Our Ref: FOI 3069
Date: 07 July 2009
Charlotte R Quinn
whatdotheyknow.com
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Ms Quinn
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information
I am writing in reply to your recent enquiry for information held by the Authority
under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
REQUEST
Recruitment of Social Workers
A copy of your policies, procedures and guidance for the recruitment of Social
Workers. Including how, when and where job adverts are placed, how long they
placed and after the closing date how long the interview process should take.
How the shortlisting of job applications is undertaken and recorded. How
long you retain copies of job applications and related information. How
shortlisted candidates should be interviewed and what methods of assessment
and interview are used. How interview questions, assessments and case study
exercises are devised and formulated. Copies and details of any guidance and
training interviewers are given on how to conduct interviews, record and evaluate
how interviewees respond to questions, complete assessments or case study
exercises. What procedures should be followed to inform candidates of the
outcome of any interview/assessment. What criteria is used to make one
candidate more successful or employable than any other.
RESPONSE
Birmingham City Council provides a Recruitment Toolkit for managers which
applies to all posts. This contains guidance on adverts, shortlisting, interview
process, recording sheets, and retention of papers. Copy is attached with the
appendices.
Criteria for selection from application and from interview will be drawn up by the
individual appointment panels, as will the questions and assessments.
The Adults and Communities Directorate runs a 2 day training course for
managers – outline attached.
Please reply to:
Adults and Communities
Level 6
Telephone
: 0121 303 9462
Louisa Ryland House
Facsimile
: 0121 303 2769
44 Newhall Street
Birmingham B3 3PL
www.birmingham.gov.uk/adults
Peter Hay, Strategic Director, Adults and Communities
FOI 3069 / continued
Whilst we have undertaken a thorough search of the information held by
Birmingham City Council, it may be that, due to the size and amount of
information held by Birmingham City Council, some information has been
inadvertently missed. If you have any information which may assist us in
determining or locating any missed information, we would be grateful if you would
contact us with details of this information, so that we can make a further search.
Where Birmingham City Council is the copyright holder of any information that
may be released, re-use for personal, educational or non-commercial purposes is
permitted without further reference to the City Council. Where the re-use is for
other purposes, such as commercial re-use, the applicant should notify the City
Council in writing to seek approval or agree terms for re-use.
If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may ask for an internal review.
Please contact Birmingham City Council’s central FOI Team at this address:
Information Governance Team,
1st Floor, 1 Lancaster Circus, Birmingham B4 7AB
Tel: 0121 303 4876
email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
In addition if you are not satisfied with the Council’s review decision, you may
apply to the Information Commissioner for an independent review at this address:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545700
Web: www.ico.gov.uk
Yours sincerely
Philip Wilson
Freedom of Information Officer
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