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How to write accountability statements when completing a job profile template.
Accountabilities are short statements that describe the responsibilities a job holder will be held accountable for by identifying clear ‘end results’.
Accountability statements help the council's job evaluation specialists to understand what the job holder will be accountable for, so that they can make sure the role grade and profile are accurate.
Without clear accountabilities, the job evaluation process will be slower, less consistent and may result in inaccurate grade determination.
Accountabilities should:
Accountabilities are not a long list of tasks or activities, such as attend committee meetings, update spreadsheets, or hold team meetings.
Instead, each accountability should be written in three parts: an action, the subject and the end result.
Examples | Action: Use verbs to describe the level of accountability in relation to the subject | Subject: Describe the subject of the action and end results | End result: Describe what will be achieved |
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Example 1 | Research, develop, implement and subsequently review | an adult domiciliary care strategy | that delivers agreed targets set by the council |
Example 2 | Carry out |
statutory social work assessments for adults with mental health disabilities |
to comply with relevant legislation and arrange the provision of appropriate care |
Example 3 | Deliver | domiciliary care services to vulnerable adults in their own homes | to enable them to live as independent life as possible whilst being supported in the community |
You should use verbs to describe each accountability.
This table sets out a range of example verbs that can be used to describe the accountability. This is not an exhaustive list and the headings are only meant to be a general guide to the sorts of jobs where the words may apply.
Policy jobs | Management jobs | Specialist jobs | Specific jobs | General jobs |
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Approve Authorise Define Determine Develop Direct Establish Plan Prepare Research |
Achieve Assess Ensure Identify Improve Implement Maintain Monitor Review |
Analyse Appraise Enable Forecast Interpret Justify Propose Recommend Support |
Check Collate Distribute Issue Obtain Operate Provide Submit Supply |
Administer Assist Control Liaise Manage Supervise |