This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Recruitment of Social Workers'.

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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