RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION - City of Vincent

CITY OF VINCENT POLICY MANUALCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - HUMAN RESOURCESRECRUITMENT AND SELECTIONPOLICY NO: 5.2.1Designing Job Advertisements• Local Governments should design an eye-catching layout.• Use the Local Government logo (if there is one) or emblem.• Allow a reasonable amount of space for the advertisement.• Once a suitable layout has been developed, use it as a proforma for alladvertisements.• Develop content using the position description and selection criteria.Include:1. Name of Local Government,2. Position Title,3. Brief description of Local Government, facilities available, etc4. Describe position duties and responsibilities,5. Specify the skills, qualifications and experience that are essential,6. Specify the desirable skills, qualifications and experience,7. Salary and employment condition details (benefits, location, etc),8. Details concerning applications (contact name/number, address,closing date, etc),• Decide on appropriate size of advertisement - senior roles generallywarrant larger advertisements.• Place your advertisement to gain maximum exposure - avoid off-peaktimes and holiday weekends.• Select the best publication for the job - national, state or local community.• Select the best section of the publication - general employment, LocalGovernment vacancies, professional appointments, or lineageadvertisements.• Ensure that discriminatory language is not used in any form. Composeadvertisements in a way which ensures that there is no bias ordiscrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy, race, religiousconviction, political conviction, impairment or family responsibilities.• Provide existing employees with the opportunity to apply.Proforma AdvertisementCOUNCIL NAME [LOGO]MANAGER ENGINEERING SERVICESThe (Name of Council) is a progressive Local Government with a populationof 8000. The Local Government Administration Centre is located inNameless 300 kilometres east of Perth. Council facilities include library,swimming pool and a recreation centre. The City has excellent shoppingfacilities and schooling from pre-school to third year high school.Page 9 of 38