5214 - Job-Sharing Employees Policy

Policy 5214

PERSONNEL 

Job-Sharing Employees
A job-sharing assignment is the shared performance of the duties of one full-time, regular position by two employees.

The superintendent is responsible for recommending to the board when the best interests of the district would be served by creating a job-sharing assignment for a particular position.

The district reserves the authority to:

A. Determine the number of job-sharing positions, if any, within the district;

B. Require job-sharing employees to attend staff training or other staff development activities at one-half of full compensation;

C. Abolish any job-sharing assignment, or change a job-sharing position to a full-time position held by one employee, at the sole discretion of the district;

D. Consider any request to create a job-sharing position in a position currently held by one employee, or vice versa; and

E. Require job-sharing employees to work full-time in the event of the termination or resignation of one of the job-sharing employees, or until such time as a replacement can be hired, at the sole discretion of the district.

Employees sharing a position shall sign a job-sharing contract to be developed by the superintendent or designee.  The contract shall identify contingencies which may arise during the course of employment including, but not limited to, absence or resignation of one of the job-sharing employees, computation of employee benefits, and responsibility for participation in staff meetings and committees.  The purpose of such contract is to address potential conflicts in an equitable manner in advance of actual conflicts.

The conditions provided by this policy are not intended to discourage job sharing nor to impose disproportionate burdens upon job-sharing employees.  The superintendent shall establish job-sharing procedures which describe the duties, responsibilities, salaries and benefits for individuals sharing a position.

Legal References:       RCW   28A.400.300               Hiring and discharging employees –
                                                                                                Leaves for employees – Seniority
                                                                                                and leave benefits, retention upon
                                                                                                transfers between schools
                                    RCW   28A.400.070               Job Sharing

 

 

Adoption Date:           August 8, 2006