Types of Staff Hires

Short term emergency

• Preselect the employee
• Can work up to 865 hrs
• No more than 6 mos
• Process can approximately 1 month from start to finish

Limited hire

• Need to complete a full recruitment
• Recruitment can take up to 8 weeks
• Can work up to 1000 hrs in a 12 month rolling period
• Can be for 1 year with the possibility of extension depending on funding
• Process can take approximately a month to a month and a half from start to finish

Career hire

• Need to complete a full recruitment
• Recruitment can take up to 8 weeks
• When funding runs out need to consider layoff options
  • Layoffs take about 6 mos to process
• Need to consider severance pay as well
• Process can take approximately 2 months from start to finish

Contract Positions

• Titles are usually – Community health program reps or analyst
• Contracts can be for 1 year to 3 years
• No raises during the contract
• Process can take approximately 1 month