13th October 2006, 03:08 PM
Most jobs are graded according to responsibilities. Since this one is not simply the County Archaeologist, but also the Team Leader and budget holder, it should be more - I suspect Wiltshire haven't gone down the route of having external job grading appraisals yet? Recent similar jobs advertised in the South-East have offered considerably more money than this - and quite rightly so.
A thought: The cynic in me is also suspicious of the amendment to the advert that has appeared since I started this thread. Has the job description been properly amended also, or have they simply ticked the next box down to accomodate the low wages? The idea of grading a job over a " range of responsibilities" seems extremely calculating to me - my own job description carries a "range of responsibilities", from having the requirement to manage, monitor and set briefs for projects and post-excavation work, through to needing to be able to do watching briefs and undertake basic digging. This does not and should not mean that the starting salary should be at BAJR G2 rising to BAJR G6. The grading must fit the ultimate responsibility the job carries - as the County Archaeologist is the focal point for archaeological work within a set area, the job has G7 responsibilities and that's where its wage range should be set. Lowering the starting grade to reflect "a range of responsibilities" sounds like it could be an excuse to get around the BAJR payscales to me. [xx(]
A thought: The cynic in me is also suspicious of the amendment to the advert that has appeared since I started this thread. Has the job description been properly amended also, or have they simply ticked the next box down to accomodate the low wages? The idea of grading a job over a " range of responsibilities" seems extremely calculating to me - my own job description carries a "range of responsibilities", from having the requirement to manage, monitor and set briefs for projects and post-excavation work, through to needing to be able to do watching briefs and undertake basic digging. This does not and should not mean that the starting salary should be at BAJR G2 rising to BAJR G6. The grading must fit the ultimate responsibility the job carries - as the County Archaeologist is the focal point for archaeological work within a set area, the job has G7 responsibilities and that's where its wage range should be set. Lowering the starting grade to reflect "a range of responsibilities" sounds like it could be an excuse to get around the BAJR payscales to me. [xx(]