Job banding is the process of grouping the many jobs from the various departments throughout the City in a logical manner. Job banding clusters City jobs around occupations that are similar in their nature of work.
Each job is assessed to determine specific requirements, expectations and performance standards at a market target (competent) level. The placement of a job into the banding structure is based on what the position should be doing, rather than what the position could be doing, or what the individual in the job is actually doing.
Job band slotting is the placement of a job into a band based on its type of work and then at a particular level within the band according to its requirements and responsibilities. Each band has a unique definition, and there are specific levels defined for each band. The table below summarizes the City's five bands.
| City of Overland Park's Job Bands | |
|---|---|
| Band | Definition |
| Management | Operational oversight of a work unit or team, where managing/supervising (rather than performing) work is the focus of the position |
| Professional | Application of conceptual knowledge in a professional field, where professional judgment is required |
| Technical Specialist | Application of technical skills (specially trained, paraprofessional) and technical judgment to produce work of greater complexity |
| Operations Specialist | Application of general operations/maintenance skills to produce work within well-defined direction |
| Administrative Specialist | Application of general administrative/office skills to produce work within well-defined direction |