Advanced Level. Employees who obtain a Nevada POST Advanced Certificate shall be compensated with a one-time bonus of $375.00.
Advanced Level. Where the employee demonstrates subject matter expertise beyond the accomplished level and assumes additional responsibility in performing their job requirements. Skill proficiency is externally certified. The quantity and/or quality of tasks performed by an employee at the advanced level will exceed that of 70 an employee working at the accomplished level. An employee working at the advanced level may be performing additional tasks and may be assuming additional responsibilities as described in their new position description. Employees who have three (3) years of service to the College and at least one (1) year in Level 2 are eligible to submit a request for skills development training that will lead to Level 3 classification. To be eligible, employees must have achieved Level 2 classification and during the most recent consecutive two (2) years must have received annual performance reviews with an overall rating of “performed well”. Initial Application for participation shall be made to the Human Resources Department. Applications will be assessed by the HR Director and the Manager of the Department where the employee is working. The skills development application and assessment will be forwarded to the VP of the area for review and approval or denial. Approval of skills training will be based upon the relevancy of the training, whether the achievement of these skills will address outstanding College and/or Department needs, the employee’s performance ranking and the availability of funds. At a minimum, twenty (20) hours of instruction will be required to complete Level 3 certification, either through completion of a single course or through completion of multiple courses. All training hours that are required for the successful completion of the approved training plan will be included in the calculation of total training hours as set forth in the training agreement. It is expected that the skills training is conducted outside of working hours. Manager approval and leave use is required for training that occurs during working hours. Upon successful completion of the skills development plan the employee will be promoted, will receive a title change, a new position description and will receive an increase to their base pay. The salary increase will be based upon the training commitment as described below:
Advanced Level. Employees who possess a Nevada P.O.S.T. Management Certificate or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution shall be compensated with an annual bonus payable on the last payday preceding December 1 of each year in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00).
Advanced Level. Employees who possess a Nevada P.O.S.T. Advanced Certificate shall be paid $40.00 per full pay period.
Advanced Level. Employees who obtain a Nevada POST Advanced Certificate and/or an Associates Degree shall have fifty dollars ($50.00) added to the employee’s monthly wage.
Advanced Level. Employees with advanced bilingual skills who are routinely and consistently assigned to positions requiring communication in languages other than English and that are listed in section “7.5.4” are eligible to receive a pay differential of five percent (5%) of top step base pay for Police Officer (P700) for the use of these advanced skills in job duties arising during the normal course of work as emergency responders. Advanced bilingual skills, for purposes of the five percent (5%) pay differential, are defined as fluency in a listed language other than English. For law enforcement personnel, this will include the ability to translate well enough to conduct intense suspect and victim interviews at a level that will hold up in court. To receive the Advanced Level of Emergency Responder Bilingual Premium Pay, the employee is required to receive advance Department Head approval, be fluent in a listed language, and successfully pass a fluency examination as determined by the Personnel Officer. Employees may be subject to recertification no more than once every three (3) years. The parties mutually acknowledge that all employees in represented classifications are routinely and consistently assigned to positions requiring service to a diverse community and therefore may require communication in languages other than English. Employees who accept the Advanced Level of Emergency Responder Bilingual Premium Pay will be required, when called upon, to translate citywide, be a spokesperson for the department when bilingual communications between the press and the department are needed, and as circumstances may require, assist in liaison efforts to advance bilingual communication with community members or organizations. Law enforcement personnel may also be required to assist in investigations where specific bilingual language skills are identified to assist in an active or ongoing investigation.
