Identify the major responsibilities of the position. Responsibility is accountability for procedures, solutions, programs, services, and decisions. Define the duties and tasks by which the responsibilities are carried out. Duties are the component elements or actions assigned to a position. Duties are made up of tasks.
Tasks are the most basic element of work.
A task can be defined as an action or action sequence to accomplish an objective. I on the position description form. Describe the purpose of the organizational unit. For supervisory positions, state the total number of employees for which the position is responsible. Also, state the name and classification titles of employees who report directly to this position.