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Social program officer growth to 24

Last updated on March 20, 2024

BC Public Service social program officers may identify and analyse social problems, conditions and trends and plan and develop social programs and services.

The growth model applies only to employees appointed to positions established at the social program officer R24 (SPO 24) level.

Ministries that are able to attract fully qualified and experienced applicants to the SPO 24 level may hire directly to the SPO 24 level.

Appointment to and movement through the growth model will be per the growth plan set out below. The employer will determine when the growth model is required.

It's the responsibility of the employer to determine the staffing qualifications when hiring for SPO 24 positions inclusive of the staffing qualifications for each level of the growth model to which individual applicants will be placed.

Training activities such as the 20-week training program for new SPO 24 workers at the Ministry of Children and Family Development will be compensated at a training rate during the training, which is a prerequisite for placement at the appropriate level in the growth model. Placement in the growth model is not a 'reclassification' for the purpose of salary treatment upon completion of the training phase.

Increments are not applicable until an employee attains the SPO 24 level. The increment date shall be set at the date of attaining the SPO 24 level and the first increment will occur one year later, consistent with the employer’s policy on increments.

Each level on the new growth model is to be 'the equivalent of 6 months full-time employment.' Once placed on the model, employees who meet ministry standards of performance will be eligible to move to the next level of the model at the end of the shift during which 913 hours paid at the straight time rate are accumulated.

If 913 hours are reached in the middle of the day, the new level will be applied at the end of the shift and accumulation of hours toward the next level will start at the beginning of the following work shift.

Note: The growth model also applies to the social program officer (CYMH) R25 level.

Applicable job codes

  BCGEU
Job code 501169
Salary plan GEU
Grade SP1
Bargaining unit code 3

Salary
Grid SP1

 

Rates effective April 7, 2024
Step Annual Monthly Bi-weekly Hourly Notes
L1 71,771.66 5,980.97 2,751.00 39.3000 Range 22, Step 1
L2 73,886.72 6,157.23 2,832.07 40.4581 Range 23, Step 1

Previous pay rates 

Rates effective April 9, 2023
Step Annual Monthly Bi-weekly Hourly Notes
L1 65,844.70 5,487.06 2,523.82 36.0546 Range 20, Step 1
L2 67,728.87 5,644.07 2,596.04 37.0863 Range 21, Step 1
L3 69,681.13 5,806.76 2,670.87 38.1553 Range 22, Step 1
L4 71,734.62 5,977.89 2,749.58 39.2797 Range 23, Step 1

Rates effective April 10, 2022
Step Annual Monthly Bi-weekly Hourly Notes
L1 61,681.11 5,140.09 2,364.23 33.7747 Range 20, Step 1
L2 63,446.31 5,287.19 2,431.89 34.7413 Range 21, Step 1
L3 65,275.17 5,439.60 2,501.99 35.7427 Range 22, Step 1
L4 67,198.73 5,599.89 2,575.72 36.7960 Range 23, Step 1

Rates effective April 11, 2021
Step Annual Monthly Bi-weekly Hourly Notes
L1 59,288.72 4,940.73 2,272.53 32.4647 Range 20, Step 1
L2 60,998.61 5,083.22 2,338.07 33.4010 Range 21, Step 1
L3 62,770.07 5,230.84 2,405.97 34.3710 Range 22, Step 1
L4 64,633.37 5,386.11 2,477.39 35.3913 Range 23, Step 1

Rates effective April 12, 2020
Step Annual Monthly Bi-weekly Hourly Notes
L1 56,504.21 4,708.68 2,165.80 30.9400 Range 19, Step 1
L2 58,126.18 4,843.85 2,227.97 31.8281 Range 20, Step 1
L3 59,802.68 4,983.56 2,292.23 32.7461 Range 21, Step 1
L4 61,539.18 5,128.27 2,358.79 33.6970 Range 22, Step 1

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