early childhood specialist

adjunct instructor

instructor

office assistant

administrative assistant

Community Colleges Of Spokane

I was excited to start my journey at the Community Colleges of  Spokane, thought it would be a great place to work.  The director that hired me seemed like a great person to work for, but then I was introduced to my immediate supervisor, who had no supervisory experience, yet was hired to manage a team of 3 payroll staff.  Rather than taking the time to train or teach when approached with questions or problems, she simply takes whatever you are struggling with and does it herself.  The accounting software is managed by the state board in Olympia and while it is a top of the line software, it's been re-written and is so complex that the payroll processing steps alone are 30 pages of steps that have to be taken over and over again until there are no errors.

After being hired on a 6 month probationary period, I was informed within 2 weeks, that it was most certain they would exercise their right to extend the probationary period to the 12 month extension due to software complexity.

There is no good way to talk about Racism and how it rears it's ugly head here at Community Colleges of Spokane - CCS. I can count the number of blacks on one....maybe two hands but none are in leadership roles. I have met Blacks who have been in the same position for decades with being considered for other positions. Other Blacks that work here are never selected for leadership roles because they give all those positions to the Whites. All the Blacks I have encountered are very well educated and professional. So, why aren't there few blacks employed here?

In the mission statement, it states diversity but that is far from the truth. Even the students are majority white; why because they do not even target/market to Black students.

I have had my own personal experience with this place and do not care to discuss here but I do not recommend employment here if you are BLACK!!!

SCC (and CCS, in general) has a major turnover problem and it's mostly to do with the fact that they are hiring the highest qualified people in the application rotation, promising them the world, and then paying them less than a Taco Bell workers' wage. Of all the people I work alongside, almost all of them were hired in the last 6 months because their predecessors simply couldn't afford to keep working at such high demand for pennies and peanuts. You will have overbearing bosses breathing down your neck, making sure that you do ridiculous amounts of work to make that sweet, sweet fifteen-or-so dollars per hour. Oh yeah, the "salary" they list? They assure you you're getting a salary, but then pay you hourly, and it will be about 25% less than stated in the job description.

Monitoring and and maintaining all workflow through both the copy and print sides of the shop. Tracking the use and charges for all jobs processed, Learning to use state reporting databases for documentations.
After the retirement of my supervisor in 2008, I was responsible for all duties that he had formerly provided for the shop. This was great experience. Co-workers were very knowleable of the duties and performed well with little supervision.
The hardest part of the job was employee evaluations.
The most enjoyable was in serving the daily needs of my customers, and knowing that they had their projects in hand when they were needed.

I was a tutor/career services assistant through the work/study program and it was fantastic. Anyone who qualifies for this program should definitely take advantage of it. 
I worked in the career transitions center, where I helped my supervisor process applications for returning students. We helped secure funding for them, used grants to cover their tuition, assisted them with textbook funding, bus passes, whatever we could help them get. It was an excellent opportunity, and it made me realize that I wanted a career in social services. 
I also worked in the tutoring center, which gave me a chance to work one on one with students. I particularly liked helping students shape their essays for writing classes. 
I miss working here, and attending as a student myself.

As an adjunct instructor at CCS - your job is not 100% secure and you might not work enough hours to have benefits; however, the work is creative and rewarding, and the hours are flexible with day and evening class schedules.  Everyone I have worked with has been wonderful.  The focus is on the students and their success.  Faculty are trusted for their expertise and have a significant amount of academic freedom.  Management is supportive, and the pay/benefits are very good if you work enough hours as an adjunct and/or gain a full-time or tenure position.

This job involved filing and sorting confidential information for payroll reporting purposes. The majority of the time I spent filing paperwork. The people in the payroll department are very friendly and helpful. I think the hardest thing about working here is knowing that the position isn't permanent. Even though filing all day can get repetitive, the opportunity to work with the people employed here has made an impression on me and my career decisions. They are all supportive as well as intelligent.

CCS has been struggling with administrative issues, including but not limited to state budget and software tech problems.  Training was difficult to poorly planned implementation of a new program.  The program purchased was not well designed and failed to meet the demands of the state community and technical college needs.

The worker bees, which I was one of, were patient and willing to try anything to make it all work.  I became discouraged with the lack of leadership.

I worked in the athletics department, The pay is awful! They will tell you, you have a flex schedule however they will expect you to work 8-5 M-F and weekends for events.... They wont pay you for OT. I had to complain to HR, my supervisor would adjust my timesheet in order to "stay under budget" Beware of the Ego the Assistant AD has. One of the worst places I've worked.   

Busy phones, variety of office tasks, always new challenges to take on. General community atmosphere is collaborative. Learning atmosphere promoted and cherished. Seeing students grow physically, emotionally, educationally is the best part of this job.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Early childhood specialist 15 salaries reported	$4,403 per month
Adjunct instructor 31 salaries reported	$64.78 per hour
Instructor 21 salaries reported	$88,831 per year
Office assistant 5 salaries reported	$22.87 per hour
Administrative assistant 6 salaries reported	$4,348 per month

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