This page provides division leaders and hiring managers with the tools and information required to initiate a staffing request. Please review each item below in order, as they build on one another throughout the pre-approval process. Before submitting a Position Requisition Form (P-1), the resources below will help you:
- Assess staffing needs
- Build a documented rationale
- Prepare the required job description materials
Framework
Protect, Redesign or Add a Position?
- Staffing Decision Framework helps determine the right staffing action before initiating a position request.
Assessments and Worksheets
- Strategic Assessment Guidelines is required reading before completing the Strategic Assessment Worksheet. It walks through the three steps that must be completed prior to initiating a P-1.
Strategic Assessment Worksheet is completed by the hiring division before initiating a P-1. It captures the formal rationale for every position request and must be submitted to the Division VP prior to P-1 initiation.
- Staffing Case Builder Worksheet guides hiring managers through building a documented rationale for every staffing request and ensures that reasoning is ready for the P-1 and Pre-Approval process.
Staffing Case Builder Worksheet
Job Description
- Job Description Information Guide is to be used alongside the Job Description Template when creating or updating position descriptions. It defines the key components of a complete job description.
- Job Description Worksheet is the official two-page template used to create and document position descriptions and is submitted to HR as part of the P-1 pre-approval process.
P-1 Approval Process
- P-1 Approval Process outlines the required pre-posting workflow for all position requests at SUNY Old Westbury.