Appointment Procedure – reviewed term 3 2020

Appointment Procedure

• Expanded our statement about te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Clarified the board's responsibility for appointing a principal.
• Removed the applicant section of the table as these instructions are primarily for those conducting the appointment process.
• Rearranged some of the steps in the procedure and added the wording "and delete or destroy their documentation" as candidates generally email their applications.
• Updated the legislation section.

Catholic Appointment Procedure

• Expanded our statement about te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Clarified the board's responsibility for appointing a principal.
• Removed the applicant section of the table as these instructions are primarily for those conducting the appointment process.
• Rearranged some of the steps in the procedure and added the wording "and delete or destroy their documentation" as candidates generally email their applications.
• Updated the legislation section.

Appointment Committee

• Moved the wording "If the appointment is for a new principal, the board manages the recruitment and appointment process and may choose to review the job description and person specification for the role, which may include surveying the views of the school staff and community" from Appointment Procedure.

Equal Employment Opportunities

• Made minor wording updates and and replaced State Sector Act with Public Service Act.

Application Package

• Added information about retirement schemes and union options.

Conduct Interviews

• Added "Under the Privacy Act a candidate can ask for a copy of any notes made by an interviewer about their interview or application. The interviewer has to provide these notes unless there are reasons to withhold it. Interviewers should write their notes with this in mind and retain the notes for a short period after the appointment process."
• Made wording changes as shown, including adding asking applicants to supply "any aliases, changes of name, commonly used or alternative names."
• Added a link to the Privacy Commissioner.

Make an Appointment

• Added "The appointment should not be announced until formal acceptance has been received."

Referee and Background Checks

• Added detail about "aliases, changes of name, commonly used or alternative names."
• Added "electronic identity credential" and "any other information the board deems relevant for risk assessment"
• Added a link to "What checks do I need to undertake for adults coming into my school or kura?"

Employee File

• Added "retirement schemes and union information as appropriate" to the documentation that should be included in a personnel file.

Teacher Relief Cover

• This topic replaces the old Employ a Reliever. Changed the order of the information under arranging relief cover.