The supplemental standards for the Library Assistant job series are guidelines for classifying Library Assistant positions at the University of California, Berkeley. They are based on the University-wide class specifications for the Library Assistant series.
The standards are organized in a downloadable chart in two major sections:
The third section of the supplemental standards describes the factoring process used to classify a multi-function position, or “total job.”
The level of duties and responsibilities assigned to a position determines its classification. Because a position may entail a variety of diverse-level tasks—for example, a combination of operational, advanced operational, and advanced paraprofessional-level duties—it is necessary to ascertain its overall, or “total job,” level in order to classify it.
This is done by factoring together the percentages of time allotted to each level of tasks required in the position. The result of this process is the “total job,” and it is the “total job” which is classified.
Two examples illustrate the factoring process:
The “total job” is classified Library Assistant III. Although a majority of the incumbent’s time is spent on Library Assistant II-level tasks, this is partially offset by the 10 percent allotted to Library Assistant IV-level tasks. The position, overall, is thus stronger than Library Assistant II. But it is not Library Assistant IV, because (1) only a small percentage of the total job is at that level, and (2) a substantial portion of the position involves tasks classifiable two levels below that of the IV.
The “total job” is classified Library Assistant IV. In this case, IV-level tasks constitute a substantial portion of the total job, the remainder of which is classifiable at just one level lower.
These examples also illustrate two guidelines used in classifying positions:
Note: Position “A” and Position “B” are only examples of many job configurations which would result in similar classification decisions. The percentages cited in these examples should not be construed as absolute standards.