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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-0649.Russell.86-04-22i Between: Before.: J. W. Samuels Vice-Chairman IN THE MATTER OF AN ARTITRATION Under THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT Before THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD OPSEU (Russell) - and - Grievor The Crown in Right of Ontario Employer (Ministry of Transportation and Communications) NOTE: For the first three days of hearings, I had the pleasure and - privilege of the assistance of I. Freedman, Member G. Walker, Member then, after the untimely death of Mr. Walker, the parties agreed that we would complete the hearing with the Vice-Chairman as sole arbitrator, without prejudice to the procedure to be followed if a member is unable to complete a hearing in the future. . ..I2 -2- For the Grievor: P. A. Sheppard Counsel Barrister & Solicitor For the Employer: 5. W. Wheeler Head, Classification & Pay Administration Ministry of Transportation & Communications (Appeared April 18, 1985) M. B. Furanna Staff Relations Officer Staff Relations Branch Ministry of Transportation & Communications (Appeared for the Hearings in 1986) Hearing Dates: April 18, 1985 January 30, 1986 February 6, 1986 April 7, 1986 I CONTENTS lntroductlon The Grievor’s .Job On the Grievor’s ClaSSifiCatiOn Conclusion Appendices A. Position Specification, Landscape Operations Co-ordinator 6. Class Standard, Arboriculturist 3 C. Technical Services Category II.’ Class Standard, Agricultural Specialist 3 E. Scientific and Professional Services Category 2 3 a 12 I4 I7 18 20 21 - 3, i ‘r 2 Introduction The next time you drive along one of our provincial highways, look at the roadside vegetation. its there to provide proper drainage, t0 COntrOl I erosion in order to maintain the fabric of the roadbed, and to please the eye. The grievor is the expert in this province on roadside vegetative growth. He iS known as the Landscape Operations Co-ordinator in the Landscape Operations Unit of the Maintenance Branch of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. He is classified as an Arboriculturist 3, and he claims that he is WOngly classif.ied. He says that he should be classified as an Agricultural Specialist 3. I agree. For 29 years, the citizens of Ontario Rave benefited from the ServIceS of this gentleman. Trained in horticulture, with a Niagara Parks Diploma earned over a ful) three years in the middle I95o’s, from I966 to the present day, John Russell has been in the Ministry’s Head Office in Toronto, involved in the management of roadside vegetation and erosion control along the provincial highways throughout the province. For all of this period at Head Office, he’s been the Landscape Operations Co-ordinator, in the Landscape Operations Unit of the Ministry’s Maintenance Branch, and until I982 he was classified as an Arboriculturist 2. In August 1981, his area went through a reorganization as a result of the retirement of a supervisor, Hr. H. C. Spence, who was not replaced. This reorganization included a great deal of discussion concerning the classification of the employees who had worked under Mr. Spence. In October 1982, Mr. R. M. Dell (then and now the Supervisor of the Landscape Operations Unit, and the grievor’s immediate supervisor) wrote to his supervisor, Mr. J. T. Kernaghan (Productivity and Development Engineer of the Ministry’s Maintenance Branch) recommending that the griever be reclassified as an Agricultural Specialist 3, and setting out in detail his reasons for the change. The grievor wound up being reclassified as an Arboriculturist 3 in March 1983. \ 1 3 A number of the reclassifications were not acceptable to the employees concerned, nor to their immediate supervisors and other line managers. Throughout the piece, both before and after the reclassification. deCiSiOnS were made by the Classiflcatton and Pay Administration DepartmenUhese line managers attempted to achieve a further reclassific~ation for their iubordinates. When all these efforts failed, a number of grievances concerning the resulting classifications made their way to the Grievance Settlement Board. This Vice-Chairman had already issued one award concerning these grievances, L:ufnowmo’A$ ~3~~~d3%3’~, when this case began in April 1985, together with the grievance of one of the grievor’s colleagues EtriPniekS, GSB 649/50). At our first day of hearing, we began the testimony of Mr. Stripnieks on the general background and Mr. Stripnieks’ particular situation. The hearing was scheduled to resume on June 5 and 6, 1985. On June 4, the parties agreed to adjourn the hearing concerning Mr. Stripnieks, to await the results of the Ministry’s appeal of the decision in L-ufnow2~ff~q. The appeal is still pending. In late 1985, the parties asked us to reconvene to complete the case of Mr. Russell. So we resumed in early 1986, and this is the award concerning the classification of Mr. Russell. He claims that he should be classified as an Agricultural Specialist 3. The Grievor’s Job We heard a great deal of evidence concerning the grievor’s job Since the reorganization resulting from Mr. Spence’s retirement in 198 I. This evidence included the introductionofnumerousexamplesof the reports, letters, and other documents done by the grievor in the course of his work. All of this material has been examined with considerable care in order to understand the precise nature of his job, and some of the exhibits Will be touched on in this award. Our starting point is the position specification prepared in mid-1982 ( by the griever’s supervisor, Mr. R. M. Dell, as part of the attempt to have the 1 grievor reclassified to an Agricultural Specialist 3. It is a very thorough job description, and the salient parts--Purpose of the Position, Summary of Duties and Responsibilities, and the Skills and Knowledge required to perform the work-- are reproduced in Appendix A to this award. The Appendix is taken from an exhibit prepared by the Ministry, with the very useful annotations numbering the duties in the Summary of Duties and Responsibilities. We shall refer to the duties by these numbers. In his testimony, the grievor suggested that there should be several f changes in this position specification, though it does not appear that he made any objection to the document when it was first prepared by Mr. Dell in 1982. Mr. Dell had solicited the grievor’s comments on the contents of the position specification when he was working on it, and the grleVOr had given his written and verbal suggestions. Indeed, the two men appear to have been and continue to be on very close terms, and Mr. Dell was Preparing the document with a view to supporting his own recommendation that the ” grievor be reclassified to an Agricultural Specialist 3. In any event, these are the changeswhichthe grievorsuggests: a. In the Purpose of Position, I. Delete the first few words “To assist in coordinating” and replace them with ‘To design and maintain”; 2. In the last line, delete the words “vegetative growth and” and replace them with “establishment of Vegetation to control erosion and other allied’. b. In the Summary of Duties and Responsibilities, I, In the preamble t0 duty I, delete -adherence to” and replace with “adequacy of’; 2. Make the same change in duty 1 (a); 3. And again in duty I (I);. 4. In duty l(d), 4th line, add the Word “expert” before “recommendat ions”; .iN ;, 5 5. In the preamble to duty 2, delete “assists in developing” and replace with “formulate”; 6. In duty 2(d), 4th line, delete “carrying out” in both places these words appear, and replace With “designing and~coordinating; 7. In the preamble to duty 3, add “and private contractors” to the list of recipients; 8. And make this same change in duties 3(d) and 3(e); 9. In the preamble to duty 4, add “and outside organizations-; IO. Change the percentage for duty .I from 35% to 20%; / I I. Change the percentage for duty 3 from 20% to 30%; 12. Change the percentage for duty 4 from 10% to 15%. In our view, these changes in text are largely cosmetic and are not significant to us in the determination of the grievor’s appropriate classification. They involve shades of meaning which in the final analysis do not make a significant difference. Similarly, the changes in the percentage of time devoted to each duty are based on a rough estimation by the griever and do not affect the job description in a significant way for purposes of determining the appropriate classification. While duties I and 3 are different in action, they are not significantly different in nature for purposes of classification--therefore it makes little difference if we take IO% from I and apply it to 3. In essence, the grievor is the Ministry’s specialist in the management of roadside vegetation and erosion control. He is the expert in vegetative growth at the roadside (what to grow, how to plant, how to manage) and in how to Control erosion. His advice Is essential to the operational Units (Ministry personnel in the regions and districts, and contractors) who do the hands-on roadside work. He draws up plans, policies and procedures (in some cases these will be approved by management, in others they Will go outdirectly from the grievor), and then he monitors work which iS done by the regional and district crews, who are under the direction of an engineer. The grievor is concerned with research into methods and materials, and t 6 with operational application. He offers advice and training~withrn the Ministry to operational personnel, and to other Ministries and outside groups. Matters will come to the grievor through his supervisor or directly from OPerJtiOnal units, from senior management (up to and including the Deputy Minister), and from other Ministries or outside agencies. With respect to the grievor’s education, he testified that his diploma from the Niagara Parks Commission is the equivalent of a university degree (indeed, when he took his course in the mid- 1950’s, the only similar training was the Degree in Horticulture at the Ontario Agricultural College), and there was no other evidence to Suggest that this diploma work was not of university Tevel. Since he joined the Ministry, he has taken a number of courses on materials (pesticides and dynamite). horticulture, and Preparing lectures. He now holds a’Class I provincial licence for herbicides, and used to hold a Class 3 licence for insecticides (but ceased paying the annual fee when the Ministry stopped reimbursement for the fee). The griever’s job has changed somewhat since Mr. Spence retired, but therehave also beenchangesovertheyearssincehebecameLanOscape Operations Co-ordinator in 1966. He testif ied that the job has evolved because of the introduction of modern technology, policy changes, new environmental constraints, changes in the relationship between Head Office and the regions and districts, and the change in the line of authority since Mr. Spence retired and was not replaced. His work is more complex, and he finds himself doing more projects from start to finish, rather than Simply contributing to a project. Let us look now at some of &he griever’s actual output. We received in evidence 22 documents relating to what the grievor does in his job.. Following are some comments on this evidence. In March 1985. the Ministry Published its up-dated manual on 7ur/-F”&b//lsnn7mt. As the manual says in its introduction: The establishment of turf on roadsides IS.an integral part of road construction. As well as 7 provlding an economic basis of maintaining the rlght-of-way and c.ontrolling erosion, it is a fast and effective means of healing the scars of construction and creating a visually satisfying roadside. The manual Is’ a COmDrenenSlve guide t0 the choice Of seed and mulching materials, application for permanent and temporary cover, preparation of soil surface, inspection of operations. In short, it tells you all you need to know about now to do it effectively. Fully half the manual (some 45-50 pages) is given over to Section A--a general guide in text form. The other half of the manual consists of special directives, specifications and provisions which set out Ministry procedures.goveming such matters as reporting and contracting with outside agencies. A short Section G at the end of the manual Is a guide to legume seedlng. The griever wrote al) of Sections A and G himself, and contributed to the preparation of the directive concerning seeding and mulching. The reworking of the text for the 1985 up-date alone took the grievor the better part of two winters. This was a signif icant part of his work. A close reading of the grievor’s text reveals that he had to bring to bedr a great deal of experience, training, and research in order to cover ail of the matters dealt with in the guide. This is a fully professional piece of work. Then we looked at two research reports which occupied a considerable part of the grievor’s time over one winter. One is on the use of antitranspirants used by the Ministry as a means of reducing transpiration of plants during the planting season, and to a much lesser degree as a salt barrier on conifers. In a report submitted to Mr. Dell in January 1984, the grievot reviewed what he had learned about antitranspirants through discussions with operational staff and a review of the literature, and he made certain recommendations conc.erning the Ministry’s use of antitranspirants. The second report deals with the staking and guying of roadside trees. Each distric~t had its own ideas on the subject, and Mr. Dell 8 asked the griever to research the matter. Again tne grievor reviews what ne had tearned from discussions with operational staff and a review of the literature, and makes recommendations conc.erning the Ministry’s practice. While both are brief reports, they snow that the grievor must review the Professional literature and gather information and come to an informed conclusion concerning the relevance and application of existing knowledge, based on his own professional judgment. Several of the documents show the grievor giving advice to regions and districts wlth particular vegetation growth or erosion problems. Others illustrate his design and monitoring of research projects. Mr. Dell testified that he encourages his staff, including the grievor, to initiate research projects deSigned t0 improve the Unit's delivery Of SeNiCeS. The essential point in all of this is that the grievor is the professional resource person. He doesn’t plant or sow, or water, or s~take, or. guy. He is the man who tells the operational people what they need to k.now in order- to do tneir job effectively. Where necessary, he researches the professional literature, or runs nis own research, in order to come UP with the answers. With respect to the grievor’s training function, we learned that on a regular basis he joins with other experts in this Ministry and other Ministries of the provincial government, and faculty members from Several universities, to give courses to employees of the provincial government and municipalities. The grievor generally organizes the regular Ministry landscape supervisors’ seminar, and in all of these courses and seminars he is tne man who lectures on turf establishment and erOSIOn COntrOl. On the Griever’s Classif ication The grievor is now classified as an Arboriculturist 3. The Class Standard is reproduced in Appendix 6 to this award. This classif ication iS within the Technical Services Category, the definition of which is found in Appendix C. 9 The grievor says that he is wrongly classified and should be classified as an Agricultural Specialist 3 (see Appendix D), which is in the Scientific and Professional Services Category (Appendix E). The classification system is established by the employer. Then the parties negotiate the wages which reward each ClasSifiCatiOn. If an employee feels that he is wrongly classified, according to the employer’s system, then he can grieve under section 18(2)(a) of the Lk?wn,&~p/qv~?f5 roN~i~tivPE~~~~ii)jn~Ai~t. Thus, our starting point is the employer’s own classification system. The procedure for classification is set out in the OntarioManWof Admin/straCion, in a policy directive entitled “Position Evaluation, Bargaining Unit”, issued in February 1983. It reads as follows: Bargaining Unit. Grade Sescriptlon: The majority of bargaining unit positions are classified using the Grade Description System. Grade Description, Definition: Grade Description is a type of position evaluation that compares each position as a whole to a predetermined , standard or guide, Grade Description, Method of The method in evaluating a position by grade description is Position a* follows: Evaluation: a) Category Selection: . determine the most appropriate category by compar- ing the nature of tha-position’s job fun&ion and its duties and responsibilities to the definitions of the categories; b) Occupational Group Selection: . determine the most appropriate occupational group by comparing the position’s skill base with the co-n skill base or community of interest for each occupational grasp; 10 c) Class Series Selection: . determine the most appropriate class series within the occupational grip selected, by comparing the position’s functions with the particular function of each class series; d) Class Level Selection: . determine the most appropriate level within the class series selected by comparing the position with the class standard starting at the lowest level; if it does not correspond, repeat the process at the next higher level and, if necessary, succesrively higher levels until a match is obtained; . verify the position/class level match by comparing the position with the next highest level in the class eerie6 to ensure that ‘it doee not fit. It is clear that one must start with the selection of the appropriate Category, then find a suitable Occupational Group within the Category, and finally find a suitable Class Series and Level. This process is necessary when a grievor claims that he is not even classified in the Correct Category. In most of the cases before this Board, the issue has been the correct Level within a Class Series, eg. in Pfii$ 564?70, where the issue was Drafter 2 or Drafter 3. But the issue is broader in a case like Mr. Russell’s, When we look at the definition of the Technical Services Category, within which falls the Arboriculturist 3, we find that it concerns primarily people who do hands-on work,,people who aSSiSt professionals. It includes “the conduct of sub-professional applied scientific work and the provision of support services to professional staff”. This is simply inapplicable to the grievor. He & the professional staff, when it comes to roadside vegetative growth. Throughout the Ministry, government service, and province generally, he&the expert in his field. He offers advice to those who do the haMIS-On work. He does research. He gives lectures alongside university faculty and other experts. Indeed, he fits squarely within the Scientific and Professional Services Category, which includes “occupational groups requiring the II continuing exercise of a scientific or professional discipline normally acquired through university graduation’. The fact that he does not have a university degree itself is not fatal to his classification within this Category. He has an equivalent diploma, achteved at a time when there were very limited opportunities for a university education, but when an i equivalent education in his field could be obtained outside a university. We have no evidence whatsoever to dispute the grievor’s testimony that, in the mid-19503, the diploma from the Niagara Parks Commission requiring a full three years of study, was tne equivalent of tne Degree in Horticulture at the Ontario Agricultural College. And within the Scientific and Professional Services Category, the grievor would be suitably classified as an AgriCUltUral Specialist 3. He iS a “specialist in one specific area of agriculture”---roadside vegetative growth. While the Class Standard uses words related to farming, in our view this is not critical to the grievor’s claim. In the first Place, this Standard appears to be the best fit for the grievor within the Scientific and Professional Services Category. Secondly, the essential element in the Standard is the expertise in at least one specific area involving the growth of crops or vegetation. Again, the grievor is &authority in this province on roadside vegetative growth. From all around the province, within government and out, people come to him for advice on this matter. The Ministry called Mr. Ralph Shaw, Director of the Plant Industry Branch in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, to testify concerning the work and expertise of the Agricultural Specialist 3’s under his direction. There Is no need to go into this evidence in great detail. He was talking about 45 people. But in short, they did very much the same work as the ‘griever---advising clients (in this case, farmers); disseminating information; interpreting field findings and making recommendations; working in committees to discuss research programs and problems; recognized as experts in at least one particular area. Mr. Shaw testified that such specialists must know not only the :‘how’, but also the ‘why’. This fits the grieVOr. Indeed, a number Of Mr. ShaW’S employees were involved in the same seminars and lecture series as the grievor. In most cases, Mr. Shaw’s specialists spend the majority of their time in one Specific geographic area of tne province, developing a large expertise in tne Climatic and other conditions peculiar to the area. The grievor is&expert for the whole province in his field of knowledge. And while Mr. Shaw testified that all his people have university degrees, he was not asked whether a diploma from the Niagara Parks Commission in the mid- 1950’s was equivalent to a university degree. ConcIusion In sum, I find that the grievor Is Wrongly Classified as an Arboriculturist 3. This Standard falls within the Technical Services Category, which does not suit the grievor’s job. The employer must abide by its own classification system. This system is the basis upon which negotiation of wages takes place, and the Union is entitled to rely on the Published classification system in the On&arioffanua/ofAUminisff~Cion. The first step in the employer’s own classification system is to identify the correct Category. For the grievor, this is the Scientific and Professional Services Category. And within that Category, the grievor fits well within the Agricultural Specialist 3. In his grievance, dated June 4, 1984, the grievor asked simply for reclassification to Agricultural Specialist 3. He did not ask for any retroactive remedy. However, Mr. Russell was part of the group affected by the retirement of Mr. Spence, and at the OUtSet of this award, I mentioned the efforts of line management to have the grievor reclassified properly. In CufmvNdNg, 6JS/84and6Jb/8#, which involved two of the others affected by the retirement, the Board granted retroactive compensation to the date of the formal reclassification to Arboriculturist 3. This was done because tat page 8): t 13 the evidence was clear that the grievor and his supervisors were extremely disturbed by the classification from the beginn&?. and the reason for the grlevor’s delay was that his supervisofs continued to attempt to have the reclassification corrected. It was onIy when it appeared that nothing would help except an appeal to this Board that the grievof filed Eis grievance. Mr. Russell’s case is the same, and for the same reasons, he should be reclassified as of March 2, 1983, as an Agricultural Specialist 3. I reserve my jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter of the precise amount of compensation, in the event the parties are unable to settle this themselves. Done at London, Ontario, this 22nd day of April , 1986. 14 Position Specification, Landscape Operatl3ns Co-ordinator To assist in co-ordinating the Ministry’s program of roadside vegetation management and erosis, control practices for the benefit of engineering and environmental concerns, and to provide an expert landscape consultive and investigative service to the Regions, Districts and Head Office On matters dealing with vegetative growth and landscape operations along roadsides. 3>6 I. Under the direction of the Supervisor - Landscape Operations provides a monitoring I * , service to the Regions and Head Office in the roadside vegetation management field , * to ensure adherence to Ninistry policy, procedures and standards by:- ;., Reviewing progress and development of landscape planting contracts and day labour planting projects during installation to ensure adherence to Hinistry specifications and practices. Monitoring planting projects when completed as a means of judging survival rate and effectiveness of design, standards etc. . Writing reports on monitoring results and discussing the same with Managers < ~’ at Regional and District levels and submitting reports and recommendations to resolve field problems. : Evaluating operational efficiencies and procedure effectiveness of pesticide and erosion control programs on behalf of the Regions and submitting reports and recommendations to the Supervisor or Regiqnal.Director ,or District Engineer. Monitoring progress~and development of mitigating measures to Environmental impacts. For example vegetation establishment ‘to control erosion, and review- i,ng the results with Regional managers of ,Construction and Environmental planners. ,’ Reviewing in the”field on behalf of the Region 5 -all planting schemes submitted ?:~ for capital day labour funds to ensure’adherence to policy and standards, ’ suitability of plant material, and accuracy of monetary estimate and submitting recommendations to Supervisor. 304 2. Under the direction of the SUpervi \ r assists in developing the necessary pof‘icies and procedures for.effectlve and eff Cient roadside development and vegetation ,.> management program by’:- -j Liaising with field staff and reviewing and monitoring reports relative to -’ the application and effectiveness Of Ministry policies, guidelines and standards etc. to Identify problem areas and the need to develop new or revise existing Ministry policies, standards etc. 1 ! Assessing soil and erosion control’problems and developing.remedlal measures’ such as seed species,fertilizer requirementsland mulch cover to mitigate .,:.’ environmental impacts and providing recommendations to the Supervisor - Landscaps Operations for proposed changes in policy etc. -. > .‘I Reviewing and writing landscape specifications, manuals and quality standards-z, ” ~to provide updated technology for Ministry Operations;.:,: .‘,. .:~ i .:~ . . . ,... ,>. .., ~!<I. ,. .A., .‘. .,- .I yyt ,-.i, Investigating and ‘reviewtrig .the ‘11 terature and presentations by commercial ..,.‘:“~’ representatives and assessing the’application of products and/or methods, then . submitting a proposal for research and evaluation for approval to the Supervisor; Carrying out the research by arranging site locations carrying out field trails, observing, monitoring and assessing test results and collecting data.., ,-. ., I. ) &,‘..“, ‘j Preparing reports and. recommendations on the investigation of the findings 1-J ;?~ : including the drafting of proposed policies and procedures for review and approve by his supervisor. ‘.‘~. !. .: -_. 20n 3. ,, ‘- ! I,< Provides a consultative specialized service in the landscape, vegetation manage- nent and erosion control field ,to the Regions e.g. Construction Engineers, to the: .:. Districts e.g..Arboriculturist I and II and other governmental agencies e.g. ._ j Ontario Hydra, Hunicipallties and the general public by:- !) Providing expert landscape’ support,and a technical and field service’review - .- to Head Office, Regions and Districts on matters pertaining to roadside vegetation establishment and erosion control and their implementation into :. roadside vegetation management programs to reduce construction and annual maintenance costs and improve roadside aesthetics. Organizing and developing long range herbicide programs and preparing planting * schemes and landscape designs upon request of the Regions or Districts. .i . Providing’the Landscape Planner with site information’, erosion control recommendations, and plant species recommendations relating to landscape design and planting conctracts then reviewing completed plans and submitting comments to the Supervisor of Landscape Planning on the final’design and specifications. .\i Providing technica; information on Ministry vegetation establishment procedures and other landscape activities to other Government and outside agencies. -:~, Receiving inquiries from Regional and District Construction staff and Regional Environmental Planners and Providing technical advice on warious matters pertaining to vegetative growth and erosion control. 10% 4. Provides a training service to the Regions and Districts in their staff development _’ .:/,‘I and resource planning area by:- .I Lecturing on landscapes development procedures as an integral part of : I . ” I Hinistry staff development and Regional,Resource planning and organizing and conducting seminars and training courses to Reglonal construction and District ) Maintenance staff., 16 Providing on site training to Regional and District staff on the safe effecti and efficient use of complex and specialized landscape equipment e.g. aerial bucket devices, weed sprayers etc. )Developing and preparing presentations on the Ministry’s vegetation manag’emen and erosion control program and conducting presentations to other Government Agencies and outside organizations upon request. 5% 5. Performs other related duties as assigned, such as:- Acts as a member of an internal ~Hinistry task . force or working grcxlp, i.e. Seeding and Mulching task force. .,, ~K,CLS AND KNOWLEDGE p,EO”,REO TO PERFORM THE WORKtsr~rr EDuC*TIOW.T~.IN~~G.EX)ERIENCE ETC.1 A sound knowledge of the Ministry’s roadside vegetation management objectives, a knowledge of the principles and practices of revegetating disturbed.areas, a knowledge of landscape design, planting techniques and maintenance practices; the ability to analyse field probien and provide technically sound solutions; a willingness to travel extensively; the ability. , to develop and maintain a good working relationship with the ninistry personnel, other Ministries and agencies; a demonstrated ability to conduct research projects and prepare technical reports; effective communications skills both orally and written; this skill and knowledge normally acquired through graduation from a university course of recognized standing in Horticultural Science, Agronomy or related discipline and a combination of several years related field and office experience. ! I 17 APPENDIX B ARBORICULTURIST 3 CLASS DEFLIITION: /This class covers the position of the assistant to the Chief Arboriculturist in rhe Department of Highways.2He assists the Chief Arboriculturist by drafting policies and procedures? investigating and develouing new materials and equipment, {introducing new; techniques janalya-mg results of experimental projects and soil tests,tirevie\ving growth evaluation reports, ywriting draft specifications for contracts andhcompiling annual reports. ;) He liaises with consultants, other departmental sections, other government departments and governments for an exchange oi information regarding the field of vegetative growth. /cHe provides technical direction on his own field. //He arranges experimental projects and persona!ly follows them to conclusion./~e’arranges and gives lectures to arboricul - rural staffs. fj.Ye co-orciinares the functions oi head oifice arboriculturists and draftsmen with construction and maintenance programmes to ensure that landscape plans and projects are initiated and completed on sc_hedule,/?har regional landscape equipment is being properly utilized and ta at the work is performed eificiently. ! SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED: Application of landscape design and plant growth pertaining to roadside development. -Ability to co-ordinate technical requirements and operational skills. QU.4LIFIC.4TIOXS: - 1. a degree in forestry or horticulture from a recognized university. or a diploma from the Niagara Parks Commission School oi :iorI- iculture or a recognized equivalent pertaining to landscape arctitrctcrc. 2. .4t least six years’ experience in roadside developrnenr. I APPENDIX C. TECENICAL SERVICES CATEGORY This Category includes: - positions involving the installation, operation, servicing, repair, modification and maintenance of electronic systems and equipment; and the planning and co-ordination of telephone and radio communications networks nsed for transmitting work assignments and dispatchtng equipment and materials: - positions lnvolvlng such duties as the preparation of sketches, drawings and specifications for new buildings, alterations, bridges, highways, interior layouts, exhibits and models, and mechanical and electrical systems: the compilation, plotting or drafting of survey plans, topographic or planlmetrlc maps, land use maps, profiles, contours, cross-sections, mosaics, and site plans relating to aerial, ground and legal land surveys. architecture, engineering, community planning, forestry, sol1 research and conservation; the review and recommen- dation on types of construction, materials, etc. I and the preparation of estimates and specifications for tendering purposes: - positions involving sub-professional support senrlces in such areas as highway planning, pre-construction engineering, construction, engineering a;ld legal surveys, entatllng such duties as scheduling, expediting, inspection and controlling construction projects, ensuring quality standards and compliance with building specifications related to construction projects; - positions Involving the filming of still or motion pictures in blaok and white or colour, the developing. printing and enlarging of film, the retouching, scribing and strlpfilng of positive and negative film and paper prints and the editing, cutting and splicing of fflm. - positions involved in the provision of such sub- professional support services as agricultural testing and inspection, gelogical testing, and in the support areas of conservation and natural resources management. 19 - positions involving the development and promotion of trades training programmes, including counselling in the ap,prenticeship trades, and the supervision of technical, vocationa! and trades trainlng adult courses under shared-cost agreements. This Category also includes: The conduct of sub-professional applied scientific work and the provision of support services to professional staff, entalltng such responsibilities as: - the observation, calculation, recording and interpretation of tests, analyses, experiments, field surveys and Investigations; - the operation of equlpment such as electroencephalographs, electrocardiographs, audiometers, X-ray and flouriscopes ln support of programmes for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human diseases and hazardous physical conditions; - participating in the management and conduct of specialized programmes or units in arboriculture, horticulture, landscape, design, agriculture, parks, hatcheries. fish and wildlife and forest protection: - positions involving the identification. classification. circulation, organization and compilation of materials in support of such social science areas as museums, archlves.and ~llbraries. This Category does not include: - posltlons involved primarily in the operation of radio transmitters or telegraph equipment, telephones or teletype equipment and electronic data processing equlpme’nt: - positions primarfly lnvolved in the operation of projection equipment: - positions in which a university degree and teachFng certification is required to teach the subject matter; - positions requiring the appllcatlon of professional knowledge in the social areas: 20 APPENDIX D .:CIUWLTW SPECIALIST 3 / This class covers positions of employees who arc specialists in at least one specific area of a<ricuiture. In additicn to sa~5nr,~t :he rrc;ul;lr duties of an AgriauJtural Specialist 2; in an assigned area of the Prorince, they act as the f,inal authority in their field of speci.ali:ation by providing L;uidancc and,adtice Co other specialists on problems of exccptirnally high romplcsip or unusual technical difficulty e.g. vegetable and marsh crops, li~~e-stock brcetinl: pesticides application, etc. They maintain close contacts ith provincial farm orCani:ari>ns to promote the adoption of improved cultural and production practices and keep up to date with all developments in their area of specializaticz, vi:!1 the rcs;cnsi5ilirf for the dissemination of information concerning all related improvco;er.cs tc the county or district specialists. These employees,b reason of their experience and proven ability, are espected to recognize the significance of emerging problcem and of the ;ci:ntjL side-effects resulting iro.m the implementing of ney cultivation, production or management practices; devise or adapt procedures and/or tcshni,xs CO coc.ntGr such problems and side-effects, as applicable to all areas cf tlw ;ro\ince. They are also expected to cxcrcise fcresight ,and j&sc:ncnC hcSorc rcc:izwl.,:in; cultivation, production or .il~narenrnt practices and/or techniques iFAct. :s,Ld involve farmers in heavy financial commitments. Ability to establish and maintain goal relatisnsilips Kiti; ri.r: faT;Tj:ig community and the persomel of industries allied to agrictit;rc; i3L;iti t0 communicate effectively; demonstrated ability to design an?. conduct rrsc;r:h F’ojeccs; tact, good jndgcrxnt and ability to evaluate and asac~s ;dtilrc tievelopments and trends; , cxce:tional knowledge of agricitural c.pcrdtic:ls related to their area of specialization. i 21 APPENDIX E SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SER’IICES CATEGORY This Cat?qoq includes: ! Occupational groups requiring the continuing exercise of a scientific or professional discipline normally acquired through university graduation or professional designation in which membership is controlled by recognized associations or licensing bodies, consisting of the following areas: positions involving the planning, organization and implementation of 4-H and farm extension prograxmnes, the provision of ass~iftance, research and advisory services to farmers, producers and agricultural bodies in dairy. crops and soil management and improvement, the inspection and enforcement of regulations under various health, food and agriculture legislation, and the teaching of courses in agriculture: positions involving the provision of advisory and consultative services to local boards.of education and schools regarding School. administration, Provincial education policies, teaotiing methods and standards, the development and administration of teaching programmes, timetables and student evaluation methods and the implementation of teacher training prograrmes. and the research and development of methods and proqrarmues of language training; positions involving the research and development of methods and techniques to' meet scientific programme needs through the collection. analysis, testing, experimental application and the submission of reports and recommendations in such areas as the utilization Of structural materials and mass transit techniques, the improvement of crops, soils and focd processing techniques, and new methods of resources management and fish and wildlife conservation: positions involving the performance of laboratory testing, WalySiS and examination of a variety of substances requiring the application of scientific laboratory techniques, methods and procedures and the associated use of laboratory apparatus and equipment to isolate and identify organisms and other materials and components: 22 positions involving the direction and planning. PreParationI cooking, and serving of meals and special diets, the Plannmg, organizing and developing of instruction programmes in such areas as home furnishing, food preparation, clothing and budgeting for comnun lty groups, clubs and other interested groups, and the research, writing and lecturing in Home Economics and Nutrition; positions involving the planning and conducting of legal land surveys and examining and determining the legal validity of survey plans; positions involving the acquisition, sorting, cataloguinq, indexing , malntenaxe and researching of ptiiications. personal papers, documents and other data for qoverment libraries and museums, the performance of research t3 verlfi, authenticity of inscriptions and artifacts, ar.d the ac~~isiz:on. preservation, restoration and administration of propert:es of historical interest: positions involving the provision of personal nursing care to patients and wards in Provincial facilities and advice to individuals’ local health unit, clinics, schools, hospitals and industry in nursing care; Positions involving the implementation of prescr-ibed occupational land physical treatment procedures, and the planning of theraPy progrmnes designed to assist in treating the mental and physical disabilities of patients: positions involving the preparation and dispensing of medically prescribed drugs to patients, wards and staff: positions involving the psychological diagnosis, assessment. treatment and rehabilitation of patients in psychiatric, correctional, educational and rehabilitation settings; positions involving the promotion and implementation of approved ‘projects designed to improve the economic status of depressed rural areas, the review, examination and assistance in the development of proposed municipality plans in such areas as urban development projects, sub-divisions and regional study projects, the planning and participating in projects, studies and progr-s of fish, wildlife and forestry management, the research;planning and formulation of short and long-term plans for recreational land use, and the provision of advisory and .consultative services on proposed projects, government prograomes, resources planning and management techniques: positions involving the provision of casework and counselling services to welfare recipients, patients and inmates in Ontario facilities, schools, clinics and institutions on personal, physical, sociological and adjustment problems, and for assessing the operating standards of social agencies and institutions operating under child welfare legislation; 23 i - positions involving the performance of diagnostic and therapeutac work in the professional treatment of speech disorders and hearing impairments; - positions involving the development and execution of economic and sociological programmes in the particular areas of statistics retrieval, analysis and presentation; - positions involving the provision of diagnostic and surgical services to livestock and dairy herd owners, the conduct of investigations pertaining to dead animal disposal, disease treatment, epldemlc control, food and milk processinq, and the provision of advisory services to veterinarians, field staff, and the livestock and Jalry industries. This Category does not j-.ilude: related sci.wrj.fjr s.2, crcf:;;:;:,;: ;,&+r-. ciarses and fisitions not requiring the academic qualificaticns represented by this Category.