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Job Description Format
A listing of descriptors for each category heading.

Job Title: Specify the specific job title or position title for the employee listed below.
Incumbent:  
Classification: This generally refers to exempt or nonexempt.
Reports to: This lists the immediate supervisor for this position.

Position Purpose:
This is a brief, two or three lines outlining the major purpose or reason or responsibility of the position.

Essential Job Functions:
List here approximately four to seven major job responsibilities or job functions that are essential for this position in terms of its role in the business or company. Underneath each essential job function, a bulleted list of specific tasks may be included.

Other Job Duties:
Identify other tasks or duties that this person may be expected to perform but that are not necessarily the primary focus of this position.

Relationships:
Identify other positions, departments, and personnel that this person would work with in order to perform his/her job.  Consideration should be given to internal relationships as well as external relationships such as vendors, community groups, and others.

Equipment Used:
Listing those pieces of equipment that are utilized to complete job duties will allow the incumbent or applicant to more fully understand the responsibilities and expectations.  It also may indicate some physical requirements of the position that may require accommodations by the employer.

Qualifications:
Minimum Education and Experience should be considered as they relate to the primary essential job duties of the position.  The education required is included as well as preferred years of experience with a description of the type of experience, location, or scope of responsibilities.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities should be listed to include those specific to the job duties.

Physical Aspects of the Job:
This should include items that relate to functions that must be performed in the completion of the essential functions of the job.  These are physical requirements generally falling into auditory, visual, ambulatory, cognitive, communication or physical ability, and strength categories.

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