Work is periodically checked for progress and conformance to established policies and requirements. The following class descriptions for the various class levels within the Program Assistant series are designed to provide basic guidelines for the allocation of both present and future positions, as well as to serve as a basis for comparisons with positions in other class series. This is work of moderate difficulty providing program support assistance to supervisory, professional or administrative staff. Positions allocated to this level serve as the principal support staff within a specific defined program or a significant segment of a program. The degree of programmatic accountability and involvement is measured on the basis of the size and scope of the area impacted by the decision and the consequence of error in making such decisions, which increases with each successive level in the Program Assistant series.
Work is performed under general supervision.
This is work of moderate difficulty providing program support assistance to supervisory, professional or admin- istrative staff. Positions are allocated to this class on the basis of the degree of programmatic involvement, dele- gated authority to act on behalf of the program head, level and degree of independence exercised, and scope and impact of decisions involved. Work is performed under general supervision. This is paraprofessional work of moderate difficulty providing a wide variety of program support assistance to supervisory, professional or administrative staff. Independence of action and impact across program lines is significant at this level.