Application Submission For Child Welfare Specialist

As the Step-Two decision maker for your grievance I spoke with you on Monday, March 21, 2016. I also spoke with Gary Hampton, Human Resource Manager; Patricia Nelson, Applicant Services Manager, Human Capital Management (HCM); Gene Gissandaner, Administrative Field Analyst; and Dustie Elkins, Administrative Assistant II; reviewed your grievance paperwork and the additional information you submitted to Mr. Hampton. The issue presented in your grievance comprised of your disagreement of Mr. Hampton’s assessment of your application submission for Child Welfare Specialist II (CWS II), H23B; announcement #151230-H23B-H36. Mr. Hampton determined your education and experience met the qualifications for the Child Welfare Specialist I (CWS I),†¦show more content†¦You will be notified once your application has been reviewed.† Human Resource Management (HRM) Employment Services Unit (ESU) is authorized by delegation agreement with HCM, to review and certify that a candidate meets the necessary job qualifications of a classification in the classified service for the purpose of allowing that candidate to be appointed to a position in that class. Your application for announcement #151230-H23B-H36, was reviewed on January 21, 2016, by ESU Specialist, Chelsea Hunnington. Ms. Hunnington determined your education and experience met qualifications for the CWS I. Your name was added to the internal applicant list as meeting qualifications for the CWS I, based upon the information provided in the duties section of the application and the indicated job title. Based upon the conversation with Mr. Gissandaner, he indicated, when you were hired as a temporary, you assisted with backlog for a brief time, however; he informed the District Director at the time, Cindy Bryson; you were not to perform CWS work as a temporary. Mr. Gissandaner also stated you were performing translation duties during this time as well however; those duties and the skill base pay were removed. According to the HCM job family descriptor for the CWS II, requirements at this level consist of a Master’s Degree; or a Bachelor’s Degree and one year of experience in professional social work. The HCM Qualification Standard defines Professional Social Work as the