before their departure time due to a shortage of staff.

They said: “Due to the lack of DAA staff at Dublin Airport, passengers should arrive at least 3.5 hours before the scheduled departure time.

“Check-in counters, kiosks and baggage drop-off will be open 3.5 hours before departure.

“We apologize to our customers for these unfortunate security delays, which are entirely beyond our control.”

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