Developing a Quality Job Announcement

The new job announcement format was included in the new KEEB based on specific feedback from both district personnel and applicants. The new format allows districts to provide detailed information about the job opening. By providing this type of information and adhering to the format, applicants do not have to contact districts for more information and can make an informed decision about whether they would be interested in the position. We are already noticing an increase in traffic and applications to positions announcements that are utilizing each of these areas. Below are a few examples of questions to keep in mind as you develop your job announcement and a few examples of exemplary postings. Feel free to contact me if you would like assistance in developing your job announcement.

• Job Title
  
• What is this position called?
  
• What would my job title be?
  
• Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
  
• 5th Grade Elementary Teacher
• Job Description
  
• What will my primary job responsibilities be?
  
• What age group will I be working with?
  
• What district school building is this position in?
  
• How many students will I be serving?
  
• To provide Early Childhood Special Education services to children ages 3-5 with developmental delays or disabilities and their families through an inter agency, home, and community based service delivery model, and to ensure that the education needs of the child are addressed.
• Salary
  
• What is the starting salary?
  
• What is the length of the contract?
  
• Will the district recognize my years of experience?
  
• 2007-2008 base salary is $32,300. Teacher salary schedule, 192 day contract
• 33,000 base, full credit for years of service
• Bonus
  
• Does your district provide a signing bonus?
  
• Are there programs for tuition reimbursement?
  
• No signing bonus or $1000 signing bonus for high need position
• 50% tuition reimbursement for approved coursework while under contract. Will consider regular education certified teacher working on special education certification.
• Licensed employees eligible for $3,000 one-time bonus for earning masters degree.
• Benefits
  
• What kind of benefits are available to district employees?
  
• Does the district offer vision and dental insurance?
  
• Can I insure my family?
  
• District-paid health benefit pays 95% of single policy, 50% of family policy. Flexible Benefit Plan components may be selected for pre-tax deduction. Allowance of 12 days' absence each year for personal use or illness, which can be accumulated.
• Opportunities for professional development offering both inservice points and college credit available on site.
• Are benefits paid?
  
• Does the district pay for a portion of the benefits? Yes or No

KEEB Training Dates

Training sessions are now available to school district personnel interested in using the new KEEB to advertise positions and locate qualified candidates. Below are the training dates. If you are interested in attending please email the session number along with your contact information to me at kylie.stewart@greenbush.org or call (620) 724-6281. If you are unable to attend a training date remember that you can download help files by clicking on HELP in the upper right hand corner of the new KEEB website. Also, I am always glad to answer a question via email or phone.

KEEB TRAINING SESSIONS:

• SESSION #1: September 24th, 10:00 – 12:00 or 1:00 – 3:00, Greenbush, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, 947 W. 47 HWY, Girard, KS
• SESSION #2: September 27th, 1:00 – 3:00, Indian Creek Technology Center, Shawnee Mission School District, 4401 W. 103rd Street, Overland Park, KS
• SESSION #3: October 1st, 12:00 – 2:00, Sedgwick County Area Educational Services Cooperative, 620 Industrial, Goddard, KS
• SESSION #4: October 2nd, 10:00 – 12:00, Garden City School District, 1205 Fleming Road, Garden City, KS
• SESSION #5: October 3rd, 1:00 – 3:00, Clay Center Community High School, 1630 9th St., Clay Center, KS

KEEB Weekend Users Were Busy

The weekend was a busy one for the new Kansas Education Employment Board. There were 442 visitors on Saturday and 472 visitors on Sunday. Applicants are beginning to complete and post applications that are searchable by districts, so if you have a position open make sure you visit the KEEB website to locate and search the applicants!

KEEB is Live!

As many of you know we were set to launch the newly designed Kansas Education Employment Board on Monday, September 17th. We were ready early and started the process today! Most of you will see the new site by tomorrow morning when you visit www.kansasteachingjobs.com. In some locations across the state and the country the new site is already available (this is dependent on your internet service provider). The site became live today at 1:00 p.m. and as of 3:30 this afternoon we have had:

150 visitors, from Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Colorado, Virginia, Arizona, Michigan, Arkansas, and Connecticut

and

923 page views!


This is a good start to increasing the recruitment effort here in the state and I encourage you to visit the new site tomorrow. There appears to be a number of applicants still looking for positions, so if you have an opening you may want to take a look at the Applicant Search tool in the KEEB Main Menu.

Teach in Kansas Commercial

Watch the video below highlighting Kansas schools, educators, and administrators that will be used on the new Kansas Education Employment Board to educate future teachers on the benefits of a career in education in Kansas.

Launch of the New Kansas Education Employment Board

Click on the play button below to listen to a introduction to the Kansas Education Employment Board set to launch across the state of Kansas on September 17th.

Receiving RSS Feeds on a Mobile Device

The redesign KEEB now provides RSS Feeds of both job postings to job seekers and applicant resumes to employers. RSS Feeds can be received either at your computer via an rss reader such as Google, Yahoo, or Net Vibes, or on your mobile device such as a cell phone or ipod. You can preview what a KEEB RSS feed would look like on a cell phone on the image to the right.

To add an RSS feed to your mobile device you can use free services such as Plusmo to subscribe to KEEB content and view it on your device. It is as easy as subscribing to the feed and selecting the type of phone you have. Mobile devices which receive RSS feeds are not limited to PDA type phones, but any cell phone that accepts Java. Visit http://plusmo.com/ to learn more about how to use this technology and see a complete list of compatible phones.