Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for recruitment
- Obtain approval to fill position, clarify time lines and requirement for appointment
- Assist in preparing job descriptions that accurately reflect the role requirements, according to organisational policies and procedures, legislation, codes, national standards and work health and safety (WHS) considerations
- Consult with relevant personnel about job descriptions and workforce strategy
- 1.4 Assist in ensuring that job descriptions comply with legislative requirements and reflect the organisation's requirements for a diverse workforce
- Obtain approvals to advertise position
- Plan for selection
- Choose appropriate channels and technology to advertise vacancies and/or identify potential talent pool
- Advertise vacancies for staffing requirements according to organisational policies and procedures
- Consult with relevant personnel to convene selection panel and develop interview questions
- Assist in ensuring that interview questions comply with legislative requirements
- Assist in short-listing applicants
- Schedule interviews and advise relevant people of times, dates and venues
- Support selection process
- Participate in interview process and assess candidates against agreed selection criteria
- Discuss assessment with other selection panel members
- Correct biases and deviations from agreed procedures and negotiate for preferred candidate
- Contact referees for referee reports
- Prepare selection report and make recommendations to senior personnel for appointment
- Advise unsuccessful candidates of outcomes and respond to any queries
- 3.7 Secure preferred candidate's agreement
- Complete necessary documentation according to organisational procedures, observing confidentiality and privacy requirements
- Induct successful candidate
- Provide successful candidate with employment contract and other documentation
- Advise manager and work team of new appointment
- 4.3 Advise managers and staff of candidate's starting date and make necessary administrative arrangements for pay and employee record keeping
- 4.4 Arrange successful candidate's induction according to organisational policy