22VAC40-670-20: Minimum employee entrance and performance standards

A. In order to be hired for positions in the Family Services Occupational Group, individuals shall possess prior to their employment date a minimum of:

1. A baccalaureate degree in the human services field; or

2. A baccalaureate degree in any field accompanied by a minimum of two years appropriate and related experience in a human services related area.

B. In order to be evaluated for positions in the Family Services Occupational Group, individuals who do not meet the degree requirement at the time of application for employment must be in their last semester of a degree program that will meet the requirements of subsection A of this section.

C. To be considered for promotion, individuals employed in the Family Services Occupational Group or its equivalent without a break in service by a local department prior to January 1, 1999, shall:

1. Meet the requirements in subsection A or B of this section; or

2. Possess four years of appropriate and related experience in a human services area and must have successfully completed all required training related to the promotional area.

D. For individuals who indicate meeting the requirements in subsection A, B, or C of this section on the application for employment, the evaluation process will continue using knowledge, skill, and ability criteria. For individuals who do not indicate meeting the requirements in subsection A, B, or C of this section on the application for employment, the individuals will be unqualified and will not be further evaluated.

E. Individuals employed in the Family Services Occupational Group or its equivalent without a break in service by a local department prior to January 1, 1999, who do not meet the requirements of subsection A of this section, will be retained in their current occupational title or any lesser occupational title without having to meet the requirements of subsection A of this section. These individuals may be considered for employment in the same occupational title in another local department provided that there is no break in service. These individuals will be required to meet the requirements of subsection A, B, or C of this section for application to any higher occupational title in the Family Services Occupational Group other than their current occupational title.