Common Roles – an overview Autumn Term 2008

Introduction What is a Common Role? Why we need Common Roles? How will they be used in the job evaluation process?

What is a Common Role A job that is likely to occur in a number of schools where the duties and responsibilities are essentially the same These duties are outlined in the Common Role profile

Why do we need Common Roles We need Common Roles to create job groups which will:  To ensure fairness and consistency  To assist in completing the job evaluation process within a reasonable timeframe

How will they be used? The first step to creating job groups Compare roles in school with the common role profiles Agree matches Identify where there are not matches

Common Role Profile Titles – can be misleading Explains the purpose of the role Lists core duties The purpose of critical qualifications Grades – these vary from school to school for similar roles, so can also be misleading

The Matching Process Compare school roles with the common role profiles Discuss with staff any differences and whether these difference are likely to be significant Complete the relevant forms

Significant Differences Common Role profiles are outlines only Do additional duties differ significantly to those on the profile? Where differences are significant need to explain why

But Remember! Common Role profile does not describe the whole job Many colleagues in the same job group will also have duties and responsibilities not listed in the profile If staff remain unhappy when their job group has been evaluated because they still feel that not all their duties have been considered – they can appeal on this basis

What happens Next? Job Groups created Unmatched jobs reviewed to see if there is a new common role Job Groups and unique roles will be published in late February