dean of students

therapist

english as a second language teacher

marketing representative

irrigation technician

North Orange County Community College District

For a typical day, I'd open the lab and help students earn his or her high school diploma. I would assign subjects, grade, file, teach, take inventory, train new employees, and maintain the lab in a manner that is required by district protocol. The environment is safe and friendly, and I very rarely ever had to discipline a student. All of the students are adults. I never found any part of the job difficult, although, some might because the job requires knowledge of not only  a single discipline, but a wide variety that includes general math, algebra, geometry, English, social sciences, science. I love teaching and I found the job rewarding, however, the hardest part for me was the inexperienced management. The entire department has new managers. The managers are friendly, but highly inexperienced, so common workplace courtesy from upper management is absent and often apathetic. Sadly, at the end of the day, I was left feeling like an expendable employee, rather than a member of an appreciated team.

Not a positive experience. Part-time teaching faculty may love this place, but if you're not there, in the mix full time, you have no idea how horrible it is. Leadership allows bullying and hostile work environments, despite complaints being filed. Leadership allows completely incompetent directors to remain in their positions, covers for them and makes excuses, and then expects staff to make up for the shortcomings of the directors. Way too much power is given to upper management. Some members of the Board of Trustees are racist, and have openly voiced their opinions about there being no need for equity policies within the organization while other community colleges are leading the way with equity and progressive thinking. Just not a good place to work, especially if you are wanting full time. No opportunity to advance unless you are a member of the "inclusive" group. 

A once wonderful caring and interactive work culture went along the wayside as a very corporate culture took its place, dehumanizing individuals and emphasizing ladder climbing to promote one's upward mobility in the field.  I saw this in my 27 years working for the district.  Just go to their corporate personnel offices and see how they have bulletproof glass and layers of security...really.  Managers rotated through, staying a few years, on their way to better positions and better paying districts.  They are the only community college in Orange County that doesn't pay health benefits for family members...what does that tell you.  Very poor management from a human relations standpoint...but their numbers probably looked good in terms of keeping expenses down...they lost their balance here.

A typical day at work consists of helping students and staff members with any questions and concerns. What I learned here are the rules and regulations of a school district. I also learned the diverse amount of students the school had. Management was great, they were always very flexible with schedules and they worked around your schedule with any type of situation you had. My co-workers were other students and district staff members who were always very helpful if there was any question I needed answered. The hardest part of this job was having a slow day with very few students coming in because there was not much interaction with anyone outside the office on those particular days. The most enhoyable part of the job was how helpful the staff was in any given situation even if it was personal problems, they always found a way to help.

I really enjoy working at NOCCCD. I have learned a lot this first year. I have many opportunities to meet and learn from other departments as well as conferences to learn from other colleges. The work culture is excellent, everyone is friendly and welcoming. I like the way the schools put students as priority. Staff and instructors are dedicated in helping students succeed. I feel a lot of pride working in such a professional and supportive environment. In addition, the district provide technology that makes my job easier. Overall it's a great place to work. The only challenge is getting enough hours but it's work in progress.

The advancement opportunities are minimal. Management is unrefined. The current focus appears to be on generating additional funding rather than on an overall goal overall goal or mission
Working with the students is amazing, but the politics is brain-draining and soul sapping. Currently the adjunct union and the district are in mediation because of how badly the district devalues adjunct faculty. I have learned a lot working at this location for both what to do right as an individual, and better yet, not how to treat others. I have learned that in order to survive as an instructor here, you have to teach guided by a personal mission, rather than by the guidance of management because management only sees employees and students as a number.

You're helping a ship-load of students find books at the beginning of the semester until you might be lucky to get a few people come in during the day. In my defense, I was working the back-stock where all of the books are located. The beginning of the semesters are hectic and then slows down significantly. You do the occasional book receiving for books ordered for the next semester and stocking books in the small "warehouse" in the back, but it's fun. The hardest part of the job was actually finding the books when there were literally lines of people looking for help going around the shelves in the store. There is definitely a special satisfaction when you do find that book that someone needs.

I was a part-time instructor at the School of Continuing Education (SCE), a branch of the North Orange County Community College District.  During my tenure I saw SCE emerge as an accredited educational institution.  Over the years SCE has seriously pursued its mission and continues to assume a credible role in California's evolving community education environment.

I had to work according to the school's new policies and procedures.  I never had any difficulty doing this, as I recognized SCE's growing importance to the community of students in and extending beyond Orange County, California.

I never felt impeded in doing my very best to give my students the best education I could!

It's a decent job.  The district pays well and provides generous benefits for its employees, although health insurance for dependents is expensive.  People generally don't understand the work we do or appreciate what we do.  The district as a whole is facing lots of internal issues which leads to a lack of structure and organization.  The workplace culture is rather unprofessional with little room for advancement and growth.  The hardest part of the job is working with toxic people who make the job harder than it has to be.  

My previous review was for Adjunct. This review is for the Human Resources Department. Human Resources was a great place to work under the previous manager. I worked as an hourly while going to school for several years doing general office work. I answered phone, redirected phone calls, answered calls on the job line, responded to work related emails, processed job applications, closed job postings, created job listings, handled confidential information, and just helped with any situation that was within my knowledge base, and that included basic computer troubleshooting techniques. I don't believe that I had a hard part of the day because I enjoyed the work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Dean of students 5 salaries reported	$193,032 per year
Therapist 2 salaries reported	$7,455 per month
English as a second language teacher 2 salaries reported	$105,380 per year
Marketing representative 1 salary reported	$5,588 per month
Irrigation technician 1 salary reported	$4,454 per month

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