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Gallaudet and TIP Employment Procedures

University Pay Scale Evaluations and Raises Re-Hiring Resignations

How Much Will I Be Paid?

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY PAY SCALE

Employees are paid according to a level and step system. Tutors and Advisors are Level C positions.

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A 6.15 6.33 6.52 6.72 6.92 7.13 7.34 7.56 7.79 8.02 8.26 8.51 8.77 9.03 9.30
B 6.75 6.95 7.16 7.37 7.59 7.82 8.05 8.29 8.54 8.80 9.06 9.33 9.61 9.90 10.20
C 7.25 7.47 7.69 7.92 8.16 8.40 8.65 8.91 9.18 9.46 9.74 10.03 10.33 10.64 10.96
D 8.00 8.24 8.49 8.74 9.00 9.27 9.55 9.84 10.14 10.44 10.75 11.07 11.40 11.75 12.10

The levels are based on the complexity of the job and the qualifications required. The Career Center is responsible for determining the pay level for each position in consultation with TIP staff. New part-time hires who meet the minimum qualifications usually start at step 1 of level C. Staff members with added qualifications may start on a higher step. Except in highly unusual circumstances, undergraduate students start no higher than step 5. Graduate students may be offered a pay rate on any step of the appropriate level; however, TIP considers skills, experience, internal equity, and the departmental budget in making a salary offer. The pay schedule will not be compromised to intentionally enable a student to qualify for SSI.

No employee may have an hourly wage higher than the maximum pay rate on the pay schedule except in highly unusual circumstances. Exceptions are reviewed with the Career Center before a salary is offered. Employees who work in more than one position may receive different rates of pay.

Students, with the exception of Federal Work Study students and international students (those classified as F-1), may work up to a total of 40 hours per week on campus. If you hold more than one position on campus, please remember that you cannot work more than a total of 40 hours each week unless the overtime is approved in advance by the supervisor. TIP does NOT and will NOT allow any overtime work.

In accordance with INS regulations, international students are limited to a maximum of 20 hours per week except during holidays and recesses. Federal Work Study students are not permitted to work more than 39 hours each week or 79 hours during a two-week pay period.

(Excerpted from the Gallaudet University On-Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Student Employment: A Guide for Students. Fall, 1997. For complete guide, see Appendix X.)


Can I Get a Raise?

PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND MERIT INCREASES

At TIP, both the employee and the supervisor will do an evaluation of the employee's performance once a semester.  After comparison and discussion, a final evaluation will be put on file.

In addition, students are asked to fill out a semester Evaluation of TIP Services. This lets supervisors know how Tutors and Advisors are received by their students.

After one year on the job the evaluations will be reviewed for a merit increase.

Based on your overall performance, you may be eligible for a merit increase. Merit increases are awarded as follows:

Outstanding Evaluation: 1, 2, or 3 step increase
Above Average Evaluation: 1 step increase

To earn an outstanding evaluation you must:

  • receive favorable evaluations from your students;
  • receive favorable evaluations from your supervisor; and
  • complete at least one level of CRLA training per semester.

If you complete all 3 CRLA certification levels within one year, you can receive a 3-step increase.

Unless the position is an exception, no employee will receive an increase taking him or her above step 15 on the appropriate level. Employees with a Needs Improvement, or Unsatisfactory evaluation are not eligible for a merit increase. Employees may be reevaluated in three months and may receive a merit increase if performance has improved to above average or outstanding. Employees with Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory evaluations are warned on the evaluation form that, unless there is immediate and sustained improvement, employment will be terminated.

(Excerpted from the Gallaudet University On-Campus Undergraduate and Graduate Student Employment: A Guide for Students, Fall, 1997. For complete guide, see Appendix X.)


Can I Work Here Next Semester Too?

RE-HIRING PROCEDURE

TIP generally continues to employ Tutors and Advisors who wish to provide assistance from one semester to the next. At the beginning of each semester, returning Tutors and Advisors wishing to continue work should fill out an Employee Information form and give a copy of your most recent semester GPA report to your supervisor. 

Tutors and Advisors will not be rehired if their performance is deemed unsatisfactory by their supervisor for one or more of the following reasons. If the Tutor or Advisor . . .

  • allows their GPA to fall below University standards (1.75 for Freshmen and 2.0 for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors)
  • receives a majority of "poor" evaluations from students
  • gets a C grade or worse in a course he or she wishes to tutor
  • demonstrates unprofessional behavior
  • violates confidentiality
  • is excessively tardy or absent
  • demonstrates a lack of responsibility
  • does not make satisfactory progress on the CRLA certification training

Special Note:

If a Tutor or Writing Advisor quits during the middle of the semester, he or she will not be considered for re-hiring for at least one year. Of course, this policy can be waived if he/she was forced to quit due to medical reasons or special circumstances that he/she discussed with the supervisor.


How Can I Quit?

RESIGNATION PROCEDURE

If you wish to leave or resign from TIP in the middle of a semester, you will have to do the following:

  • talk with your supervisor
  • give two weeks notice prior to your date of resignation
  • submit a formal letter of resignation explaining  your reasons
  • immediately inform your student(s) of your resignation
  • complete closing reports during the final two weeks of your employment with TIP

Failure to complete a full semester tutoring your student(s) is disruptive to the student's progress and is therefore unprofessional. This may provide grounds for TIP to not consider you for future work or to not offer a recommendation to a new employer.


Updated May 20, 2003
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