TCC Titan PULSE Mentor

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our team as a Titan PULSE Mentor. As a Peer Utilizing Leadership for Student Excellence, you will play a vital role in supporting the academic success and personal growth of our students.

Key Responsibilities

• Model positive academic behaviors and prioritize academics
• Understand college support services/resources and refer students when necessary
• Engage in academic success interventions and intentional 1-on-1 conversations with students
• Attend all scheduled training sessions and required presentations/events
• Be flexible and willing to do other duties as assigned
• Complete all administrative tasks fully and punctually
• Communicate respectfully and effectively with mentees, TCC staff and faculty, and fellow TPMs
• Encourage responsible behavior by role modeling personal and social responsibility
• Plan social activities and bonding opportunities for mentees
• Collaborate with other TPMs on programs
• Participate and engage in departmental trainings and continued learning on diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Role model inclusion through engaging in dialogue with mentees, staff, and faculty
• Assess needs and concerns of mentees through regular contact and communication

Requirements

• Be currently enrolled in six credits or more at Tacoma Community College
• Be in good academic standing with Tacoma Community College
• A proactive approach to embracing new challenges, acquiring new skills, and adapting to changes
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Benefits

TCC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB), along with retirement benefits through TIAA and the Department of Retirement System.

Eligible employees have several medical plan options to select from, and employees pay a monthly premium through payroll deduction. Dental plans are also available, with TCC covering the full dental premium for employees and enrolled dependents.

Hourly non-student employees may be eligible for comprehensive health care benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life and long-term disability insurance plans and retirement benefits.

Part-time hourly and student employees receive 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked in a month, and up to 40 hours of sick leave can carry over from one calendar year to the next.

TCC also offers a tuition waiver program, allowing eligible employees to register for space-available classes, up to 10 credits per quarter.

Additionally, Liberty Mutual offers a discount of up to 12% off auto insurance rates and up to 5% off home insurance rates for PEBB members.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your application package, including your resume and cover letter, through the Tacoma Community College online application portal.

For more information, please visit our employment page or contact the College benefits coordinator at TCC offers a comprehensive benefits package which include medical, dental, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB), along with retirement benefits through TIAA and the Department of Retirement System Eligibility Full-time faculty, classified staff, administrators and professional staff are eligible for benefits. Hourly employees and part-time faculty may be eligible for benefits if, and when, they meet specific criteria and are notified by TCC Human Resources. Effective Date of Coverage Coverage begins the first day of the month following the date of hire, or date of achieving eligibility status. If the date of hire is the first working day of the month, coverage begins immediately. Health Insurance Medical Plans Eligible employees have several medical plan options to select from (provided by PEBB). Employees pay a monthly premium through payroll deduction.

Premium Rates Effective January 1, 2024 Resources:
PEBB Website Medical Plan information PEBB Medical Plan Comparison Dental Plans Employees choose from three dental plans. TCC covers the full dental premium for employees and enrolled dependents.

Resource:
Dental Plan Comparison Vision Covered under medical plan chosen.

Waiving Medical Coverage If you have other employer-based medical insurance, Medicare or TRICARE, you have the option to waive PEBB medical coverage.

Dental is mandatory for all eligible employees and cannot be waived, unless enrolled in dental coverage as a dependent under a SEBB (School District Employee Benefits Board) plan.

Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) & Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) & LimitedPurpose FSA FSA & DCAP accounts allow employees to set aside pre-taxed dollars to cover out-of-pocket health care and/or childcare expenses.

Members of
WFSE(HE CCC) and WPEA, will be eligible to receive a $250 FSA card if employed as of November 1, 2023 with an annual full-time equivalent salary of less than $60,000, and is enrolled in a non

• CDHP medical plan as of January 1 of the plan year that FSA funds are made available.

This card is issued by PEBB in the following January and does not count against the annual FSA limit, if enrolled in an FSA with Navia.

The Limited Purpose FSA is eligible for employees who are enrolled in a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP) that has a Health Savings Account.

The Limited Purpose FSA is only for dental and vision expenses.

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Navia Benefit Solutions Life Insurance Benefits eligible employees, lawful spouse or same-sex domestic partner, dependent children under 26 years of age are eligible to enroll in life insurance.

Coverage is effective first of the month following the date of employment for basic coverage; for optional coverage, amounts become effective the first of the month following approval date.

Basic Coverage:
$35,000 Basic Term Life & $5,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

This is employer-provided at no cost to the employee. Supplemental Life Insurance Coverage(s):

Any supplemental term life insurance and AD&D coverage for employee, lawful spouse, qualified same-sex domestic partner, and family is available at additional cost to the employee.

Resource:
MetLife Life Insurance Long Term Disability(LTD) Basic

LTD:
Provides 60% of the first $400 pre-disability earnings, reduced by any deductible income at no cost to the employee
Supplemental

LTD:

Supplemental LTD coverage to replace at 60% or 50% of full pre-disability earnings is available at an additional cost to the employee.

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PEBB Long-Term Disability Insurance PAID LEAVE Classified staff, Administrators, and Professional staff are eligible for paid vacation, sick leave, and personal leave, along with paid federal holidays.

Classified Monthly vacation entitlement amounts can vary from 11.33 to 16.67 hours per month depending on the length of state service.

Administrator/Exempt Professional vacation leave is 16.00 hours per month.

Monthly sick leave entitlement is 8.00 hours per month based on 100% FTE position and will be prorated accordingly if less than 100% FTE.

Annual personal leave entitlement varies depending on employee type. Full-time classified, administrators, and professional staff are paid for all federal holidays. Full-time faculty receive 84.00 hours of paid sick leave per academic year along with 28.00 hours of personal leave. Full-time faculty are paid on an annual contract and do not receive pay for federal holidays.

Part-time faculty receive sick leave each quarter using a formula based on the total FTE% from the cumulative teaching contracts issued to them that quarter.

They would receive 7.00 hours of personal leave if they are issued a multi-quarter appointment at the start of the academic year.

Part-time faculty do not receive pay for federal holidays.

Part-time hourly and student employees receive 1 hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked in a month (and fractions, thereof).

Up to 40 hours of sick leave can carry over from one calendar year to the next.

If a part-time hourly or student employee is hired into a full-time position, the sick leave hours earned in the part-time position do not carry over to the full-time position.

Part-time hourly and student employees are not paid for federal holidays. Monthly entitlements are given at the beginning of the following month.

All employees in salaried positions may take up to five days of paid bereavement time off for the death of a family member.

This is separate from the sick leave or vacation leave. RETIREMENT Retirement participation is mandatory for retirement benefit eligible TCC employees. Employees are offered a choice between two retirement plans and that choice is generally irrevocable while employed at TCC. Classified Employees and (retirement eligible)

Part-Time hourly:
Classified employees and eligible part-time hourly employees must choose between the Public Employees Retirement Systems (PERS)

Plan 2 or Plan 3. More information about these plans can be found at this link:
Department of

Retirement Systems Plans Faculty:
Faculty can choose to enroll in the State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) with the plan administrator being TIAA or the Teachers Retirement System (TRS)

Plan 2 or Plan 3 administered by the Department of Retirement System (DRS). Prior history in any of these plans may limit current plan choice. Click here to compare TRS Plan 2, TRS Plan 3, and SBRP. SBRP

• TIAA – This is a Defined Contribution Plan.

The employee contributes a mandatory defined amount and the state matches the employee's contributions. Contribution rates are based on age. TRS Plan 2 – A 401(a) defined benefit plan. TCC and employee contribute a percentage of salary to fund the plan. Your monthly benefit at retirement will be based on your earned service credit and compensation. TRS Plan 3 – A 401(a) hybrid plan with Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution components. The defined contribution portion of the plan is funded through mandatory employee contributions. The employee may choose between six contribution options. TCC contributes to Defined Benefit part.

Administrative/Exempt Employees Administrators and Exempt employees may choose to participate in the State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP), administered by TIAA, or the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or Plan 3, administered by the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).

Prior history in a Washington State Retirement Plan may limit plan choice. Click here to compare PERS Plan 2, PERS Plan 3, and SBRP. SBRP/TIAA – This is a 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan. The employee contributes a mandatory defined amount and the state matches the employee's contributions. Contribution rates are based on age. PERS Plan 2 – A 401(a) defined benefit plan. TCC and employee contribute a percentage of salary to fund the plan. Your monthly benefit at retirement will be based on your earned service credit and compensation. PERS Plan 3 – A 401(a) hybrid plan with Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution components. The defined contribution portion of the plan is funded through mandatory employee contributions. The employee may choose between six contribution options. TCC contributes to Defined Benefit part. PERS Rates Effective September 1, 2023 TRS Rates Effective September 1, 2023. State Board Retirement Plan (SBRP) - Contributions Rates:
Contributions are based on your age:

Voluntary Retirement Savings:

State Board Voluntary Investment Program (SBVIP): SBVIP is a voluntary, optional, unmatched retirement savings plan, operating under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), administered by TIAA.

SBVIP participants may contribute on a pre-tax and/or after-tax (Roth) basis, up to the annual IRS limit and can start and stop their contributions at any time during employment.

Contact Human Resources to start/stop contributions. Deferred Compensation Program (DCP): Tax-deferred savings plan administered by the Department of Retirement Systems. New Full-timeemployees are automatically enrolled in DCP 3 months after hire at a contribution rate of 3%. Employees are sent a notification letter within approximately 30 days of hire.

This notice includes information about auto-enrollment and the necessary steps to take if one chooses to opt-out or make changes to their DCP enrollment.

Contributions can be changed at any time during employment.

Following the initial auto- enrollment possibility, employees would contact DRS to setup contributions and can contribute on a pre- tax basis up to the annual IRS limit.

Tuition Waiver Administrative, Classified, Full-time Faculty, and Part-Time faculty employed for more than 50% FTE are eligible to register for space-available classes, up to 10 credits per quarter, with the State Employee Tuition Waiver program.

Class registration and any applicable class fee will still apply. Click here for the Tuition Waiver form(Download PDF reader).

Liberty Mutual PEBB members may receive a discount of up to 12% off Liberty Mutual's auto insurance rates and up to 5% off of Liberty Mutual's home insurance rates.

Contact Liberty Mutual at and mention that you are a State of Washington PEBB Member (client 8246) or visit a local Liberty Mutual office and let them know you are State of Washington PEBB Member (client 8246) for a quote.

Collective Bargaining Agreements:

WFSE

Higher Education Community College Coalition:

WFSE(HE CCC)

CBA(Download PDF reader) WPEA Higher Education:
WPEA CBA(Download PDF reader)

WFSE Represented Exempt Bargaining Unit:
WFSE-Exempt CBA TCC

Faculty Negotiated Agreement:
TCC Faculty Negotiated Agreement 01 Are you currently enrolled as a student at Tacoma Community College? Yes No 02 Are you in good academic standing with Tacoma Community College? Yes No 03 Are you bilingual/multilingual? If yes, please list below, if no type N/A Required Question

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