Rule 3349-8-20 | Classification program.
(A) Purpose
The purpose of this rule is to establish an appropriate classification plan for all classified civil service employees at the university.
(B) Scope
This rule applies to all classified civil service employees at the university.
(C) Definitions
(1) "Appointing Authority" refers to the university officer having the power of appointment to, or removal from positions at the university. The appointing authority for the classified civil service employees of the university is the executive director of human resources.
(2) "Classified Civil Service employee" refers to a university employee who has completed the required probationary period and who holds a position within the classified civil service classification plan set forth in this rule.
(3) "Classification Plan" is an organized system of job groups, job titles and pay grades.
(D) Body of the rule
(1) General
(a) The board of trustees of the university is authorized by Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, to establish and administer compensation and classification plans for all classified civil service employees at the university, and to assume the duties of the director of administrative services with regard to these employees.
(b) The board of trustees has delegated its authority to administer all matters pertaining to classified civil service employees to the senior vice president of operations and finance, who has, in turn, appointed the executive director of human resources to serve as the appointing authority for the classified civil services employees of the university.
(2) Duties of appointing authority include, but are not limited to the duty to:
(a) Establish, modify or repeal a classification plan for all classified civil service positions in the university;
(b) Classify positions with similar duties and responsibilities within job families and job groups and assign job titles and pay grades to positions within the job families and job groups; and
(c) Describe the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of each position.
(3) Certification in the Ohio civil service and salary at the time of appointment
(a) New employees after serving the original one hundred twenty day probationary period will become certified in the Ohio civil service.
(b) New employees will usually be appointed at a starting salary within the first third of the assigned grade. Appointments above the minimum shall only be made when the applicant clearly exceeds the minimum qualifications for the specific position as determined by the appointing authority.
(4) Job groups for classified civil service positions at university revised and updated January 2025.
| JobFamily | Job Group | Pay Grade |
| Academic Learning Technical Family | Simulation Center Specialist | 4 |
| AcademicSupport/Academic Affairs Family | Proctoring Assistant | 1 |
| AssessmentAssistant | 4 | |
| Educational Data Coordinator, Assessment | 4 | |
| EnrollmentSpecialist | 5 | |
| ProgramAssistant | 5 | |
| Registrar Specialist | 5 | |
| AdministrativeAssistant | 6 | |
| Administrative Coordinator | 6 | |
| AcademicSupport/COM Family | ProgramAssistant | 5 |
| Administrative Coordinator | 6 | |
| Accounting and Finance Technical Family | Accounts Payable Specialist | 5 |
| Administrative Support Family | Administrative Coordinator | 6 |
| Advancement Family | Advancement Services Coordinator | 7 |
| AnimalCare Family | LaboratoryAide | 2 |
| Laboratory Technician, CMU | 4 | |
| BookDepository Family | LibraryParaprofessional | 5 |
| BookstoreFamily | Bookstore Clerk | 2 |
| Building Maintenance Family | Maintenance Repair Worker 1 | 5 |
| Maintenance RepairWorker 2 | 6 | |
| Maintenance Repair Worker 3 | 6 | |
| Lead MaintenanceRepair Worker | 7 | |
| BuildingTrades Family | GeneralLaborer | 2 |
| Electronic Data Processing ClericalFamily | Administrative &Technology Coordinator | 4 |
| EquipmentOperator Family | Lead Shipping andReceiving Specialist | 3 |
| EquipmentMechanic | 5 | |
| Executive Support Family | Executive Administrative Assistant | 7 |
| Grants and Sponsored Program Family | Grants Accounting Specialist | 6 |
| GroundMaintenance Family | Groundskeeper | 3 |
| LeadGroundskeeper | 5 | |
| PayrollFamily | PayrollSpecialist | 6 |
| PublicSafety and Security Family | PoliceOfficer I | 8 |
| PoliceOfficer II | 9 |
Last updated March 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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