- Employee assistance services such as counseling, professional coaching, financial planning, and
more, are available to you and members of your household at no cost through the Colorado State
Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP).
- Generous paid time off benefits including up to 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours sick leave per
month, 10 paid holidays per year, and up to 18 hours for academic and volunteer activities.
- Tuition assistance for employees and their eligible dependents at any community college within the
Colorado Community College System or CCCOnline.
- State employees are eligible to participate in BenefitHub which offers discounts for retailers and
services and other benefits resources.
- Employees may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Additional information
about this program can be found on the Colorado Division of Human Resources website.
Otero College is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Otero College prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment including those that violate federal
and state law or the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Board Policy 3-
120. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, age, creed, national or
ethnic origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status or military status, pregnancy
status, religion, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any
other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law (also know as "civil rights laws")
including protection against retaliation and for those opposing discrimination or participating in any
grievance process on campus or within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other
human rights agencies, in its employment practices or educational programs and activities. Otero
recognizes that the quality of instruction and educational opportunities for all are enhanced when the
diversity of the community served is represented in the student population and workforce. Otero also
recognizes that women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities have been historically
underutilized in the higher education workforce.
The College has designated Mike Rager, Director of Civil Rights and Investigations as its TITLE IX/EO
COORDINATOR and Kelsey Barbee, Director of Human Resources as its AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (AA),
OFFICER, with the responsibility to coordinate its civil rights compliance activities and grievance
procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Barbee, Director of Human Resources at
719-384-6824, [email protected] , or 1802 Colorado Ave. McDivitt Hall RM# 140, La Junta, CO
81050.
You may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office
Building, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204, telephone (303) 844-3417.
The Federal Cleary Act (The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires all
institutions of higher learning to make available to prospective employees the agency’s Annual Security
Report/Campus Crime Statistics. A paper copy of this report can be obtained at the Student Services
Center upon request or at: http://www.ojc.edu/content/marketing/catalog.pdf. This report includes
statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus or on property
controlled or owned by Otero College, as well as public property within, or immediately adjacent to and
accessible from, our campus.
Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, who were
disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your
application packet
