The Village of Cayuga Heights is committed to hiring qualified
individuals. Each employee is hired to make significant contributions
to the Village of Cayuga Heights. In order to hire the most qualified
candidates, the following hiring process will be used.
Personnel requests must be prepared in order to fill positions.
Requests must be initiated by the Department Head and presented to
the Board of Trustees for hiring authorization. Personnel requests
should indicate the positions' hours/shifts, status, reason for
the opening, and current, approved job description.
Positions are advertised internally and externally based upon
need and budget requirements. The Village Clerk is responsible for
placing all recruitment advertising.
The Village Clerk receives the applications, including the Tompkins
County personnel application. The Department Head will screen applications
and/or resumes prior to scheduling interviews. Initial interviews
are generally conducted by the Department Head and others as appropriate.
The Department Head or Supervisor has the responsibility for making
a hiring recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Supervisors must
notify the Village Clerk of all interviews.
Any offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory
completion of reference checks and background checks. The Department
Head will complete any required reference checks. Basic background
checks will be completed by the Cayuga Heights Police Department.
The Village Clerk will be responsible to have any required pre-employment
testing completed by the candidate.
Once the Village Clerk receives satisfactory results from the
reference checks, background check and pre-employment testing, an
offer of employment may be extended, contingent on approval from the
Village Board. The Department Head/Supervisor will notify the candidate
of the initial offer and when the Board approves the offer of employment.
Prior approval may be granted, at the Board's option, for offering
positions to short-term, temporary employees.
On the initial start date, employees will complete required
paperwork and their orientation. Employees must complete the necessary
paperwork at the Village Clerk's office.
