OF8
Position Description
Optional Form 8 (OF 8), Position Description, is a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) form. Its footer reads OF 8 (Rev. 1-85), U.S. Office of Personnel Management, FPM Chapter 295, and says the previous edition is usable. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library, and GSA's page lists the authority as Federal Personnel Manual (FPM) Chapter 295.
The form records a federal position: its agency position number, reason for submission, location, Fair Labor Standards Act status, position status, sensitivity and classification or job grading. The description of major duties and responsibilities is typed separately and attached under item 25. The immediate supervisor certifies the description, and the official who makes the classification decision certifies the grade.
The back of the form carries instructions for each of the 25 items. It says agencies must complete the items marked by an asterisk and may determine what other items are used. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
Agency position number, reason for submission (Redescription, New, Reestablishment or Other), headquarters or field, employing office location, duty station, OPM certification number, FLSA status, financial statements required, and whether identical additional positions are permitted.
Position status (Competitive, Excepted, SES (Gen.) or SES (CR)), supervisory, managerial or neither, sensitivity from 1 Non-Sensitive to 4 Special Sensitive, competitive level code and a block for agency use.
Official title, pay plan, occupational code, grade, initials and date for each level of action: OPM, the department or agency, second and first level review, and the supervisor or initiating office.
Organizational title if different from the official title, the employee's name (or vacancy), and the department or agency with up to five subdivisions.
Employee review, the supervisory certification, the classification or job grading certification under Title 5, U.S. Code, and the position classification standards used.
Initials and dates for periodic position review by employee, supervisor and classifier, remarks, and the description of major duties and responsibilities, which is attached.
The back explains each item and marks the required ones with an asterisk. It points to FPM chapters for terms such as competitive level code and FLSA status.
Check Redescription, New, Reestablishment or Other in item 2. The instructions say the Explanation section shows the reason if Other is checked, and any positions replaced.
In item 15, the official title comes from the applicable classification or job grading standard. For scientific and engineering occupations, the instructions say to add the two-digit functional classification code in parentheses, e.g., GS-1310(14).
Item 25 says to type the description on plain bond paper and attach it to the form, with the agency position number shown on the attachment.
If the position is occupied, the employee reads the description (item 19). The immediate supervisor signs item 20 and the classifying official signs item 21.
The instructions say agencies are encouraged to review each established position periodically, and item 23 may be used for that review. Supervisor and classifier initials there represent recertifications of items 20 and 21.
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The PDF gives no filing address. The form says the classification standards, and information on their application, are available in the personnel office.
The form says the classification of the position may be reviewed and corrected by the agency or OPM. Information on classification or job grading appeals, and complaints on exemption from FLSA, is available from the personnel office or OPM.
The supervisor certifies with the knowledge that the information is to be used for statutory purposes relating to appointment and payment of public funds, and that false or misleading statements may constitute violations of such statutes or their implementing regulations.
Item 8 points to FPM Chapter 734 for the Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report, SF 278, and to FPM Chapter 735, Subchapter 4, for the Employment and Financial Interests Statement.
The form prints OF 8 (Rev. 1-85) and Previous Edition Usable. GSA's page lists 01/1985 as the current revision date.
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The instructions on the back say who completes or signs each item.
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The footer prints U.S. Office of Personnel Management and FPM Chapter 295. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
The instructions say agencies must complete the items marked by an asterisk: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 18, 20, 21 and 25. Agencies may determine what other items are used.
Item 19 has a line for the employee's signature, marked optional. The instructions say that if the position is occupied, the incumbent reads the attached description of duties and responsibilities.
Item 25 says to type the description on plain bond paper and attach it to the form, showing the agency position number on the attachment.
Item 12 shows whether the position is non-sensitive, noncritical sensitive, critical sensitive or special sensitive for security purposes. For an ADP position, the instructions say to write the letter C beside the sensitivity.
The form says the classification may be reviewed and corrected by the agency or OPM, and that information on classification or job grading appeals is available from the personnel office or OPM.