adjunct professor

assistant professor

instructional assistant

administrative assistant

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Los Rios Community College District

- I'll start off with my only downside - I am a temp classified employee which means I can only work EITHER 960 hours/yr OR 135 days/yr, whichever comes first. The only way to become full-time is for there to be a full-time job posting up, you apply to it, you get interviewed, and they decide they want to hire you. I've been working here for a year now and still can't get a full-time job. The only positive to that is that I love working here, so I'm okay with staying temp until I can get my same position full-time.
- Now to the good parts which is everything else!
- I've had 2 managers so far and each one has been awesome! They are super understanding when it comes to personal life stuff happening, and are more than happy to agree to change your schedule around when needed, IF it's possible and there's no deadlines.
- This work environment is the best I've ever been in. Every employee is super nice and friendly. Unless we're working on our own stuff, we are working on a team and helping each other out, whether that's in person or through Outlook (email) and Microsoft Teams. Whenever there is a deadline, everyone comes together to get the job done.
- Overall, this job is the perfect way to start my day!

I work in the Disabled Student Services and Programs department. I work with a diverse population. A typical work day would be having a lot of students coming in as drop ins and trying to get their accommodations, not understanding why they need to see their counselor at least twice a semester. We have a wonderful team working the front counter, we all get along, we help each other out when we can. The most enjoyable part of my job is meeting new people, every person that comes in has a different story to tell and it is just so interesting to me. The hardest part of my job is not being able to help someone. What have I learned since being here? A lot. I have learned that people with special needs are just as special as anyone else. And to see them graduate, it is just so amazing. When I was growing up, people would pick on the kids with special needs and to work with them on an everyday basis is amazing. I really enjoy my job, but because I am student help thru a federal work study program, my time is running out and I am being forced to look for other employment.

A typical day is arriving to a classroom full of students and then an hour plus of discussions, lectures, presentations, and typical college classroom activities, and usually I'm teaching 2 or 3 classes a day like this.  Office hours allow one on one interactions with students and other friendly and supportive faculty and staff members.  The hardest part of the job is the unreliable enrollment numbers at the beginning of each semester, as employment is contingent on enough students enrolling in your assigned classes, and sometimes classes must be canceled due to under-enrollment. But the most enjoyable part of the job is actually teaching students and learning about the world through their experiences and personalities.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Vacation, Calpers, sick time..

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
POLITICS. Lack of communication. Huge disconnect between upper management and everyone else. Expanding buildings and college footprints without prioritizing a way to maintain expansions. Favoring the hiring of white collar workers vs. classified staff. POLITICS. Did I mention Politics. Preaching equity, yet having zero equity amongst employees.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic. Cutthroat. Backwards. Not the culture you want in an educational setting.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Come to a job where the leads don't want to lead and the management doesn't care to manage. Chain of command is broken and that starts and the top link and trickles down.

I taught A&P a prerequisite for entry into competitive health care programs. Other than the competition for obtaining classes, it is a great place to work!. You do have to have a back-up plan in the event you do not get a course to teach for the term. I would also like to see them open more classes in this area. Each class I have taught has a 20 person waiting list. There is definitely a need for these classes.  I do know community colleges, in general, have decreased enrollment in California. I think offering more in terms of waitlisted courses, would bring more students back into the community college system.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great experience; nice group of people that I worked with and very supportive, and flexible hours. Only draw back was the pay was low and no benefits were offered.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadlines, but in all honestly I did not feel stressed working at this company and they let me work remotely which was an added benefit.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Team oriented and supportive, well rounded and fair group of people.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Laid back as long as you did your work and stayed on top of attending to students needs.

The full time instructors are (for the most part) unhelpful and treat you like second-class citizens. Not all (some are just terrific). The office staff is great as is the series of deans I’ve worked with during my time there. But there is no sense of community even though the meetings are plentiful. I rarely felt like I was on a team. Working at another community college was a different experience; I felt heard, part of an ensemble, learned a lot, and wasn’t afraid to voice my thoughts in meetings from time to time for fear I’d be booed out of town. At ARC, the competitive feelings are so loud and clear, unless you’re a lawyer, a fast talking one, better stay quiet, head down. 

My typical day consists of teaching dance technique including ballet, jazz and modern dance. I have learned various ways of teaching classes with a wide range of dance experience. My dean is very supportive and great to work with on many issues. The hardest part of my job is at the beginning of the semester when I have up to 55 students per class. The most enjoyable part of my job is getting to know my students and lending an ear when they need to talk about a serious problem. Also, when the students are performing the dance I choreographed during the semester, it is very rewarding to watch and witness their improvement.

I start my work day at 8:30 am in the morning. I usually check the reading list to see what is the subjects for speech class , then I prepare my questions for my students . I help students with correcting their mistakes in English Language. In this center I learned the benefit of diversity at work   .
Diversity  help me to grow my skill in communication with different people, and  It creates the skill of working as a group.  Good communication is very important to have the best   outcome. Managing time the other thing I learned in this center ,and adding value to our work .

The most enjoyable part of the job is talking to your students, and seeing the light come on with" I get it". Exams are the hardest part of any teachers work as well as the students.  Some students froze at the test" word" but they can discuss the elements of the question.  I learned a long time ago that I learn things every, student has a different way of approaching the answer, and it may be a better way to get to the correct answers.  We don't have typical day's, new day new adventures. 

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