PERSONNEL BRANCH 



'npHE Personnel Branch is composed of four sub-sections: Classification and 

 ■*■ Job Evaluation, Training and Special Assignments, Employee Relations, 

 Employment. 



The Classification and Job Evaluation Section is responsible for position 

 administration. This involves the maintenance of position specifications along 

 with the revision and up-dating of class specifications and salary surveys. 



The Training Section is responsible for arranging special courses such as 

 the one-week Executive Development Course, along with liaison work in screening 

 educational leave requests through the Educational Leave Committee; liaison with 

 the Ontario Forest Ranger School, Public Administration and other courses that 

 may be related to the employee's job. Special assignments include the processing 

 of grievances. 



The Employee Relations Section is designed to investigate all problems 

 relating to personnel work and attempt to improve communications between field 

 and head office staffs. 



The employment Section covers the recruitment programme. Included is the 

 annual selection of some 1,500 Junior Forest Rangers for summer employment 

 during July and August. The general office section is also part of this unit and 

 this section maintains personnel records and attendance records, processes 

 nominations and separations and arranges retirements. 



POSITION ADMINISTRATION 



The classification programme continued which included identification, 

 analysis of positions, writing of specifications and the determining of salary 

 schedules. 



The allocation of positions to the Forestry Technician, Ranger, and the new 

 Conservation Officer series was almost complete with subsequent salary adjust- 

 ments to employees. Classification responsibilities for the Department were 

 divided among three members of the staff reporting to the classification officer, 

 and each was assigned an area of the Province. 



Visits to field locations also continued to be required in order to advise 

 and assist in the preparation of position specifications and organization charts. 



Studies of proposed new series such as Fish Hatchery Technicians are being 

 developed. 



RECRUITMENT 



The recruitment programme was re-aligned during the fiscal year to provide 

 improved service to the branches and districts in the filling of vacancies. 



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