Common use of POSTING/FILLING JOB VACANCIES Clause in Contracts

POSTING/FILLING JOB VACANCIES. A written notice of all job vacancies, duration of need, temporary, and supplemental workload positions, posted with department and category information when applicable, whether existing or newly created, shall be posted in each building where support employees work. When the District creates a new job description, ESPM shall be notified in writing at least ten business days prior to the position being presented to the Board. The Association shall submit its feedback in writing to the Administration via an Association Acknowledgement Form, which shall be signed by the Association President. The new job description and the Association Acknowledgement Form shall both then be submitted to the Board for consideration. Notification shall include all information listed below. Said notice of vacancies will be posted for at least five (5) days prior to being filled. The notice shall include: A. Title of the position B. Location of position C. Category D. Summary job description E. Number of working days required F. List of the qualifications for the position G. Department H. Hours per day I. Hourly rate of pay Positions that become vacant as a result of transfer of a current employee to a vacancy that has been posted will be posted but the vacancy may be filled immediately from those who apply for the job vacancy originally posted. The application for any position will indicate that the person wishing to transfer is seeking only the specific position posted or that the person would be interested in any opening. Job vacancy notices will specify the time limit for submitting application for the vacancy and the date when the position may be filled. Posting job vacancies during the summer months will be in the Administrative Service Center and other locations in the District that are open and receive daily mail service. A copy of the posting will also be provided to the Association at the time it is posted. Consideration will be given to all applicants who meet the established qualifications for the vacancy. The administration shall determine the importance of the qualification or qualifications required for the vacancy being filled. When the administration determines that all other qualifications are equal, seniority shall be a determining factor in placement. Seniority shall be defined as a support employee’s length of uninterrupted service within the Bargaining Unit since his/her initial date of employment without regard to part-time or full-time service. When employees share the same hire date, priority shall be determined by using the date of the employee’s application. If the dates of the applications are identical, then priority must first be given to the employee with prior Bargaining Unit service for that position, and second priority given to the employee with any prior Bargaining Unit service, or last by lot. The responsible administrator or supervisor shall be required to interview a minimum of three (3) current employee applicants, if available before filling a position. Employee applicants who have been interviewed for the same or similar positions within the last six (6) months need not be interviewed again. When it becomes necessary to reassign or transfer an employee from one position to another or from one school, work site, or department to another, a conference shall be held with the employee who will be affected by the change prior to reassignment or transfer of the employee. A person's individual problems concerning a transfer or reassignment may be presented at the aforementioned conference. The District reserves the right to reassign route busses to serve the students or other District needs. All existing or newly created bus routes or shuttles shall be posted, and when the administration determines that all other qualifications are equal, the position shall be filled first by the senior support drivers or senior bus assistants desiring those routes. Drivers and bus assistants shall be limited to one such change per school year, except in unusual circumstances, as determined by the supervisor. When an A.M. or P.M. half route becomes vacant, the driver for the other half of the route shall have first option to pick up the route. The seniority list for Transportation bus drivers is to be separate from the seniority list for Transportation assistants. If applying for Assistant positions, Drivers shall not use their Driver Seniority date and Assistants shall not use their Assistant Seniority date if applying for a Driver position. Driving positions that are open at the end of a school year or become open over the summer will be posted in the normal manner but will be awarded at the conclusion of the last in-service training session. Selection will occur prior to the beginning of the school year, usually the week before school starts.