It summarizes the nature of the work and its purpose. Identify essential allocation criteria. Nature of Work Nature of Work section of the class specification includes a phrase indicating the degree of control or supervision received and a description of major functions. Standard terms delineating level of control or supervision received are used in beginning the sentence. Supervision levels are differentiated by the specificity and application to the technical and administrative details of work assignments.
Little opportunity exists to exercise personal initiative, discretion, or judgment.
The employee is held responsible only for the accurate and proper application of the steps of the well-established work process. General supervision means an employee in this class under fairly close supervision administratively, but the worker is given some latitude technically. The assignments and objectives are prescribed, but the methods are not typically reviewed nor controlled while the work is in progress. The employee is expected to take the initiative in solving most problems of detail, except those which are new or unusually complex in nature. Limited supervision provides considerable freedom from both technical and administrative oversight while the work is in progress.