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Hiring - Direct Hires - Pre-Submission - Create Request to Fill (RTF)

As part of the requirements for pre-submission for direct hires, the hiring manager needs to complete a Request to Fill (RTF). This includes information regarding the position, all required approvals, and the position description. Not all sections of the RTF will need to be completed for direct hires (e.g. sections meant for advertising positions during a recruitment).

Contact hr@extension.wisc.edu with any questions related to the RTF.

1) Download and Complete the RTF

   

Select Job Template

If you are hiring for a common position, you may select a template to begin. This will auto-populate information based on the template type. Please review all fields to make sure the correct information is provided. Most fields can be modified as you see fit.

If you frequently hire for a position that does not have a template and you would like one created, please reach out to hr@extension.wisc.edu to request a new one is built. 

General Information

These fields will appear when completing any job requisition. 

Reason for Hiring

Choose if you are creating a new position or backfilling an existing position. 

  • New Position: For creating a new position.

  • Replacement: For backfilling an existing position (e.g. vacancy).

Position Details

Number of People Hired

List the number of people you want to hire for this job. If you're hiring more than one person, you can use one job requisition. But if the jobs are different, you should create separate job requisitions for each position.

Replacement For

If someone held this job before, provide their first and last name.

Recruitment Type

Choose whether you will post the job for open recruitment or hire a specific person directly.

  • Recruitment: For open recruitments (external or internal)

  • Waiver/Direct Hire: Use this when you want to hire a specific person without going through the usual recruitment process.

Recruiting Instruction

Choose whether the position will be posted internally or externally. If it’s a direct hire, choose “posting not required”.

  • Internally & Externally: Choose this to post an open recruitment. 

  • Internal Only: Choose this to post only within UW. 

  • Posting Not Required: Choose this if you are waiving recruitment.

Worker Subtype

Choose if the position will be ongoing, terminal, or temporary. 

  • Regular: position with continuous employment that does not have a fixed end date. Standard full-time or part-time. Can be ongoing or limited contracts. 

  • Terminal (Fixed Term): A short-term job lasting up to two years, with no promise of continued employment or renewal. There might be a chance to renew or convert to a regular position after two years.

  • Temporary (Fixed Term): A short-term job lasting up to one year, limited to 1040 hours of work. Generally, it doesn't include benefits or leave and has no promise of continued employment or renewal. 

Employee contract type

Options in this field should auto populate based on your choice under worker subtype.

  • Ongoing: A continuous appointment that renews every year.

  • Fixed: A job with a set end date.

Limited: A special appointment for higher-level administrative positions involved in major policies or programs. These titles are marked as Limited in the TTC library.

Time Type

Choose whether this position will be full-time, part-time, posted as a range, or will have variable hours. 

  • Full Time: Choose this option if the job is full time, meaning 100% FTE (40 hours per week).

  • Part Time: Choose this if the job isn’t full time, but has set hours each week (e.g., 80% FTE, or 32 hours per week).

  • FTE Range: Choose this option if you plan to hire the position at a set number of hours and might change the hours within the first year. You’ll need to list the FTE range this position could work in the Scheduled Weekly Hours section.

  • Variable: Choose this if the job's hours will vary and cannot be set (the number of hours worked each day/week is truly variable).

FTE Range

If the position will be posted with an FTE range, list that here (ex. 50-100%). 

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Indicate how many hours this job will work each week (e.g., 40 hours for full-time). If you're posting a range, list the range of hours (e.g., 30-40 hours).

Dates

Enter the target hire and end date.

  • Target Hire Date: The expected start date. This must be the start of a pay period. The actual start date may vary.

  • Target End Date: For terminal or temporary positions only. This is when you expect the job to end. The end date can be extended in some cases by working with HR.

Titles

  • Official title: Choose the best fit job title from the TTC SJD library.

  • Business title: This is the title that will show on the job posting and be used as the working title in Workday and the Staff Directory.

Position Funding

  • Describe the position’s funding: Include the funding string or a short description of where the funding will come from.

  • Any additional funding information: Add any other relevant funding information (ex. the grant is for 3 years).

General Pay & Benefits

  • Salaried or hourly? Choose the applicable option.

  • Proposed Full-Time Salary/Hourly Rate: List the salary/rate you expect to pay for a qualified candidate based on funding source and budget. 

  • Proposed hourly rate: list the hourly rate you expect to pay for a qualified candidate based on funding source and budget.
  • Living allowance: Enter the biweekly lump sum living allowance that the AmeriCorps member will receive for their service. 

  • Approved Hiring Bonus: Select yes if a hiring bonus has been requested and approved, or no if not. Request a hiring bonus here. 

  • Approved Hiring Bonus Amount: Enter the amount of the approved hiring bonus if applicable.
  • Will this position be benefits eligible? Choose yes if the position is eligible. Academic Staff appointments greater than or equal to 42% and University Staff appointments greater than or equal to 58% are benefits eligible. If you have questions, please consult with hr@extension.wisc.edu

  • Posted Salary: Select how you'd like the salary posted.

    • Minimum: choose if you want a minimum salary/hourly rate posted.

    • Range: choose if you want a salary range posted. 

    • Not posted: choose if you don’t want a salary posted (usually reserved for higher level, executive positions in the limited classification).  

  • Minimum Posted Salary: This will auto populate if you chose to post a minimum salary. Enter the minimum salary you want posted. It must be at least the minimum for the job title in the SJD library. 
  • Minimum Posted Hourly Rate: This will auto populate if you chose to post a minimum salary. Enter a minimum hourly rate if the position will be hourly. It must be at least the minimum for the job title in the SJD library.

  • Salary Range: This will auto populate if you chose to post a salary range. Enter the range you want posted. 

  • Hourly Rate Range: This will auto populate if you chose to post a salary range. Enter the hourly range you want posted if the position will be hourly. 

Location

Does this position serve a specific county or region? 

Choose the option that best aligns with the scope of position.

  • County-based: Select this option if the position is a programmatic position based in a single county.

  • Regional: Select this option if the position is a programmatic position serving a specific region of the state (ex. Northwest, Southeast).

  • Statewide: Select this option if this position is a programmatic position serving the entire state.

  • Not applicable: This will typically apply to WGNHS, LSNERR, Upham Woods, and operations staff.

Primary Location

The main place where the employee will work. If the job is remote, this is where the person would work if they were on-site. Also called the headquarters location. Select using the following criteria.

  • Known location: Select the applicable location (ex. County-based position).

  • Regional position: Select a location within the region. You can select additional locations within the region in the “Additional Locations” field.

  • Statewide position: Select 3500 University Ave for the posting. Language specifying that the final location is flexible based on the hire will be added to the posting.

Additional Locations

Other places where the job is available, but only if they are in a different city from the primary location (e.g., regional positions). Review the following criteria for adding additional locations.

  • Regional position: list additional locations in the position’s region that could be used as the primary location for the finalist.

  • Statewide position: leave this blank

County/Tribal Nations Served

Indicate all counties or Tribal Nations that this position will serve. This field is used to populate the staff directory. 

Will this position include work with Tribal Nations/Communities? 

  • Required: choose if the scope of position will require programming that works with Tribal Nations/communities

  • Preferred: choose if it would be nice to have the position work with Tribal Nations/communities

Will this position require travel?

Select yes if it’s expected that the employee will make individual arrangements for transportation adequate to meet position responsibilities and essential job functions.

Remote Type

Choose the option that best aligns with the role. This helps candidates understand their potential options for remote work. 

  • Fully Remote: The job could be done entirely from an alternative work location if the employee requests it (requires Dean’s approval before hiring).

  • Partially Remote: The job could be done remotely part of the time and on-site the rest of the time. 

  • In Person: The job will work on site every day. 

Program Affiliation Details

Is the position housed within an Institute? 

Select yes if the position will have a primary program affiliation within an Institute or reports directly to an Institute Director. Choose the applicable Institute if 'yes' was selected.

Will the position have a primary program affiliation?

Yes/No as applicable

Primary Program Affiliation

For programmatic roles, specify the primary program that accounts for most of the program-related work (e.g., Crops & Soils, Community Economic Development). This does not apply to non-programmatic roles. 

Program Posting Language

Select the program’s standard posting language. If no selection appears, you’ll need to add it into the Department details field.

Will the position be required to work occasional nights and weekends? 

Select yes if the position may be required to work occasional nights/weekends to meet the program needs and priorities of the communities served 

Operational Area Details

Operational Areas and Percentages

Select the operational area and assign a % to each. All percentages should total 100%. 

  • County-based Educators will always be the county(ies) in their area of service. If it’s a regional position, it will have a multi-county operational area. If it's a regional position, it will have a multi-county operational area (ex. Iowa - 25%, Green - 25%, Lafayette - 25%, Grant - 25%).

  • FoodWIse will always be FoodWIse

  • Branded programs and reserves will always match the name of the program/reserve (ex. Upham Woods) 

  • Individuals reporting to an Institute Director will always be the Institute. Individuals reporting to a Program Manager will always be the program.

  • Operational units will be their unit (ex. HR, Finance)

Bilingual Qualification

Choose whether the position will have a bilingual required or preferred qualification and specify the language.

  • Required: Language competency in the desired language is essential to perform the position’s assigned responsibilities, duties, and tasks.

  • Preferred: Language proficiency is desired to bolster programming initiatives but is not required.

Bilingual Language Options

Specify either Spanish or Hmong as the high-need language. Select “Other” if neither Spanish or Hmong.

Other Language

Indicate which language is required or preferred for the bilingual position if it is not Spanish or Hmong.

Computer Equipment 

Choose the applicable option from the drop-down. We are asking this question to help ensure that new employees have the equipment they need as quickly as possible.

  • Division of Extension: Select this option if the position is not affiliated with a county/local office and is not a specialist with an affiliation with another school or college.

  • County/Local Office: Select this option if the position will be situated in a county/local office and will receive a laptop from the county/local IT department.

  • Campus (not Extension): Select this option if the position is a specialist affiliated with another school or college.

  • No Computer Equipment Required: Select this option if the person will not need a computer as a condition of their employment.

Supervisory authority

Will the position have supervisory authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage conduct and performance, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline at least 2.0 FTE (full time equivalent employees)?

Position of Trust

Choose the position of trust category that fits this job.

  • Position of Trust - 4 year recheck: for positions with job duties that include interactions with youth where the staff member is never responsible for safety and care of the youth, Limited positions, property access, financial/fiduciary duty

  • Position of Trust - 2 year recheck: for positions with job duties that include significant and unsupervised access to minors

  • Not a Position of Trust (CBC required): Staff who may see or acknowledge minors in the course of their duties, but do not directly interact with them as part of those duties; staff who provide general administrative support in a county office; staff who develop programs in a state office if they never interact with youth in those programs.

  • Not a Position of Trust (CBC not required): Used when a non-POT position with a current background check on file takes another job within UW. 

Physical Requirements

Will there be any physical requirements for this position? Only select yes if this is truly required by the position. 

Job Description and Department Information

Standard language may automatically populate in this section based on previous selections in the form. For example, if you chose remote work, standard remote work language will be populated for you. 

Job Summary

Include introductory and job summary information as it relates to the scope of the position. 

Department Information

This will be automatically populated if you chose Institute and program affiliation earlier in the form. If not, or nothing populated for your program, please enter that information here.

Additional Department Details

If the position is not part of an institute or program, please provide “about us” language for your unit. 

Compensation

Please include any additional compensation information you want candidates to know that wasn’t auto populated.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Required to do the job

Preferred Qualifications

Nice-to-have

Education

  • List specific degrees and/or fields of study

  • Indicate if they are required or preferred

Certifications

  • List any certifications

  • Indicate if they are required or preferred

How to Apply

State any application instructions that differ from Extension’s default standard language (e.g., resume page limit, writing sample).

Responsibilities

SJD Essential Job Responsibilities

Copy & paste these from the TTC library for the chosen title. 

Unique Responsibilities

Use this section to add any responsibilities not included in the essential job functions (maximum 4).

Open Recruitment

These fields will appear only if you choose external recruitment. 

Recruitment Details 

Recruiting Start Date

Choose the date you want the position posted (allow at least 2 weeks up front for approvals and review).

Posting Length

Choose how long you want the position posted. Minimum posting period for external recruitments is 2 weeks. Minimum posting period for internal recruitments is 1 week. 

Eligibility to Work in the US

Defaults to standard language. Indicate here if you plan to sponsor the position.

Application Information

Job Application Template

Indicate which template you want applicants to use. This will direct candidates to upload specific application materials.

  • Resume/CV & cover letter only and required

  • Resume/CV, cover letter (required), and certifications, education, languages, websites (optional)

  • Work experience, education required and resume/CV optional

  • Work experience only and required

  • Work experience required and resume/CV optional

Screening & Review

Redaction type

Defaults to standard redaction. Choose if you want full redaction.

  • Standard redaction: ASU will remove any federally protected information from applicant materials.

  • Full redaction: Redaction is done in addition to ASU’s initial redaction of federally protected information. This may include any personally identifiable information.

Redactor Email

For full redactions only. Choose someone to do a full redaction (recommended that this person serves on the Search Committee).

Screening Tool

Select the screening tool template you’d like ASU to create.

  • Required & preferred (Y, N, M)

  • Different screening criteria per qualification

  • Weighted

  • Non-weighted

  • Individual (Y, N)

  • Non-ranking

  • Ranking

  • Required & Preferred (non-weighted)

Are you the committee chair?

Select No if you’d like someone else to chair the committee on your behalf.

Committee Chair Email: Enter the email of the committee chair if applicable. 

Search & Screen Committee Members

List committee member names, title, affiliation to Extension (internal/external), and role on the committee (screening member, interview member, both).

Documents

If you need to upload any additional documents, please do so here.

Waiver

These fields will appear only if you choose waiver hire. 

Waiver Details

Waiver reason

Choose the best waiver reason (common reasons: 2 years or less, appointment for 25% FTE or less, temporary acting appointment). If you are unsure, please contact hr@extension.wisc.edu

Waiver justification

Provide a short justification for why you are doing a waiver hire over a recruitment.

Direct Hire Name

List the name of the individual you intend to direct hire.

CV/Resume

Upload the individual’s resume. The resume should include their name and contact information.

Internal Recruitment

These fields will appear only if you choose internal recruitment.

An internal justification is required for all internal recruitments. If applicable, please answer the following questions. You can find sample responses on SharePoint - Hiring - Internal Recruitment.

  1. Is there a unique skill set needed for the position that would only be found on campus (or in your division)? 

  2. Why would an internal applicant provide a significant advantage or be critical to success in this new position?

  3. Is there a diverse, qualified pool to apply for this position? Please elaborate.

  4. What efforts will be taken to ensure a diverse applicant pool?

Next Steps

Once submitted, the Job Requisition form will route to Extension HR for review and approval. Someone from the HR team will contact you directly if they have any questions or need clarifying information.  

Once the job requisition form is reviewed and approved by Ext HR, they’ll send it on to ASU HR to process in Workday. 

 

2) Document whether this will be a Position of Trust

  1. Determine whether or not this will be a Position of Trust (POT) - consult with hr@extension.wisc.edu if you are unsure. 
  2. Determine which POT designation (POT, POT4, POT2)
  3. Indicate POT designation on the RTF

Hiring - Positions of Trust

Get Help

Questions? Please email hr@extension.wisc.edu



Keywords:
Hiring HR Recruitment RTF Request to Fill UDDS 
Doc ID:
113986
Owned by:
Nathaniel S. in Extension Handbook
Created:
2021-09-28
Updated:
2022-10-07
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