Procedure for public competitions to recruit teachers at Loova Tuleviku Kool
Adopted by the school board on 15 April 2019
Public competitions are announced on the basis of § 74(6) of the Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act.
To fill teaching positions, the head of school organises a public competition under the following conditions:
I. Announcement of the competition.
A competition is announced to fill a teaching position when the position has become vacant or will become vacant due to the end of an employment contract.
The competition is announced at least two weeks before the position is to be filled.
The competition is announced by the head of school.
II. Requirements for candidates.
Candidates must have an education that meets the qualification requirements for teachers set by the Minister of Education and Research.
In each individual case, the head of school has the right to set additional requirements for candidates arising from the specific nature of the position.
III. Competition notice.
The competition notice is published on the school's website.
The notice lists the requirements for candidates and the documents to be submitted.
IV. Competition committee.
The head of school forms a committee to conduct the competition.
The committee members are the head of school and a representative of the school board.
The head of school may also appoint additional specialists to the committee.
The head of school appoints the committee's chair and secretary.
V. Competition rounds
The committee's first meeting is convened no later than one week after the deadline for submitting documents stated in the competition notice. The first round, i.e. the document round, is held as an electronic meeting. At the same meeting, the time and place of the committee's second meeting (the interview round) are set;
Following the document round, the committee adopts one of the following decisions for each candidate:
a. to declare the candidate eligible for the interview round;
b. to declare the candidate not selected for the position.
The school sends candidates invited to the interview round a written notice stating the time and place of their assessment.
Following the interview round, the committee adopts one of the following decisions for each candidate:
a. to declare the candidate eligible for the next round;
b. to declare the candidate not selected for the position;
c. to declare that the candidate did not attend the interview round.
The task for the trial work round is set by the committee members and announced at least 3 days before the trial work takes place.
The committee chair informs candidates of the decision no later than one week after the interview round meeting.
If no applications are submitted or the committee declares all candidates not selected for the position, the competition is deemed unsuccessful and a new competition is announced or a targeted search for an employee begins.
An employment contract is concluded with the winner of the competition in accordance with the agreement reached between the parties.
If no employment contract is concluded, a new competition is announced or a targeted search begins.
VI Committee decision.
The committee works in closed meetings.
The committee adopts decisions by open vote, by a majority of the committee members present.
Committee members may not abstain.
In the event of a tie, the chair has the casting vote.