SITXHRM010 - Recruit, select and induct staff

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Unit code: SITXHRM010 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Footscray Nicholson
Industry
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to coordinate the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff members within the framework of existing human resource policies and procedures. It requires the ability to identify recruitment needs, develop selection criteria, process and evaluate applications, select people according to their attitude, aptitude and fit to the position and coordinate induction programs.
The unit applies to senior personnel who operate independently or with limited guidance from others, including dedicated specialist staff, and operational and senior managers.It applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

  • coordinate the recruitment, selection and induction process for each of the following recruitment needs at least once:
  • casual, contract or temporary
  • full time or part-time permanent
  • volunteer
  • develop selection criteria for each of the above recruitment needs
  • conduct fair and equitable selection interviews for each of the above recruitment situations
  • evaluate at least one applicant in each of the above selection processes to select individuals that meet a specific organisational need.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • recruitment and selection practices
  • formats for and inclusions of selection criteria and job advertisements
  • effective advertising media
  • features of an effective recruitment advertisement
  • roles of recruitment agencies
  • relationships of job descriptions to selection criteria and ways to develop clear and concise selection criteria
  • methods of linking interview questions to selection criteria
  • key elements of applicable awards
  • organisational policies and procedures:
  • roles and responsibilities of different personnel in the recruitment and induction process
  • required make-up of interview panels
  • procedures for employment checks
  • full content of recruitment and human resource policies:
  • approval processes for advertised salaries and recruitment of new personnel
  • nature and content of job advertisements and communications with applicants
  • participation in interview panels
  • required skills profile of potential employees for particular jobs
  • timing and nature of induction programs
  • use of different media in the recruitment process
  • use of government-subsidised traineeships and apprenticeships
  • key elements of equal employment opportunity (EEO) employment laws and how they must be implemented in recruitment and selection processes
  • records required of recruitment and selection process:
  • administrative documents
  • interview schedules
  • interviewer details
  • selection panel comments, score sheets and recommendations
  • records of interview
  • selection process:
    checks:
  • police
  • reference
  • working with children
  • qualifications
  • evaluation of portfolios
  • exchange of written information
  • interviews:
  • by human resource specialists, department managers or selection committees
  • face-to-face
  • teleconference
  • telephone
  • videoconference
  • presentation to a selection committee
  • skills tests
  • special arrangements required in the organisation of selection procedures:
    access:
  • parking
  • security clearance
    use of:
  • assistive technology
  • electronic presentation media
  • interpreters
  • interview techniques for those with disabilities
  • teleconference
  • videoconference
  • visual information and diagrams instead of written material
  • role of induction programs and typical content:
  • conditions of employment
  • contact details for departments or colleagues
  • current organisational focus or initiatives
    employee:
  • benefits
  • responsibilities
  • rights
    enterprise:
  • culture
  • goals
  • objectives
  • responsibilities
  • vision
  • key organisational policies and procedures
  • industrial arrangements for the organisation
    orientation of:
  • departmental locations and equipment
  • staff amenities
  • off-site operations
  • whole of business premises
  • organisational charts
    payroll information:
  • wards and applicable pay rates
  • superannuation
  • wage payments
  • policies and procedures specific to the job role
  • work health and safety information.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
SIT60322 | Advanced diploma | Duration:
Diploma of Event Management
SIT50322 | Diploma | Duration:
Diploma of Hospitality Management
SIT50422 | Diploma | Duration:

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