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I enjoy working at OCM BOCES more so than anywhere I’ve worked in my 15 years out of college and can see myself retiring here. Management is supportive and encouraging to all employees in all departments and go above and beyond to create a fun culture where everyone can be themselves. My supervisor is amazing, trusting, and gives me the autonomy to get things done for our department. The pay and benefits are excellent. I’ve worked for another BOCES that didn’t pay nearly as much for an identical position—and the health insurance is great. Also, what other place can you find that offers a pension in the 21st Century? No need to worry about retirement here with participation in the New York State Employees Retirement System. 

RIC has a great culture. I enjoy working here and I have only had positive experiences. My boss cares about me as a person and my growth in my role which I have not experienced in a long time. I am grateful for my boss and she makes me want to continue growing. The only thing I would suggest is improving the pay structure. In this day and age, Civil Service jobs are behind the times. There are many open civil service jobs across the board and will remain that way until pay is increased. Someone who has a college degree won’t work for less than $35k in a lot of those open roles. I do think some Civil Service job titles at RIC are decent when it comes to pay but not competitive at all. Someone out of college can find work for a higher starting rate depending on what they got a degree in.  

This district is a bunch of BULLIES! They pull all sorts of aggressive garbage- from making you feel badly about taking sick days to denying all doctors appointments  to not coming in hours early to do free work. They even make you work injured after a student beats the daylights out of you!  I had a principal that said I would be a better teacher if I didn’t have kids that “got in the way” of spending all my time at the school. The pay is unlivable. I am warning you- this is the last place you should ever work- they treat you like disposable garbage and the turn over rate is insane.  There is zero support- everyone there is miserable. It’s completely toxic. Why do you think they are always hiring? Run away from this job. Go to any other district - I’m promise you’ll regret ever working there. 

I first started working for Boces during the summer and really enjoyed it. I was asked to come work for them this upcoming school year and was warned not to work there by other staff. After deciding between two different offers, I chose Boces and I regret it. I ended up quitting. They are always understaffed, turnover rate is high because administrators give minimal support. Admin gets upset with you for using sick time,  even if you provide actual documentation. I must say, I loved who I worked with and the kids were amazing but if you have a choice, don’t work for boces. Personally, if you’re looking for a healthy  and encouraging work environment, you won’t find it here. Good luck if you decide to proceed! 

This, like many educational establishments, is administrative heavy. Unlike public schools, BOCES is a business, that is in the business to make money. Administration touts that they are "student centered". Unfortunately, they are self-centered at best. If you have dreams of teaching and making a difference in students lives, look elsewhere.The only way to survive is to get in with the ruling clique and make administration look good, often to the detriment of the student education and learning experience.There are quality instructors there, but they are so busy implementing mindless dog and pony shows that it leaves little time to really engage with the students.

Job ad listed  M/S Office experience needed. In reality it is a GoogleDocs environment. A significant amount of previous office experience did not apply. Health benefits are impeccable as well as time off. Administration do not look fondly on staff who use their time off though. Physical environment is unsafe for all staff as students are violent and this is not corrected. Management at HQ are unaware of how dangerous and chaotic conditions are. Management often back pedal and misrepresent situations as well as expectations. Special events are fixated upon to the point of absurdity. Many staff are very committed to the students though.

Every day in my last employment provided me a forum to educate ,mold,influence and motivate people into helping themselves better their lives.I learned a great deal about people and the dynamics of their lives,for the most part I enjoyed working with management and very much so with my colleagues. I suppose the hardest part of the job was making do with a very small budget.The most enjoyable part was seeing my students come back later and telling me of their successes.

If you truly care for the best for the children, this is the wrong one for you. They have no consistentcy for consequences , and let students run wild in addition to only seeming to care for the $ that comes in for each child. Meanwhile of course putting the face that everything is perfect.
Staff are often afraid to lose their job for doing anything, and the relationship between supervisors and staff are phony and consist of poor communication.
The pay is terrible for what you deal with everyday- getting hit, pushed, bit, spit on and cursed at every other day.
At least there's health insurance.

I would help the assigned Teacher with lesson plans. Also the students with daily activities in the classroom. Management was very helpful and attentive. The workplace was difficult from time to time when had to restrain the special needs student. Hardest part of the job was when the student had to be restrained when having a melt down or outbreak. I enjoyed working with the students and watching them progressed and grow.

A typical day at work consist of multiple interruptions, lack of confidence from other team members, student complaints and accusations against instructors with no support from any management. I have learned that this is not a good work environment for anyone. They pay under the national scale for teachers and they divide their organization's benefits vs providing the same benefits across the board to both K-12 and Adult Education.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Teaching assistant 2 salaries reported	$20.95 per hour
Clinical instructor 5 salaries reported	$34.10 per hour
Senior typist 7 salaries reported	$43,188 per year
Systems consultant 4 salaries reported	$64,469 per year
Teacher 2 salaries reported	$27.25 per hour

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