Attachment A: RecruitAbility

Set out below are the steps generally taken in recruitment processes, with RecruitAbility activities identified in italics.

Step 1.

Identify the vacancy

• Evaluate the role using the APS or SES work level standards to confirm classification level.
• Review or develop supporting documentation for the vacancy.
• Determine if the vacancy is to be notified under RecruitAbility.

Step 2. 

Advertise the vacancy

• Submit vacancy notification to APSjobs ticking the RecruitAbility box under the 'Position Initiatives and Programmes' heading if RecruitAbility is to apply.
• Include RecruitAbility branding in the notification and in applicant information packs.

Step 3.

Accept applications and assess the suitability of candidates

• Assess and shortlist candidates as per standard agency process.
• Review all RecruitAbility candidate applications that were not included in the initial shortlist for satisfaction of minimum requirements.
• Add RecruitAbility candidates who meet the minimum requirements to the shortlist noting that there must be no displacement of non-RecruitAbility applicants who would otherwise have been shortlisted for further assessment.

Step 4. 

Conduct further assessment of all shortlisted candidates

• Ask all candidates, including those who have opted into RecruitAbility, whether they require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
• The recruitment process proceeds as usual and all candidates are assessed on the basis of merit.
• Prepare selection report and refer to delegate to make decision.

Step 5.

Make job offer and provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates

• Agencies should aim to provide good quality feedback to all candidates and in particular to the individuals who applied through RecruitAbility.

Step 6. 

Outcome

• If the outcome is a promotion, notify in the Public Service Gazette (APSjobs), indicating whether the successful candidate had applied under RecruitAbility.
• The RecruitAbility status of the candidate will not be published and is collected for statistical purposes only