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Commissioners agree to revisit driver job descriptions after HR recommends removing high-school diploma requirement for Driver I
Summary
Jackson County HR presented revisions May 12 to the Driver I job description that remove the GED/high-school-diploma minimum and retain required KSAs and licensure requirements; commissioners asked HR to return with related job descriptions to preserve promotion pathways.
Jackson County commissioners instructed human resources May 12 to return with revised job descriptions for Driver I, Driver II and Equipment Operator after HR proposed removing the GED or high-school diploma minimum from the Driver I position.
Michelle, the county’s HR director, explained the Driver I draft removes the minimum education requirement while keeping required knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs), including reading operator manuals and basic math, and requiring applicable licensure such as a commercial driver’s license when needed. HR said the change is intended to broaden the candidate pool to hire people who can obtain required certifications (for example a CDL) but who do not hold a GED or diploma.
Commissioners and HR discussed promotion pathways: several commissioners asked that Driver II and Equipment Operator job descriptions be revised in tandem if the change would otherwise prevent entry-level hires from being eligible for promotion. Commissioners also asked HR to add explicit KSAs for basic computer or tablet operation, noting solid waste trucks will use tablets and route software. HR agreed to bring affected job descriptions back as new business so the board could consider them together and departments could decide whether to propose similar edits for their hiring needs.
No formal personnel action was taken May 12; the commission’s direction is to have HR and department heads craft consistent promotion and qualification language and present the set of job descriptions for formal approval at a later meeting.
