Common use of Working Out of Grade Clause in Contracts

Working Out of Grade. In the event of a shift vacancy for Captain and a Captain cannot be hired, the Chief will be notified and the following procedure shall apply in the following order. A private on their scheduled shift who have at least one (1) year of service with the Belchertown Fire Department and five (5) years of fulltime fire department experience and is a cleared firefighter with medical control will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade as a Captain. If more than one member assigned to the same shift meets these criteria, the private with higher seniority will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade. Privates working overtime, working a shift swap, or in any other capacity on the shift will be offered the next opportunity to work out of grade. If no private currently working on shift is eligible for working out of grade, the shift will be offered to off duty privates who meet the eligibility criteria. If an eligible private is not able to be hired, the off going Captain will be held mandatorily. The assignment of working out of grade shall be compensated at the pay grade of Captain, matching the current step of the private filling the position, for the hours worked in this capacity only. If a member is working out of grade on overtime they shall be compensated at the working out of grade overtime rate.

Working Out of Grade. In the event of a shift vacancy for Captain an officer (Captain) and a Captain an officer cannot be hired, the Chief will be notified and at the discretion of the Chief of the Fire Department the following procedure shall apply in the following order. A private on their scheduled shift who have at least one (1) year of service with the Belchertown Fire Department and currently has five (5) or more years of fulltime fire department experience and is on the department, in a cleared firefighter with medical control bargaining unit position, will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade as a Captain. If more than one member assigned to the same shift meets these criteria, the private with higher seniority will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade. Privates working overtime, working a shift swap, or in any other capacity on the shift will be offered the next opportunity to work out of grade. If no private currently working on shift is eligible for working out of grade, the shift will be offered to off duty privates who meet the eligibility criteria. If an eligible private is not able to be hired, the off going Captain will be held mandatorily. No private with less than five (5) years on the department in a bargaining unit position shall be eligible to work out of grade. The assignment of working out of grade shall be compensated at the pay grade of Captain, matching the current step of the private filling the position, for the hours worked in this capacity only. If a member is working out of grade on overtime they shall be compensated at the working out of grade overtime rate.