federal assistant

custodian

police officer

maintenance technician

instructor

Guilford Technical Community College

During the five hours that I work daily my responsibilities vary from,
Coordinating professional development opportunities for the Adult Education instructors including credit and non-credit courses (classroom or online) workshops, seminars, teleconferences, and audio-visual materials; providing information to instructors and addressing questions regarding the CORE Credentialing, Adult Secondary Education Specialty Certificates, ESOL Specialty Certificate through LINCS, NC Intervention, First Aid and CPR to providing instructions and assistance with accessing and registering for workshops; I order and maintain textbook inventory for all program areas.  I have other duties as well depending on the time of the semester.

I have learned how to effectively work with the Community College System, and feel very confident and prepared as a trainer.

My co-workers are great people to work with.  I could not ask for a nicer or more professional group of people to work with.

The most difficult part of my job is that I no longer work with the students in the classroom.  However, I do facilitate special workshops when the opportunity arises.

I enjoy all other aspects my job.  I enjoy working with the program coordinators, the teachers and the administrative staff.  I am in a great place. However budget constraints have resulted in my hours being decreased. I would like to secure a position to supplement these hours.

My work day was never the same as the other. I had my job description on what was expected of me and then I had extra. It was very interesting, all of the different responsibilities added onto my very diverse schedule and work responsibility.
My learning process was very fast pace. I learned how to perform verification for the registration process, how to create reports in Excel, and how to conduct/present myself during meetings. I also learned how to be a team player, leader, and assistant in many different areas in the company.
The management was very supportive, even up until my last day. My supervisor soon became my mentor and friend. He taught me a lot of vital things, in which I needed to know about the job, my co workers and clients (students). 
I would have to say that the hardest part of the job was when registration came about at the beginning of the semester and the disorganization was overwhelming but we were always able to pull together and make it work.
The most enjoyable part of the job was having the ability to help others. Whether it was someone wanting information about the programs we offer, my co workers needing assistance, or my clients (students) needing help.

Like most educational institutions the administration are completely incompetent and they are looking to blame anyone except themselves for the failure of the organization. The Board of Directors as well as Administration are not interested in addressing the low faculty/staff morale. Instead if you disagree with them they just fire you. There is no room for growth as an individual and the organization itself is stagnant. They can't understand why people are leaving but  at the same time are not interested in listening to find out why. They are not interested in improving themselves or getting faculty/staff input on what they could be doing better. There is a culture of fear at the organization. Everyone talks about being on some proverbial "list" if you make a mistake they are watching. They do not lead there they manage. There is no growth support or development available. If you make a mistake its an instant write up, there is no guidance on how to improve just a "don't do that again," mentality. So you never really know what you might do that will get you written up. The morale at the school is VERY low. I do not recommend this employer to anyone. 

Productive and fun workplace with a student body and staff of diverse cultures.

A typical day at work starts at ~9:15 or sooner when I arrive for my class that starts at 9:30 a.m.I greet my students as they enter the classroom. After students sign in, the lesson starts with a review from the previous days lessons. About 15-30 minutes is spent  reviewing this. A quick quiz to recap the content. 

The next 30-45 minutes is spent reading a book. I read aloud and then ask the students to repeat after me. We complete the reading and then I write on the board the reading lesson. We repeat the reading by me pointing to the board as we do so. Students then copy the notes. A quick True/ False quiz is given. We sometimes role-play and/or relate the story to their everday life.

There is a 20 minutes break. After the break, students will be encouraged to read with a partner and role-play. We play a bingo game or vocabulary (fill-in-the-blank) to assess students understanding. The class ends with students recapping the lesson for the day.

Enrollment has declined so adjunct employment is less secure with each week.  This is true system wide but it's unsettling to be teaching only for one community college now.  I would rather be employed full-time as a Faculty member with additional responsibility and the benefits associated with retirement.  The salary disparity between full-time faculty and adjunct faculty is widening and regular 9-month positions are not opening as quickly as expected with retirements.    The Affordable Care Act may be requiring benefits be provided but the effect of it may actually reduce full-time employment and increase the number of adjuncts needed.  I would like to continue teaching in the community college, but I can not remain an adjunct at present pay per semester per class, not knowing for sure how enrollment is going to be.

My experience as work study have been great for these two years helping with the computer laboratory. A typical day on the job included helping students dealing with difficulties on their computers, register for class, and technical problems. I have learned how to deal with various issues dealing with computers such as using Microsoft Office, learning how to solve computer issues including internet problems. My supervisors were great caring individuals who has really made a positive impact on my life. I also had a great relationship with my co-workers, and have never went through a major issue with them. The hardest part of working was dealing with the attitudes of students who made the atmosphere unpleasant at times. The most enjoyable part of working at the lab was helping others when they need it most along with getting to know fellow individuals  personally.

Getting to know, encourage, motivate and challenge adults to improve their educational standards is rewarding. The staff at GTCC are professional dedicated academics that go the extra mile to assist students. Management is fairly new, less than 5yrs in respected positions, so growth and development is ongoing.
There are limited full-time positions so this limits salary and opportunities for growth. However, what I learned is that individuals working in this environment retired from previous teaching/other positions and part-time hours are sufficient.
The GTCC culture is one of teamwork, working together with the student body to promote growth, academic development, employment opportunities, careers and a feeling of personal achievement and success.

I enjoy a very busy day with a heavy workload. I have been pursuing a business degree (assoc.). And I love learning something new on the job everyday. A strong management team is very important to me, its nice to have a friendly manager but also to have one that is a great leader and knows how to direct his or her crew. I also enjoy making associates in the work place but it is also important to keep my home life separate from the workplace. Workplace relationships are important though, so that teamwork and comradery are available. The hardest part of a job for me is to let it be at the end of the day. I'm always thinking of faster, more efficient way of completing tasks. The most enjoyable part of work for me is the satisfying feeling of completing tasks and gaining respect from my co-workers and managers.

I've had many pleasurable experiences working at GTCC. Many kind faces, memorable experiences, and satisfying to my need to help others. One huge flaw is the communication between all departments which frustrates both students and faculty members, it's been an issue for many years. I also heavily dislike the feeling of eyes and ears on every wall and people judging every small thing one does, which skews the image one has among their teammates. Gossip is a horrible problem in certain departments and it's hard to figure out who has a genuine smile and concern, or who's faking it. I've only met 3 solid people scattered through the departments with genuine personalities who I can trust to be consistent and transparent, all in the 6 years I've been on that campus doing various different jobs. Everyone else can be dodgy or even just completely fake.

My typical work day at my job was to  assist other students or whomever that may come into the computer lab, with any help or questions. I learned how to interact with a diversity of people from different ethic backgrounds, cultures, and races. I learned how to stay calm even when an individual is frustrated and help to defuse the problem and resolve the situation. Management was satisfactory, I have no complaints. Co-workers were easy to get along with, we helped one another out when one didn't know how to do a certain task. The hardest part of the job I would say is not being able to understand people from different countries to properly assist them with what they need. The most enjoyable  part of the job is walking a way from a person with knowing I helped them with every way possible and they are satisfied. Also meeting new people.

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