Model Job Descriptions for Information Technology (Ring-bound)

Book Description
Regardless of the size or complexity of a business, good job descriptions produce important benefits. In the 1990s, job descriptions became more important than ever. One factor is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the ADA, job descriptions take on new significance. Well written job descriptions help prospective and current employees better understand the expectations of the job. Supervisors have additional guidelines to hire, promote, and supervise for maximum effectiveness. Human resource professionals have the information to better recruit, examine, and select qualified candidates for positions. The underlying premise of the employment section (Title I) of the ADA is that people with disabilities who are able to work should have opportunities to do so. Unless doing so would pose an undue hardship, employers must make reasonable accommodations to assure that these opportunities exist. Under the ADA, job descriptions, particularly the lists of duties and responsibilities, take on new significance. In the event of an ADA challenge, employers must be able to show that employment decisions are based solely on the applicant's ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Related to the essential functions or duties are the physical demands of the job duties, and the work environment in which the duties are performed. Although not specifically required by the ADA, a properly developed job description, prepared before advertising and interviewing, can be used as evidence of the essential functions which must be performed by the employee. Employers should be careful to accurately describe all essential job functions in the job description. Further nonessential or peripheral duties can also be listed, although they should be clearly distinguished from the essential duties. The Model Job Descriptions For Information Technology are pre-written job descriptions which serve all of the purposes described herein. Of course, the specific "essential duties and responsibilities" of your positions, as well as the other elements of the job description, will vary from the models. Each of the model job descriptions should be thoroughly analyzed and changed as needed to assure that they fit the unique job elements of your comparable position, and the circumstances and requirements of your company. The job descriptions and ADA information on the disks are available in an IBM compatible word processing format (available in Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect formats). Also included with the disks is a 3-ring binder with many pages of helpful information, including instructions, the complete list of job description titles and file names, SRM's "Guide to Writing Job Descriptions", an ADA sensitive Job Analysis Questionnaire, Guidelines for ADA Title I compliance, a sample application attachment form entitled "Special Notice To Applicants With Disabilities", an "Overview to ADA Title I Employment Provisions", and telephone numbers for Federal ADA technical assistance. This material is also available on the disk (#2),

From the Publisher
This manual and disk set will help general and human resource managers develop up-to-date post-ADA job descriptions,