Filling of Promotional Position Vacancies Sample Clauses

Filling of Promotional Position Vacancies. It is the intent and policy of Brevard County to consider and give priority to its own qualified employees for promotional opportunities in employment before considering outside applicants. Promotional tests for Fire Lieutenant will use a standard grading system based on a 100 point scale for determining the total score of the candidate and will consist of multiple-choice closed book written examination worth thirty-five (35) points, a tactical skills exercise worth fifty (50) points, and a personnel problem that may be oral, written or a combination of techniques worth fifteen (15) points. A passing cut score will be established using professionally accepted procedures. Candidates must achieve the established cut score on the written test to be eligible to move on to the tactical and personnel problem portions of the testing process. The cut score will be set for each portion after the data is reviewed for the following factors: • Natural breaks in the data • Psychometrics of the test • Distribution of scores • Utility the test is supposed to serve (i.e. providing an adequate number of candidates for the promotional procedures to serve the County’s needs).
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Filling of Promotional Position Vacancies. It is the intent and policy of Brevard County to consider and give priority to its own qualified employees for promotional opportunities in employment before considering outside applicants. Promotional tests will use a standard grading system based on a 100 point scale for determining the total score of the candidate and will consist of a multiple-choice closed book written examination worth twenty-five (25) points, a tactical skills exercise worth twenty-five (25) points, and an assessment center process that may be oral, written or a combination of techniques worth fifty (50) points. A passing cut score will be established using professionally accepted procedures. Candidates must achieve the established cut score on the written test to be eligible to move on to the assessment center and tactical exercise portions of the testing process. The Cut Score for the written test will be set for each portion after the data is reviewed for the following factors:  Natural breaks in the data  Psychometrics of the test  Distribution of scores  Utility the test is supposed to serve (i.e. providing an adequate number of candidates for the promotional procedures to serve the County’s need). The Cut Score shall be set by the testing agency prior to release of the candidate scores to the County. Candidates successfully completing the Written Examination, Assessment Center and the tactical skills exercise Shall be awarded additional educational points Educational points are awarded to the final overall passing point score as follows: (all degrees must be awarded from an accredited college or university as defined in the most current edition of Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education as published by the American Council on Education.) BA/BS Degree (Job Related) 6 points MS/MA Degree (Job Related) 8 points Educational points shall not be cumulative. In order to be eligible to receive the applicable Educational Points, the degree must have been awarded on or before the last day to sign-up for Promotional Testing.

Related to Filling of Promotional Position Vacancies

  • Filling Vacancies In the filling of vacancies, new positions, transfers or promotions, appointments shall be made to the employee with the required qualifications, and level of competency and efficiency as required by the position specifications, and where such requirements are equal, seniority shall be the determining factor.

  • VACANCIES AND PROMOTIONS Section 1. The following procedures will be followed in the posting and filling of vacant or newly created permanent positions. The purpose of this system is to inform employees of vacancies and newly created positions and to afford employees who are interested and who feel they qualify an equal opportunity to apply for the vacant or newly created position. It is understood that newly hired employees and employees on a leave of absence for any reason may not have the same period of notice as other employees concerning position vacancies.

  • Filling of Vacancies In the case of any increase in the number of Managers, or of any vacancy in the Board of Managers, the additional Manager shall be appointed by the Beneficial Owner.

  • Filling of Positions All eligible employees under Section 3 who have made a timely interest bid, and meet the minimum qualifications, shall be given consideration and may be appointed to the opening prior to the consideration of other non-interest bidding applicants and prior to filling the vacancy through other means. The Appointing Authority shall not be arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory and must have a legitimate business reason to reject all of the interest bidders. Seniority of the interest bidders shall not be a factor in appointing employees from among the interest bidders. All interest bidders shall be notified orally or in writing, which may include electronic mailing, as to the status (either under consideration, acceptance, or rejection) of their interest bid in a timely manner. If the vacancy is not filled by an employee under this Section, then it shall be filled in the following order:

  • Vacancies Whenever a vacancy in the Board of Trustees shall occur, the remaining Trustees may fill such vacancy by appointing an individual having the qualifications described in this Article by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office or may leave such vacancy unfilled or may reduce the number of Trustees; provided the aggregate number of Trustees after such reduction shall not be less than the minimum number required by Section 2.1 hereof; provided, further, that if the Shareholders of any class or series of Shares are entitled separately to elect one or more Trustees, a majority of the remaining Trustees or the sole remaining Trustee elected by that class or series may fill any vacancy among the number of Trustees elected by that class or series. Any vacancy created by an increase in Trustees may be filled by the appointment of an individual having the qualifications described in this Article made by a written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees then in office. No vacancy shall operate to annul this Declaration or to revoke any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled as provided herein, the Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted to the Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Trustees by this Declaration.

  • Filling Positions ‌ The Employer will determine when a position will be filled, the type of appointment to be used when filling the position, and the skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the specific position within a job classification. Only those candidates who have the position-specific skills and abilities required to perform the duties of the vacant position will be referred for further consideration by the employing agency.

  • Position Vacancies When a new position is created or a vacancy occurs in any existing position, the Employer shall forthwith prepare and furnish the Federation and post in places as agreed upon by the Employer and the Federation, a bulletin stating among other things: Location and title of position to be filled; a listing of the principal duties of the position; minimum qualifications; assigned hours of service; assigned days of rest; salary range of the position; whether the position is permanent or temporary; if temporary, how long it is probable the position will continue; the starting date of the assignment; last date when applications will be received and accepted; and with whom the applications shall be filed.

  • JOB VACANCIES Vacancies or new positions shall be awarded to the senior employee applicant where the employee currently possesses the necessary capabilities to perform the work. Qualifications for the job shall be posted by the Employer, and the posting shall include the shift and number of hours for the position. No employee shall be eligible to bid on a job vacancy or new position until the employee has worked in the employee's existing job for a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days. The provisions of the preceding sentence shall not apply when employees bid on vacancies or new positions in the employee's same classification. All vacancies shall be bulletined for a minimum of five (5) calendar days, and notice of the same furnished to the Union at the same time. Each Hospital shall develop a system to ensure that only applicants signing the posting during the five calendar day posting period will be considered. Temporary assignments may be made during such posting period only; provided assignments to a new classification may be on a temporary basis for ten (10) days. If a question arises as to the capability of an employee to perform the employee's duties after the above herein procedure has been used, that question, and any other question incidental thereto pertaining to the employee's classification and rate of pay, shall be settled by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Union. If such questions cannot be so settled, they shall be settled by arbitration as provided in Article 2. In filling vacancies or new positions, senior employees in the classification where the vacancy or new position is located shall be given preference. In the event that the vacant or new position cannot be filled with a qualified employee from that classification then qualified applicants from other classifications within the bargaining unit will be considered based on bargaining unit seniority.

  • PROMOTIONS AND VACANCIES 3.1 The Employer will determine when a position will be filled, the type of appointment to be used when filling the position, and the skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the specific position within a job classification that is being filled. Only those candidates who have the position-specific skills and abilities required to perform the duties of the vacant position will be referred for further consideration by the employing agency.

  • Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors to which the new directorship was added or in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

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