Civil service question regarding AWH and bank hols

[40andlovelife]

I have an interview for a civil service job that I am really interested in. The job is shift working which I'm fine with. There is an annualised working hours allowance. Is this paid on top of the salary? Also the role requires working bank holidays . How does this work? Do you gain the days back in some other way?

A shift allowance is paid on top of the salary.

WRT annual leave it should be converted into hours, this includes BH, and you deduct a shift from the allowance.

I used to work out 24/7/365 shift patterns with 12:15 shift lengths. The annual pattern incorporated all your leave - this can be seen as restrictive but you know exactly when your leave will fall.

Congratulations on getting to interview, the CS forms are often the hardest bit!

Yes the AHW is that percentage of your salary on top again.
Thw AHW rate for that role will specify a certain number of weekend hours, night hours, bank holidays and possibly last minute changes that you are being paid to work. This will be included as part of your normal weekly hours so you're not working bank Holidays on top of your weekly hours. If its a frontline role you will probably have a shift pattern in advance, and you might need to then tweak some of your shifts towards the end of the financial year to make sure you've worked enough weekends/bank holidays etc.

Thanks everyone I think I understand now! Yes even just completing the civil service application me is a skill in itself. I have 3 interviews coming up for civil service and am waiting on some of my other applications to be sifted so hopefully I will get lucky soon and be able to hand my notice in to end my teaching career and begin something new to excel in!

I guessed it would be another teacher leaving. What roles have you gone for?

I keep looking at civil service jobs!

Good luck! Having recently been through the recruitment process, it takes a lot to learn how to submit the right application and go through interview. Let us know how you get on.