Personnel
Mission
To maintain a record of employee duties and how these promote the mission of Summit UU Fellowship. To serve as liaison between supervisors and regular (non-contract) employees and to provide mediation for conflicts that may arise.
Objectives
- Work with the Board to ensure that the work that SUUF employees perform promotes the broader mission of Summit UU Fellowship.
- Serve in a supporting role as a liaison between employees and members of the congregation.
- Provide mediation for any employee conflicts that may arise.
Responsibilities
- Review job descriptions annually, or as needed, when there is a personnel change.
- As needed, establish/appoint/recommend appropriate Search Committees. At least one Personnel Committee member shall be appointed as a member of each Search Committee.
- Develop job descriptions for new positions with the help of the search committee and the Minister, as needed.
- Authorize Search Committees to advertise, screen and interview prospective employees.
- Suggest terms of contract agreements.
- Review annual employee assessments/ evaluations and mediate employee/supervisor concerns, via meetings and follow-up reviews.
- Recommend candidates to the Board of Directors for hire or termination.
- Provide employee recognition, as appropriate.
- Make recommendations to the Finance Committee on salary and benefits for non-ministerial staff members.
- Continue to serve the needs of Summit by overseeing employee evaluations, arbitration and recommendations as to salary/benefits.
General Goals 2021 – 2025
- Continue to promote UUA standards for salaries/benefits for all employees.
- Work with Finance Committee to adjust time of employees as appropriate.
- Work with the Finance Committee and the Board to pursue appropriate strategies for obtaining unemployment insurance for regular employees.