How to hire an acting supervisor

How to hire an acting supervisor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step acting supervisor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an acting supervisor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new acting supervisor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your acting supervisor job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an acting supervisor for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect acting supervisor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of acting supervisors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Acting Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
   Acting Supervisor		$12-32
   Customer Service Supervisor	A customer service supervisor is responsible for directing the staff in providing the best services to the customers. Customer service supervisors' duties include evaluating the performance of the service staff, implementing strategic procedures to improve operations, developing promotional offers and products to increase the business' revenues, keeping documents of operation records, and assisting with customer's inquiries and complaints... Show more	$12-25
   Team Leader/Supervisor	A team leader or supervisor is a professional who leads and supervises a workgroup's functionality through instructions and guidance in an organization. Team leaders provide support to staff members by way of coaching and skills development... Show more	$15-37

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Safety Procedures
   • Safety Issues
   • Payroll
   • Disciplinary Actions
   • Sops
   • Customer Complaints
   • Corrective Action
   • Performance Management
   • Quality Standards
   • Medicare
   • Law Enforcement
   • CMS
   • RAN
   • Computer System

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead comprehensive training for each new volunteer or court-mandate worker regarding OSHA regulations and warehouse procedure.
   • Prepare PowerPoint presentations for briefings and meetings.
   • Create and maintain bank reconciliation, medical service sales, and payroll reports, and compile financial data and totals.
   • Liaise between operations and field technicians to ensure payroll processing and accuracy.
   • Provide and supervise property management services for condominium and homeowner associations including oversight of maintenance, budgeting, and all board meetings
   • Create a task recognition process using SharePoint for greater transparency of team-members work flow.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your acting supervisor job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An acting supervisor can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, acting supervisors' average salary in maine is 45% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level acting supervisors 60% less than senior-level acting supervisors.
   • Certifications. An acting supervisor with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an acting supervisor's salary.

   Average acting supervisor salary

   $43,653yearly

   $20.99 hourly rate

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   Entry-level acting supervisor salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

4. Writing an acting supervisor job description

   An acting supervisor job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of an acting supervisor job description:

   Acting supervisor job description example

   The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in Waterloo seeks a talented reporter who can apply their skills as an insatiably curious and colorful writer to our local education beat.
   
   We aim high - we're looking for someone who understands and believes in using analytics as a tool to help inform coverage, who can respond quickly and accurately to news as it develops and who can dig deep and ask tough questions as a watchdog. If you can only write institutional stories, this is not the job for you. We're looking for someone who can delve deeply into one of the most diverse communities in Iowa. Social media and mobile reporting skills (photography, video, Facebook Live) are also a must. So, what do you get? A close-knit, collegial newsroom with editors ready and willing to push you to do your best work. Some of the lowest living costs in the Midwest and a home less than a day's drive away from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Competitive wages, benefits, vacation time and a 401K are part of the package.
   
   Please submit a resume, cover letter that explains what you'd do to develop sources off the beaten path and five of your best clips with your online application.
   Why Join Us?
   
   Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
   
   Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Lee's newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 1.2 million daily. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.
   
   Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
   
   We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.
   
   Other details
   
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   * Pay Type Hourly
   
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   * Waterloo, IA, USA

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5. Post your job

   To find the right acting supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with acting supervisors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit acting supervisors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your acting supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit acting supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit acting supervisors, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new acting supervisor

   Once you have selected a candidate for the acting supervisor position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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