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Rochester Community and Technical College - Rochester, Minnesota

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RCTC Human Resources
RCTC Employee Handbook

 

PERSONNEL

HUMAN RESOURCES

The RCTC human resources office is located in Room CF110 of the Coffman building. Responsibilities of this office include:

CLASSIFICATIONS

All state employment positions are either classified or unclassified.

Unclassified positions are those within state service which, by statute or by action of the Commissioner of Employee Relations, are not included in the classified service and do not require merit selection. All MnSCU administrators, all faculty, and some professional/supervisory employees are unclassified.

Classified positions are those within state civil service for which appointments must be based on merit and ability to perform the duties of the position. All support staff positions are classified. Each job classification has a specific salary range made up of salary steps. Job classification is a system of identifying and describing the different kinds of work in an organization and of grouping similar positions under common classification titles. It identifies differences and similarities in kind of work, degrees of difficulty, and responsibility of duties among positions. Classification systems are based on evaluation of job content, which includes:

BARGAINING UNITS

This section identifies the bargaining units at the College, and provides information for contacting bargaining unit representatives. If you have any questions about bargaining units of labor contacts, please contact the appropriate representative or consult the Human Resources office.

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 6, AFL-CIO.
Represents:

 

Contact: The AFSCME Local 4001 Union Stewards at the College are Scott Clark, phone 285-7262; Rose Conway, phone 285-7260; Sue Edwardy, phone 285-7441; Delores Kiehne, phone 280-3151; Michael O'Dea, phone 285-7212; and Roman Staloch, phone 285-7224.

The website for AFSCME Council 6, which Local 4001 is a member, is at this address: http://www.afscmecouncil6.org/. You will find updates and negotiation reports at this site. The website for AFSCME International is: http://www.afscme.org. At this site, you will find an abudance of information and publications on a wide variety of topics of interest to state government employees.

The Bargaining Agreement between AFSCME Council 6, AFL-CIO and the State of Minnesota, the contract which covers your employment, may be accessed on the Minnesota Department of Employee Relaitons website at: http://www.doer.state.mn.us/lab-rel/cntracts.htm

Commissioner's Plan
 Represents: All non-managerial confidential classified and unclassified employees who are excluded from coverage by a bargaining unit.
Contact: The Human Resource office. This plan contract can be accessed via the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations website: http://www.doer.state.mn.us/lab-rel/cntracts.htm

Middle Management Association (MMA)
 Represents: Supervisory Employees Unit. This bargaining unit is comprised of supervisory employees who provide professional and technical services and also supervise employees in all state agencies.
Contact: http://www.middlemanagementassn.org or contract may be accessed via the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations website: http://www.doer.state.mn.us/lab-rel/cntracts.htm

Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE)
Represents: General Professional (Classified and Unclassified) Employees
Contact: http://www.mape.org or the contract can be accessed via the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations website: http://www.doer.state.mn.us/lab-rel/cntracts.htm

Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF)
Represents: Community and Technical College Faculty (Unclassified)
Contact: http://mscf.educationalminnesota.org/ The contracts covering former Community College Faculty (MCCFA) and former Technical College Faculty (UTCE) may be accessed via the MnSCU Human Resources website at http://www.hr.mnscu.edu/LR/index.html

Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA)
Represents: College Nurse (Classified)
Contact: http://www.mnnurses.org or the contract can be accessed via the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations website: http://www.doer.state.mn.us/lab-rel/cntracts.htm

Personnel Plan for MnSCU State Board for MnSCU Administrators
 Represents: MnSCU Administrators who are academic unclassified managers designated by the MnSCU Office of the Chancellor.
Contact: http://www.hr.mnscu.edu/LR/index.html

PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

Classified and Unclassified Professional/Supervisory Employees
The State requires an annual evaluation of all classified and unclassified professional/supervisory employees. The performance assessment process includes a review of the employee's current position description and a performance management process, which focuses on continuous improvement; defines, develops, reviews and recognizes performance; and supports the individual, the work group, and the college.

Faculty
All faculty (including counselors and library/AV staff) are evaluated pursuant to the faculty evaluation policies, guidelines and procedures established by the college. (see MnSCU Policy 4.9 and RCTC Procedures 4.9.1). The faculty evaluation process is a continuous improvement approach centering on ongoing faculty development and an outcome of improved effectiveness. The process includes a professional development plan (prepared by the faculty member), a review of teaching materials, classroom observation, and student questionnaire evaluations. Your supervising administrator will notify you of the time sequence of your evaluation and the general purpose.

PERSONNEL FILE

Your official personnel file is maintained by the Human Resource Office. It contains a variety of documents, including your application for employment and personnel forms you may have completed when you were hired; job description (for classified and unclassified professional/supervisory staff), performance appraisals; and other miscellaneous personnel data. You may request to see your personnel file by contacting the Human Resource Office. Refer to your collective bargaining agreement or plan for more information on specific provisions governing personnel files.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Classified and Unclassified Professional/Supervisory Employees
The State requires that the responsibilities and other position specific information of all classified and unclassified professional/supervisory employees be documented in a current and accurate position description on file with the Human Resources Office. A copy is retained by the employee and their immediate supervisor.

Faculty
All instructional faculty are expected to fulfill a specific set of tasks/responsibilities while providing instruction at the College. The description of work assignments for faculty, as stipulated in the respective collective bargaining agreements, is as follows:

MSCF Faculty
It is recognized that full-time faculty members, including counselors and librarians, normally average 40 or more hours per week in carrying out their professional responsibilities, and that part-time faculty members work a proportionate amount of time. The reference to 40 hours is a generalization intended for recognition of the many non-assignable duties that faculty members perform. It does not establish a threshold of maximum assignable hours. It is further recognized that a community college faculty member's work assignment includes a number of diverse professional responsibilities. Classroom teaching and other contacts with students form the core of the faculty work assignment. Additionally, professional development and service to the college are the other core components of a faculty member's work assignment. A faculty member will plan to engage in such activities as: student advising, course evaluation, classroom preparation, classroom research, the evaluation of student performance, committee assignments, conferences, departmental meetings, curriculum/program review and revisions, business and industry contacts, student recruitment, retention and placement, staff meetings and community service as part of overall work assignment. Non-teaching activities may be completed off campus. This method of workload assignment is known as the "open campus" concept. The faculty are required to be on campus to cover their assigned classes. It is also recognized that the work assignments of part-time faculty include similar duties performed on a proportional basis.

 

 

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