Hello,
The Governing Board has approved changes to Sections 4 and 5 of SETA Policies and Procedures on June 5, 2020.
The policy changes include:
Recruitment/Announcements (Section 4.01)
- Added additional recruitment sources
- Changed posting of vacancies from 10 working days to 5 working days
Qualifications/Screening (Section 4.02)
- Changed applications must be received online instead of at the main office address
- Removed Head Start declaration of criminal history
- Changed the minimum age to be in a position that requires driving from sixteen (16) to eighteen (18)
- Changed the Head Start screening panel from being composed of fifty-one percent (51%) of Head Start parents to may include one Head Start parent
Examinations (Section 4.03)
- Removed Promotional Only Examination
- Changed posting of vacancies from 10 working days to 5 working days
- Changed location to submit application to the online application
- Added computer examinations in addition to written and oral
- Removed Assessment Center, Performance, Physical, and Credential Screening Panel examinations
Appeals of Disqualification (Section 4.04)
- Updated the protected classes as defined by law
Eligible Lists (Section 4.05)
- Removed Promotional Only list
- Added reinstatement list
- Added eligible lists for Head Start positions will be submitted to the Policy Council for approval
- Added a candidate may be offered a Head Start position only after the Policy Council approves the list
Add NEW section Hiring Interviews (Section 4.06)
- Included details on the interview process
Removal of Names from Eligible Lists (Section 4.06)
- Changed from Section 4.06 to Section 4.07
- Changed contact method from postal mail to email or phone
- Added criteria for expiring or exhausting eligible lists
Filling Vacant Positions (Section 5.01)
- Updated the protected classes as defined by law
- Changed classified to regular employee
- Added that a vacancy in a Head Start Grantee Operated Program will not be filled unless an eligible list has been approved
- Changed layoff list to reemployment or reinstatement list
- Added no Head Start funds may be used to pay a regular employee until they have passed all pre-employment requirements
REMOVED Head Start Grantee Operated Program (Section 5.03)
The SETA Policy and Procedure document can be found on our website at https://staff.seta.net/staff-resources/human-resources-payroll/under Policies and Procedures.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Allison Noren
Human Resources Chief
