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Classification
and Compensation
Glossary
of Terms
Administration
Formerly
known as "A&P"
Broadbanding
Broadbanding is a salary structure that combines many
pay ranges into fewer, wider ranges called “salary
bands.” USF will now have nine (9) salary bands (salary
bands “A” through “I”). Within these salary bands are
expanded and more generally defined job classifications.
The bands group together jobs with similar duties,
responsibilities and levels of accountability.
Job classifications are groupings of positions with
similar scope, duties and levels of responsibility. The
current job classification system is a traditional
“grade” system that uses narrow, specific job
classifications which differentiate one job into a
hierarchy of separate jobs, e.g., senior level,
supervisor, manager, etc. “Grade” systems tend to be
much more rigid and do not generally allow for maximum
position enhancement or growth and ongoing development
in the same position. Broadbanding is a concept that
allows greater flexibility when managing positions,
workforce development and career planning.
USF’s new broadband plan, with its consolidated yet more
descriptive job titles, reduces this problem and avoids
having to reclassify jobs for the marginal changes in
duties which reflect ongoing development in the same
position. Broadband jobs combine the multiple
classifications of a single job into one general job
classification, and many have new titles. Individual
position descriptions will continue to document the
specific job duties, responsibilities and competencies
necessary to do a job.
Nationwide, public and private sector organizations are
adopting classification systems that are responsive to
change and driven by organizational strategy.
Broadbanding has been an up-and-coming classification
and compensation strategy for over ten years and, in
many organizations, has replaced the dated, more
traditional “grade” systems. Adopting the broadbanding
technique here at USF increases our flexibility to adapt
job duties to organizational needs and to align
employees’ pay with their duties and competencies.
Career Family
A broad meaningful group of jobs involving work of the
same nature, but requiring varying levels of skill and
responsibility. Job classes within a career family are
typically arranged to suggest a career path. For
example, "Administrative & Business Services" is a career
family. "Office Assistant" and "Office Manager" are job
classes within that family.
Classification System
A framework organizations use to arrange positions into
job classes and titles based on similarities of purpose,
required skills, duties performed, accountability, work
environment and other common factors.
Job Class
A collection of work tasks, duties and responsibilities
for one or more individuals whose work is of the same
nature and is performed at approximately the same skill
and responsibility level.
Job Specification
A document summarizing the basic purpose of a job,
nature of work, examples of typical duties and minimum
qualifications for a job. The job specification is used
by the Classification Analyst to match the duties of a
position to the most appropriate job title.
Job Title
A label used to describe a specific set of activities,
responsibilities, duties and tasks.
Position
A job vacancy or a job filled by an employee. A position
is a single specific instance of a job class. For
example, if USF has 20 Fiscal Assistants, it has 20 positions in that job class.
Position Analysis
The systematic process of collecting information used to
match positions to jobs. Position analysis identifies
the tasks, duties and responsibilities of a position.
At USF, a Classification Analyst does job analysis to
match positions to job specifications.
Position Description (PD)
A data collection tool used to obtain information about
the essential functions of a position and other data
relevant to job analysis. The Position Description
Questionnaire or "PD" is the primary source of
information about positions at USF and is the official
position description document.
Salary Bands
See “Broadbanding”
Staff
Formerly known as "USPS"
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