Certifications and Licensure. The Hospital and the Union agree that it is the primary responsibility of all employees to ensure compliance with all certification and competency requirements necessary for their position, including but not limited to CPR, CPI/CARE, Health Stream, and Education Fairs. The Hospital agrees to continue offering regular recertification opportunities on-site with posting of such schedule of classes and fairs to the units. The unit coordinator for each unit will sign employees up for required courses each January along with a schedule of course availability for the year. Unit coordinators will make every effort to schedule employees for courses that fall on their regularly scheduled shift. Should an employee prefer a different date/time, it will be their responsibility to sign themselves up for these classes and fairs. In addition, employees must let staffing know in advance of the schedule for that date being posted where possible, to ensure adequate coverage. If an employee has missed their last in-house opportunity to maintain their certification before lapse, they will be required to seek an outside opportunity at their own expense and on their own time. All employees holding state licenses are responsible for the tracking and maintenance of such licenses. Any employee who falls out of compliance with competencies and certification or permits licensure to lapse (excluding Health Stream), will be immediately removed from the schedule upon expiration of their certification or license until they are back in compliance and will be subject to progressive corrective action. Employees who cannot complete their required certifications and competencies due to extraordinary life events, will not be subject to disciplinary action.
Certifications and Licensure. Excused absence for certification and licensure may be approved in accordance with Section 3 Article 20.
Certifications and Licensure. The School shall not employ an individual to provide instructional services or to serve as a teacher aide if the individual's certification or licensure as an educator is suspended or revoked by the state of Florida or any other state. The School may not employ an individual who has resigned from a school district in lieu of disciplinary action with respect to child welfare or safety, or who has been dismissed for just cause by any school district with respect to child welfare or safety. If the School is supported by Title I funds, paraprofessionals employed by the School must meet the educational requirements set forth in applicable federal statutes Teachers who are without appropriate ELL certifications or endorsements may not teach classes for weighted funding for ELL students.
