Information about the different types of employee classifications at Lower Columbia
College.
Faculty
Full-time Faculty
Full-time faculty are a part of the Lower Columbia College Faculty Association of
Higher Education.There are full-time faculty that are on tenure track, tenured full-time
faculty, and faculty that are full-time temporary. Full-time faculty have 173 contract
days per year and work 7 hour days.
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty are part-time faculty whose teaching load may vary each quarter.
Exempt Employees
Administrative & Overtime Ineligible Exempt
Administrative and overtime ineligible exempt are full-time employees that are exempt
from civil service (RCW 41.06.070) and work during such periods as their duties require without overtime pay or compensatory
time off. Because of the nature of administrative and exempt positions, the requirement
to adhere to a routine work schedule (8 hours a day 40 hours per week) is not always
practical. These positions are expected to accomplish and regulate work consistent
with the demands of their position as directed by the appropriate Administrator or
President.
Overtime Eligible Exempt
Overtime eligible exempt are full-time employees that are also exempt from civil service
(RCW 41.06.070). They work during such periods as their duties require and will earn overtime pay
or compensatory time off for hours worked over 40 in a workweek (Sunday through Saturday).
Classified Employees
Permanent Classified
Classified employees are full-time, civil service employees that are eligible for
overtime and compensatory time off for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. They are
part of the WFSE Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and permanent employees once
they complete their 6-month probationary period.
Non-permanent Classified
Non-perm Classified employees are a new employee type (Article 4 of CBA). Non-perm employees may be necessary when there is work that needs to be accomplished
during peak workload times, to backfill for an employee who is gone from their position,
or while LCC is conducting a recruitment. The hiring process, appointment process,
and separation process for non-perm employees is different than for permanent Classified
employees.
Part-time Hourly
Part-time hourly employees are temporary employees that are limited to under 1,050
hours within a consecutive 12-month period. However, to ensure that they do not become
eligible for benefits, they do not work more than 75 hours per month. They become
represented employees (Article 5 of the CBA) when they work 350 hours.
Work Study / Student Help Employees
Work study employees are student employees that are eligible for Federal and State
work study funding. Student help employees are student employees that are paid directly
from departmental budgets. Payroll coordinates onboarding and maintains personnel
information for work study and student help employees.
Volunteers
LCC has a number of volunteers on campus. Volunteers are not considered employees
and do not receive pay of any kind for their service to the College. Their volunteer
service can end at any time.