Article 13
Job Pos ting/Lay-Offs /Re call
Posting Policy:
A notice of position vacancy shall be communicated to all library employees. The notice of position
vacancy shall be posted on the City of Nashua’s online job site, distributed via email, and posted on
other websites normally used by the Library and City for recruitment to allow qualified eligible
employees to apply.
The notices will include information on job title, grade, salary/hourly, department, brief description
of the usual job content, and position qualifications.
Only internal applications will be reviewed for the first seven business days after a position vacancy
has been posted and all qualified internal candidates will be interviewed. If no suitable internal
candidate has been identified after this seven day internal period, applications from external
candidates will be reviewed. No external applicant will be considered until all qualified internal
candidates are interviewed. All internal applicants not selected for promotional positions shall be
notified of the decision in writing prior to the hiring of external applicants.
Selection of qualified candidate:
The Board, upon the recommendation of the Library Director, shall make the final decision when
filling the position. The best qualified candidate in the opinion of the Board shall be selected. The
guidelines for filling any open position are based upon the applicant's ability, qualifications,
experience and work performance. When qualifications between applicants are relatively equal,
seniority will be used to award the position.
Promotional Procedures:
A promotional employee shall have a performance evaluation completed at least once during the
probationary period. Should the employee's performance be unsatisfactory, or should the employee
find the job unsatisfactory anytime during the promotional probationary period, the employee shall
be entitled to return to the position from which promoted within ninety (90) days of the promotion,
unless this period is extended for an additional thirty (30) days by the Library Director.
Probationary Period:
The probationary period for all new hires will be at least ninety (90) calendar days and may be
extended by management in order to provide the employee additional time to be successful. In no
case will the probationary period be more than 180 days. For promotional employees, the
probationary period is ninety (90) calendar days, unless extended for an additional thirty (30) days
as set forth above.
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