Professional employees and their dependents are eligible for grant-in-aid immediately. You will need to complete a Professional Grant-In-Aid Form which is available on our Web site or may be picked up in the human resources office, SIER LIB 200. Once you have the form signed you need to bring it to human resources and we will issue you a card to take to the institution you or your dependent will attend.

All classified employees are eligible for grant-in-aid. Dependents of classified employees are not eligible for grant-in-aid. You will need to complete a Classified Grant-In-Aid Form which is available on our Web site or may be picked up in the human resources office, SIER LIB 200. Completed forms should be submitted to the human resources office, SIER LIB 200.

To start direct deposit you will need to complete the direct deposit form and attach a voided check (deposit slips are not sufficient). The completed form along with the voided check needs to be brought to the human resources office in SIER LIB 200.

To stop payroll deductions please come by the human resources office in SIER LIB 200 to complete the deduction cancellation card.

According to Nevada Administrative Code 284.5208, #3, a classified employee is expected to exhaust his/her compensatory time balance before he/she uses any available annual leave. This means that even though classified employees are being allowed to accumulate compensatory time balances for the Winter Break, these balances are not being "set aside." If a classified employee requests to use annual leave between now and Winter Break, and that same classified employee has a compensatory time balance on his/her leave record, the employee must use the compensatory time before the annual leave.

Any classified employee who is in danger of losing annual leave at the end of the calendar year (year ending balance will exceed 240 hours) should take the annual leave first before using accumulated compensatory time (NAC 284.539, #4).

To change your address you can use the employee self service. However, this will only change the payroll system. You will need to come to the human resources office to complete address change forms for health benefits, life insurance and retirement. To use the employee self service, log on to the TMCC Web site and go to the faculty/staff link. Under the column computing, click on employee self service. Enter your EMPLOYEE ID number and assigned PIN number (4-digit number at the bottom your check stub). If you do not have a PIN assigned or don't know your EMPLOYEE ID please contact human resources.

To change your beneficiaries you should come to the human resources office at the Dandini Campus, SIER LIB 200 to complete all beneficiary forms.

The human resources department is responsible for the recruitment of professional and classified employees, benefits management, salary administration and job classification, training and development, records management, employee relations, and human resources information systems.

The department also provides a variety of employees services, ranging from research to time and leave reporting to the interpretation of the Board of Regents code, state classified rules and related regulations.

The human resources office does not handle student employment.

If you work a 40 hour work week, regardless of days off, you would put in a leave slip for the 40 hour week indicating your schedule for the work week. You would also indicate you are off both Christmas Day and New Year's Day even if they are normally work days for you.

If the holiday falls on the scheduled day off of a classified employee, the appointing authority may adjust the work schedule of the employee for the week during which the holiday occurs (by substituting another day off, adjusting the work week in which the holiday falls, etc.); credit the employee with straight compensatory time; or pay the employee for the holiday at straight time if he is in paid status during his scheduled shift before the holiday. This pay is in addition to his/her normal week's pay.

Health benefits can be changed during the yearly open enrollment and if a qualifying event occurs. A qualifying event is considered marriage, birth, divorce or if a spouse loses his/her job. Different documents will be required for the qualifying event. Call human resources for details

Semester salaries are divided into equal monthly installments. Paychecks are issued on the last business day of each month. Hourly employees will submit time sheets on specific dates and paid on a semi-monthly basis. Paychecks will be mailed to your home address unless requested in writing to be held in the Controller's Office. Your direct deposit will show up in your bank account on the day you should be paid.

Employees on a salaried contract will be paid on the last day of the month. Those who are on an hourly contract will be paid on the 10th and 25th of each month. All pay checks will be mailed unless direct deposit has been set up or arrangements made with the Controller's Office to hold the check until picked up.

TMCC strongly encourages the use of the direct deposit option. Please contact Human Resources to set up your direct deposit account, or you can use TMCC Employee Self Service. Once set up please allow two pay periods for direct deposit to become effective. Paychecks will be mailed to your home address on file with human resources until direct deposit takes effect.

Grant-in-Aid (Tuition Waiver)

Grants-in-aid are available to pay a portion of the registration fees for part-time instructors. The number of credit hours for a tuition waiver is based upon the number of credits taught during the preceding semester, not to exceed six credit hours. Credits do not accumulate from semester to semester. Fall and spring course loads are used to determine eligibility. These waivers are valid only for courses offered by TMCC and may not be used for Workforce Development and Continuing Education courses or courses offered during the summer.

In order to apply for a grant-in-aid, please complete and submit a grant-in-aid form. This form and additional information about tuition waivers are available in the academic support center.

TMCC'S Fitness Center

The TMCC fitness center is open in the V. James Eardley Student Services Center on the college's Dandini Campus.

• Cardio and strength training equipment
• Fitness assessments
• Easy access to the facility
• Locker room area
• Improved health and wellness

Eligible Members

• TMCC students enrolled in one credit
• TMCC faculty and staff
• Members must be 16 years of age or older

Please check out the fitness center for hours and location.

Memberships/fees may be purchased at the Controller’s Office.

Once a position has been identified to be filled, it will be posted to our Web site: http://jobs.tmcc.edu.

Truckee Meadows Community College policy involves advertising all available job opportunities to attract a wide range of qualified job applicants. Individuals interested in employment with Truckee Meadows Community College should routinely search local newspapers and higher education publications such as:

All current administrative and academic openings are none done online. To be considered for an advertised position, all applicants must first complete the online application at http://jobs.tmcc.edu. You may then view all open positions and apply. You will need to attach an electronic resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts when you apply to a posting.

All state classified positions are advertised on our employment page. You will need to complete the State of Nevada application. The State of Nevada application is available online. The application should describe how the applicant's education, training and experience directly relate to the specific knowledge and abilities for the position. Read the position announcement (toward the bottom) carefully as it will tell you where you will need to send your application.

All part-time instructor pools are completed online. To be considered for a part-time instructor position, all applicants must first complete the online part-time instructor application at http://jobs.tmcc.edu. You may then view all part-time instructor pools and apply. You will need to attach electronic supporting documents when you apply to a posting.

Minimum requirements for academic areas, master's degree is required for instruction in baccalaureate-level courses or an appropriate combination of education and experience. A bachelor's degree, or appropriate experience in lieu of a post-secondary education, is required for instruction in occupational courses. (B/R 12/89) Rev. 213 (10/04) Title 4, Chapter 3, page 5.

TMCC General Standards of Qualifications for Faculty

Prior to employment of candidates to perform professional services for Truckee Meadows Community College, the college shall establish that the candidate possesses:

1. Scholarship and/or technical skill that represent appropriate study, training and skills in the proposed area of assignment,
2. Expertise as a practitioner as evidenced by reports of former associates and supervisors,
3. A demonstrable understanding acceptance of the role to be played as a partner in an educational enterprise serving the best interests of the students,
4. A demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the mission, role, and character of the community college,
5. The ability to perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with the standards, mission and goals of Truckee Meadows Community College, and
6. Personal characteristics that contribute to the ability to promote the welfare of the students, the institution and the State of Nevada.

Specific Qualifications

In addition to the faculty credentials required by the board of regents, candidates for appointment shall meet or exceed the following standards in their areas of specialization.

1. Professional personnel performing services for which advanced degrees are normally available shall hold the equivalent of a master's degree in the field of their educational service from a regionally accredited college or university or a bachelor's degree and extensive professional experience in the field of their education service.
2. Professional personnel in vocational fields or other specialized areas for which advanced degrees are not normally available shall have sufficiently broad and comprehensive training and work experience that particularly qualifies them to provide instruction in their area of specialization.
3. Minimum work experience for an instructor in occupations requiring state or local licensing, certification or registry will be two calendar years subsequent to receipt of license or certificate unless the occupation is an apprenticeable trade. Current licenses, registrations and/or certifications shall be maintained as a requirement for teaching courses in the respective occupation.
4. For all other occupations and/or trades in business and industry that do not meet the above noted requirements, the minimum work experience in the field for an instructor shall be a minimum of three years, equivalent to three years employment in the occupation/vocation/trade to be taught.
5. Truckee Meadows Community College reserves the right to employ individuals as instructors who do not meet the above qualifications but who possess unique skills and talents as certified technicians, artists-in-residence, scholars-in-residence or researchers-in-residence that contribute to the college's ability meet its mission and goals.

The screening committee will review the application materials you provide and compare it to the position-opening announcement. The screening committee will be reviewing the unofficial transcripts you have provided. Please note that the courses in the field to be taught will be analyzed according to course title or course prefix. When the committee cannot identify that a particular course is in the teaching field by the prefix or course title, it is helpful to have the course descriptions provided.

Based on the requested information you provide, those applicants they feel best meet the qualifications and requirements requested of the position will be asked to interview. If a committee selects you for an interview, the screening committee chair will contact you by telephone. At this time you will be told the status of your application materials and you will be asked if you are available to come for an interview with the committee. If you are still interested in interviewing, you will receive a package of information and instructions.

Screening committees attempt to give the candidates two weeks notice for the scheduling of interviews. Be sure to inform us if you change your address and/or telephone number. Also, if you know you will be "unreachable" at your home or message telephone number for a period of time (for vacation or out of town on business), please call human resources with a number where you can be reached.

While committees may choose to conduct initial telephone interviews, for second interviews or final interviews the candidate will be required to travel to the college. TMCC will reimburse interview applicants for one-half of all reimbursable interview costs, up to a maximum of $750 per person. Reimbursable costs include all costs associated with the transportation, housing and dining costs paid by the interviewee to travel to Reno, Nevada for a personal interview. Non-reimbursable expenses may include any personal entertainment, clothing or tourist costs.

If on the closing date or review date you have submitted all the required documents, your application materials will be sent to the committee for review. The screening committee shall be responsible for the verification of qualifications necessary to meet the general requirements for employment and the specific requirements for open positions as described in official position posting notices.

The screening committee generally takes two (2) to four (4) weeks to review applications. The chair of the screening committee will contact individuals to set up interviews. Human resources will notify applicants if they have not been screened into the interview pool.

If you are selected for the position, you will receive a telephone call from the vice president or designee verbally offering you the position. Upon acceptance the human resources office will then send you a confirmation offer letter with the terms of the offer and details on moving expenses.

Applicants who have earned their degrees outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education, published by the American Council on Education. Evaluations of non-U.S. degrees may be obtained from any one of the following entities. Expense of the evaluation shall be born by the applicant and the evaluation must be forwarded directly to the TMCC Human Resources Office. Questions may be directed to human resources.

Center for Applied Research, Evaluation and Education, Inc.
P.O. Box 20348
Long Beach, CA 90801
Ph: 310/430-1105

Evaluation Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 1455, Albany, NY 12201
Ph: 518/672-4522 Fax: 518/672-4877

The Foreign Educational Document Service
P.O. Box 4091 (Philippines)
Stockton, CA 95204
Ph: 209/948-6589

Foreign Academic Credit Service Inc.
P.O. Box 400, Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Ph: 618/288-5892

Education International, Inc.
29 Denton Road Wellesley, MA 02181
Ph: 617/235-7425 Fax: 617/235-6831

Educational Credential Evaluators. Inc.
P.O. Box 92970
Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970
Ph: 414/289-3400 Fax: 414/289-3411

Global Language Service
Rosalie Fennelkohl
319 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212/2271994 or 800/446-6228

Foundation for International Services, Inc.
Queen Anne Square, Suite 503
200 West Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98119
Ph: 206/298-0171 Fax: 206/298-0173

Educational Records Evaluators Services
980 9th St., 16th Fl, Sacramento, CA 95814
Ph: 916/449-9570 Fax: 916/448-3737

Global Credential Evaluators
P.O. Box 9203, College Station, TX 77842
Phone: 1-800-517-4754

World Educational Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745, Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Ph: 212/966-6311 Fax: 212/966-6395

Josef Silny and Assoc. Inc.
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33171
Tel: 305-273-1616
Fax: 305-273-1338 / Translation Fax: 305-273-1984

International Education Evaluators. Inc.
363 Ridgewood Ave., Charlotte, NC 28209

Spantran Educational Services, Inc.
7211 Regency Square Blvd.
Houston, TX 77036

International Educational Research Foundation
P.O. Box 66940 (China)
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Ph: 310/390-6276 Fax: 310/397-7686

International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
109 Barksdale Prof. Center
Newark, DE 19711
Ph: 302/737-8715 Fax: 302/737-8756

NOTE TO FOREIGN GRADUATES: Even if your transcripts are printed in English, you still need to have the Foreign Credential Evaluation. We need a translation of the degree program you completed to give us the equivalent to degree programs awarded in the United States.

Yes, applicants who want to be considered for disciplines requiring a master's degree but who will not graduate until May or August of the application year may apply. The applicant must show verification on the transcripts of all the required course work. If required course work is in progress, a letter from the registrar showing current enrollment is required.

Submission of a detailed resume, cover letter and unofficial transcripts is required. Search committees review materials looking for different qualities and experiences. Give yourself the best chance by addressing your experiences, accomplishments and strengths as they relate to the position requirements and responsibilities.

Please contact us.

See also: Winter Break Guidelines (Memo)

Administrative and academic faculty on 'A' contracts have the option to either use annual leave, work from home, or work in a reassigned area, given the nature of the work. Approval from the supervisor is required if working from home or in a reassigned area.

Plan to put in leave for hours you normally work each week or request to work at the Meadowood site on your normally scheduled days off.

All part-time classified employees must be compensated with a cash payment when they work additional regular hours. These are defined as any hours worked up to fulltime, which is up to 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, whichever comes first. There is no such thing as "straight" compensatory time. When a part-time classified employee works additional regular hours and is paid for them, that employee earns additional annual leave and sick leave as well as additional retirement service credit. It may be beneficial to alter a part-time employee's work schedule to include at least one 8-hour day. This will allow the part-time employee to work in overtime status more easily and provide him/her with the same opportunity to accrue compensatory time as the full-time employee. Contact human resources if you have questions regarding Winter Break hours for part-time employees.

Student employees and administrative and academic faculty may not earn compensatory time. Faculty on 'B' contracts are not contracted to work during the Winter Break week.

See also: Winter Break Guidelines (Memo)

Only those classified employees who have been employed by the State of Nevada (including TMCC) for more than six consecutive months are eligible to use their accrued annual leave. If by the time the Winter Break occurs, you don't have six months of continuous employment, you must make other arrangements to remain in paid status during the break or to continue to work.

Leave without pay is another option for classified employees who either don't have enough accrued leave or who choose not to use accrued leave. Employees should be cognizant of the fact, however, that there are a number of areas leave without pay affect, and that the use of leave without pay should be considered very carefully. First, if a classified employee is in unpaid status, the entire shift preceding the holiday, he/she is ineligible for holiday pay. Also, any time a classified employee is on leave without pay, his/her leave accrual is reduced for the month on a pro-rata basis. Service credit for retirement purposes is also reduced for the month. The Public Employees Retirement System will only credit an employee with time in paid status.

See also: Winter Break Guidelines (Memo)

Everyone who would normally work during the period between Christmas and New Years will be affected by this program. If you elect to work during this time, please let your supervisor and human resources know on the attached form.

Full-time faculty on "B" contracts and part-time faculty are already scheduled off during that time.

It is important to remember that although the Dandini Campus, IGT Applied Technology Center and High Tech Center at Redfield sites will be closed, the college is not mandating that employees take time off or that they must work. Instead, we are simply offering work and schedule options during the period in question. It is important for employees to be in constant contact with their supervisor regarding all work and schedule options.

All classified employees and non-exempt professional employees may accrue compensatory time.

Student employees, administrative and academic faculty may not earn compensatory time.

Yes, you may. Simply indicate on your leave form the hours and the type of leave to be used.

Talk with your supervisor first, and then complete the Winter Break Approval form (when it becomes available), indicating when you will be working at the Meadowood site.

Please note that if you are a classified or non-exempt professional employee and are eligible to use compensatory time, you will need to work 21 hours and 20 minutes to accrue 32 hours of compensatory time. Working additional hours for the accrual of compensatory time requires the agreement of both the supervisor and the employee in writing before the time is worked. Working compensatory time will be helpful in allowing staff to get caught up on work in advance of the college's Winter Break, thus minimizing the burden of lost work time. All departments are encouraged to do so for this specific purpose.

Some of the easiest ways for classified employees to accumulate compensatory time are to take only 1/2 hour for lunch, to come in 1/2 hour early, or to stay 1/2 hour late. Of course, any time worked over 8 hours in a day is eligible for compensatory time, but these are just some examples of ways to earn compensatory time without too much additional burden on an employee, office or department. Classified employees must have their supervisor's approval before adjusting their work schedules to incur compensatory time.

Classified and non-exempt professional employees taking Dec. 27, 28, 29, 30, 2010 will need to cover 32 hours. To earn 32 hours of compensatory time, you would need to work 21 hours and 20 minutes of pre-approved work by December 23. Please note that your supervisor must approve compensatory time in advance.

Compensatory time is an alternative method of compensation when a classified employee works overtime. Overtime is defined as any hours worked exceeding eight hours in a day, or forty hours in a week. Compensatory time is always credited to the employee at 1-1/2 time and logged on the employee's attendance and leave record as an accumulating balance.