• High Volume Recruitment 

    Bulk Recruitment Forms   If you require multiple panels to complete your recruitment and selection process, please contact the Senior Recruitment Advisor for your Service who will support and explain the stages of the process. You can find the Workforce Resourcing Team contacts and information here.  Please see below the relevant forms…

  • Arranging a Start Date

    Your nominated member of the team will be in contact with you throughout the recruitment process, and will contact you when all pre-employment checks have been completed to arrange a suitable start date. It is crucial that managers do not agree a start date with a new employee until all pre-employment checks have…

  • Pre-employment Checks and Verifications

    The Workforce Resourcing Team will request verification of documentation such as Health Questionnaires from the Hiring Manager.  An automated email will be sent to the Hiring Manager when a reference has been completed and needs to be verified.  iTrent Recruitment guidance on how to verify pre-employment checks can be found…

  • The Offer of Employment

    When interviews have concluded and the successful applicant has been notified and accepted the offer verbally, the Hiring Manager will initiate the on-boarding process.   Onboarding is the process of ensuring all relevant pre-employment checks are fulfilled for the role and contract issued to the successful applicant.  These checks are completed…

  • Interviews

    In line with the Workforce Change Policy, at least one of the panel members for interview and preferably the chair, will have completed Recruitment and Selection Training.  This training MUST be completed prior to arranging interviews. To book yourself onto the course, log on to LearnNL At interview, it will…

  • Shortlisting

    As the Hiring Manager you have access to applications as soon as your requisition goes live, which means you can commence the shortlisting process. Each applicant will be assessed against the essential criteria, and you should only score the desirable criteria if you have too many applicants meeting the essential…

  • Pupil Support Employees – Information

    This page contains information regarding the reconfiguration of Intensive ASN Systems and Services to realign the structure to a cluster model, following a committee decision in September 2019. This is relevant to Pupil Support Employees (ASNA’s and Classroom Assistants). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: PupilSupportHREnquiries@northlan.gov.uk You…

  • Gender Based Violence – Support for Employees

    Equally Safe at Work Since 2018 the Council has been participating in the world leading employer accreditation programme Equally Safe at Work (ESAW). At its heart ESAW recognises the inextricable links between gender inequality (including workplace inequality) and violence against women. By taking steps to tackle gender inequality we can…

  • Councillor’s Pension

    NLC will contractually enrol a councillor into the Strathclyde Pension Fund Office (SPFO). Where a councillor wishes to opt out or to make changes to their contributions for example, they can contact the SPFO using the same process as NLC employees. Further guidance on this can be found here on…