Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to:
use networks to source suitable applicants
actively listen to what is being said in interviews
advise on the outcomes of the selection process
support line managers in recruitment and selection functions
literacy skills to:
work with job descriptions to devise suitable questions for interviews
make job offers and prepare letters for unsuccessful applicants
review legislation to ensure requirements are reflected in job descriptions
organising and scheduling skills to arrange interviews and venues
technology skills to:
advertise jobs
communicate with applicants and new appointments
maintain information in the human resources information system.
Required knowledge
documentation required for recruitment, selection and induction
human resources functions, human resources life cycle and the place of recruitment and selection in that life cycle
principles of equity and diversity and relevant legislation
range of interviewing techniques and other selection processes and their application.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Job descriptions may include: | attributes competencies required by staff job or person specifications job title and purpose of position necessary skills and knowledge required qualifications selection criteria tasks or duties associated with the position. |
Policies may include: | anti-discrimination diversity equal employment opportunity (EEO) privacy and confidentiality. |
Legislation, codes and national standards may include: | award and enterprise agreements, and relevant industrial instruments relevant industry codes of practice relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to WHS and environmental issues, EEO, industrial relations and antidiscrimination. |
Workplace health and safety considerations may include: | establishing and maintaining WHS training, records and induction processes performance against WHS legislation and organisation’s WHS system, especially policies, procedures and work instructions. |
Workforce strategies may include: | targets for specific groups to ensure workforce diversity in, for example: age ethnicity experience gender other forms of differences, such as learning styles, personality types, working styles, etc. targets for specific qualifications, capabilities or attributes recruiting for new strategic directions. |
Channels and technology may include: | government job search agencies industry-specific websites and journals internal communications, such as newsletters, intranet and emails newspaper advertisements recruitment agencies recruitment websites social media sites. |
Staffing requirements may include: | casual, permanent or temporary fulltime or parttime. |
Induction may include: | initial orientation of new employee initial training of new employee to meet the requirements of the position. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist