Note:

This event has been cancelled. For questions or to find out about future training opportunities, please contact Bonnie McCombs at 360-816-1446 or bonnie@nwppa.org.

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who needs to write job descriptions for positions, including board members, utility managers, and human resources staff.

Course Overview:

Job descriptions are one of the most important components of team development and workforce management within every organization. We use them to identify and select qualified candidates; hold employees accountable to performance standards; and make critical decisions about workforce planning and job duty assignments. Job descriptions also outline the scope of job duties for would-be candidates, selected employees, and even supervisors who manage the team. To be truly effective, they should be clear, practical, and responsive to the needs of the organization. 

Job descriptions can be time consuming to prepare, complicated to write, and tricky to use when performance issues arise; sometimes it is easier to use a generic form and hope for the best. Unfortunately, when an employee seeks an accommodation or is injured on the job, hoping for the best may not be enough. Attend this interactive and informative program to learn how to develop and write legally compliant, powerhouse job descriptions.

Course Objectives:

During this course, you will learn:

• The different roles job descriptions play within your organization
• The legal implications surrounding job descriptions, including the impact of the ADA interactive process and reasonable accommodation
• Essential and non-essential functions, and how to determine what tasks really matter
• Using job descriptions to attract top talent and conduct more productive candidate interviews
• How to write effective, ADA-compliant job descriptions
• Strategies that will increase the effectiveness of your job descriptions

Course Instructor:

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the first day, and the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided both days.

Course Location:

Northwest Public Power Association
9817 NE 54th Street, Suite 200
Vancouver, WA 98662
(360) 254-0109

Suggested Hotels:

Best Western (.5 miles from training location)
9420 NE Vancouver Mall Drive
Vancouver, WA  98662
(800) 528-1234

No rooms have been blocked for this meeting. Please call the hotel or go online to get the best available rate for sleeping rooms.  

Heathman Lodge (1.2 miles from training location)
7801 NE Greenwood Drive
Vancouver, WA  98662
(360) 254-3100

No rooms have been blocked for this meeting. Please call the hotel and mention NWPPA to receive our corporate rate.

Course Fees: