Havre Job Service Employers' Committee Employer Resource Guide

Essential Job Functions Worksheet

This worksheet is designed to help determine the essential functions of each job, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Essential job functions are those that constitute the fundamental requirements of the position and are distinguished from marginal functions. Cornell Cooperative Extension and other entities covered under the ADA may not "discriminate against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employee compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment" (ADA Title 1, section 102).

This worksheet should be completed before initiating the hiring process.

Descriptions of functions should contain the physical and mental elements of performing them. For example, instead of saying merely "serving food," mention that this involves "frequent bending, scooping, and extending arm." Qualifications and standards must be job-related and consistent with operating necessity. They must not arbitrarily screen out people with disabilities.

Since each position has several job functions, we have included space for two functions on the back of this sheet. Additional copies can be made to add more functions.

Position title______________________________________ Location_____________________

General purpose of the position:

Functions determined to be essential: (Fill in only after completing worksheet.)

Completed by _________________________________________________________________

Position ____________________________________ Date _____________________________

Remarks:

Description of function
Does the job exist to do this function?	Yes No	Yes No
Time per week spent on this function
Minimum qualifications, job standards; Critical skills, experience, training, education, license
Are these qualifications enforced?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Equipment used to do this
Can other current employees do this if necessary?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Would taking this function from the job significantly change the job?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Would there be significant consequences if this were not performed?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Did the previous incumbent do this?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Do people in similar positions elsewhere do this function?	Yes No, explain	Yes No, explain
Is this function essential (as opposed to marginal)?	Yes No	Yes No
Remarks

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Essential Job Functions Worksheet

Remarks

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Send mail to havrejsc@mt.gov with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: January 30, 2008 Web Hosting Donated by Montana In Touch www.mtintouch.net