9.1 Eligibility to Apply for County Recruitments
Extra Help employees with a minimum of one thousand forty (1,040) continuous hours of service, defined as no break in service of greater than twenty-eight (28) consecutive calendar days referenced in Section 5.6, are eligible to apply in recruitments designated as:
- Department Only
- County Promotional Only
- Open and Promotional
- Open
9.2 Promotional Points
For ranking purposes, Extra Help Employees with one thousand forty (1,040) hours of continuous service will receive five (5) promotional points for Open and Promotional recruitments as afforded to regular employees.
9.3 Appointment
Pursuant to Civil Service Rule 9(8), an extra help employee who was appointed as an extra help employee from an existing eligible list may be given a probationary appointment without further examination, provided:
a. The person is appointed to the same classification as originally certified for the extra help appointment,
b. There has been no break in service of more than 30 days during the period of the extra help appointment, and
c. The eligible list that the extra help employee was appointed from has since expired. [Note: extra help employees may also be appointed from any active eligible list on which they are reachable.]
9.4 Career Opportunities Program
The purpose of the Career Opportunities Program is to provide current employees with opportunities to promote, transfer, or change careers within the County in a way that is fair, competitive, easily understandable, efficient and appropriate to the County’s needs. Investing in and utilizing talents of its employees will enhance the performance of the organization.
9.5 Career Development Committee
One representative from the SEIU Extra Help unit may participate in the CDP Committee. The CDP Committee will continue meeting on a quarterly basis during the term of this agreement to address training and development activities to enable employees to improve knowledge, skills and abilities in order to achieve promotional and regular employment eligibility. Release Time requested for both Extra Help representatives to attend CDP Committee meetings will be reviewed and approved by Employee & Labor Relations under normal Release Time processes.
9.6 Learning Management System (LMS) Training
An Extra Help employee may participate in the following County LMS Training classes:
(1) “Nuts and Bolts of Applying for a County Position,” and
(2) “Presenting Yourself Effectively in a Civil Service Interview Process,”
or the successor classes, upon request. Training shall occur on paid County time, subject to the advance approval of the Department manager. An employee may request, and the Department manager or designee may agree, to substitute a different LMS Training class for one or both of the afore-mentioned classes. Upon advance approval of the Department manager or designee, Extra Help employees may attend additional LMS trainings related to the employee’s current assignment and/or career development for other County opportunities on paid County time.