Childcare recruitment in Poole
At a local level the Localities and Childcare Team are responsible for tailoring recruitment campaigns for local needs. Poole’s commitment is to:
- Organise recruitment events.
- Schedule local press campaigns targeted at childcare careers.
- Promote childcare careers to underrepresented groups.
- Work with local community services to raise awareness in this sector.
- Devise publicity campaigns to support local recruitment initiatives.
When recruiting paid staff in a setting it is useful to make sure you take into account the following areas:
- Job descriptions.
- A standard application form.
- Information about the setting to send to applicants.
- Methods of advertising posts.
- A staff selection and short-listing criteria.
- An induction procedure.
- Contracts of employment
- Terms of the job, including statutory requirements such as hours of work, holiday entitlement, sickness and injury.
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