APPOINTMENT OF TEACHING STAFF
PR-6-1
PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT
Effective Date: 06-July-17
Rationale
Appointment of high quality teaching and support staff is a key activity in the maintenance of an effective school.
Purpose
- To provide for a varying level of professional and Board of Trustee input in the decision making concerned with staff appointments.
- To maintain consistency, fairness and the principle of being a good employer in all appointments procedures.
- To ensure matters of equity are acknowledged and addressed in all appointments.
- To allow for shared decision making and consensus in making appointments decisions.
Broad Guidelines
- All permanent vacancies are to be advertised as soon as possible in the Education Gazette.
- All applicants are to receive on request an outline of the position and a description of the school.
- All permanent appointments are to be made by the Appointments Committee (refer below) and the Board of Trustees notified.
- This Appointments Committee will consist of the following members:
For Basic Scale Permanent Positions: The Principal, Deputy Principal / Staff Representative, Chairperson of the BOT or their representative.
For Deputy Principal: The Principal and Board of Trustees Chairperson, and a nominated Board of Trustees member.
For Principal’s Position: Chairperson, nominated Board of Trustee Member, Staff Representative and an outside Professional Adviser.
- The Appointments Committee will follow the NZEI Guidelines when making all appointments.
- All confidential documents relating specifically to an applicant are to be returned or destroyed as soon as an appointment is confirmed by the Board of Trustees.
- The Staff Representative is expected to convey to the Board any recommendations from staff concerning appointment of the Principal.
- All persons appointed to teaching positions will be required to be registered teachers or gain provisional teacher registration.
Short Term Relieving Positions – 2 Terms or Less
Appointments can be made at the discretion* of the Principal and confirmed by the Board of Trustee Chairperson, or their delegate.
Appointments for periods exceeding two terms must follow the appointment procedures as per the guidelines above.
*Discretion means in this instance, that the Principal doesn’t necessarily have to advertise for the position or require approval of the Appointments Committee.