Update E-Mail
5-9-06
Note: Staff names other than our Career Banding Team have been replaced by phrases / placeholders in [brackets].

Subject: Career Banding Update
Date: 05-09-2006
From: Belinda Spinelli <Belinda.Spinelli@ncmail.net>

Good afternoon. Following is the career banding update.

Upcoming DHHR Career Banding Forum:

June 21 at Camp Eason; 10:00-4:00. We are developing the agenda and will send a separate email with the details.

Performance Management Training

Law enforcement staff received introductory performance management training on May 5 in Greensboro. The session included:

• comparison of the banded system to the current system
• explanation of the difference between competencies and performance.
• discussion and practice writing performance indicators.
• review of shortened work plan form and needed revisions.
• review of tracking methods and how to write effective measures.

Trades - has been divided into 3 bands and includes: Building, Mechanical, and Supervision. Competency profiles have been drafted and are in final review.

Administrative/Managerial Job Family

Specifications and concepts for the Legal Branch have been approved by the State Personnel Commission. OSP transition team is currently writing Hearing Officer specifications.

Social Research

OSP transition team are currently developing competency profiles.

Human Services Job Family

OSP transition team is developing the cross-walk for the Human Services Job Family and finalizing the Branches. Profiles for Human Services Providers' Branch (including counseling and case management roles) will be developed first.

Institutional Services

This job family includes Nutritional Services and Building/Environmental. Focus groups represented by Nutritional Services' managers, supervisors, and rank-and-file employees were held on April 27 for the purpose of validating competency profiles. Competency profiles for this branch are being finalized.

The Building/Environmental Branch focus group is being held on May 18, and will also be represented by managers, supervisors, and rank-and-file employees.

Banding Web Site Updates

• Updated Pay Ranges and Salary Grade Equivalencies for Law Enforcement.
• Added a Comprehensive Salary Grade Reference Chart that includes all Job Families that have had these rates established.
• Added a Salary Grade Reference Chart for Building Environmental Services and Food Services.
• Added links to April, 2006 Recruitment Coordinators Powerpoint Presentation.
• Deleted listings of current/old positions and pay grades related to the new banded classes since the listings do not always match the final conversions as each class is banded in DHHS.
• Added updated Banding Project Team overview chart.

Let us know if you have questions/concerns.

Thank you.

Belinda and Debbie