Contingent Employment Opportunities

Occupying full and part time positions at many different levels, contingent employees are brought in for non-standard employment arrangements. Contingent employees can be placed in any department across campus. Positions encompass long and short-term special projects; grant work, substitution for employees on leave, and increased needs cyclically due to the school schedule. Employees working specifically when classes are in session may also be contingency employees due to their non-standard employment schedule.

GRCC continually accepts applicants for a variety of positions, establishing a pool of candidates to review when vacancies become available.

Positions that may be filling in for an FMLA leave, or working on a specific limited project within a department will fall into the Contingency group. Employees in this group may only work up to 12 weeks and up to 40 hours per week depending on the department’s needs. After the 12 week period has ended, the employee must have a break in employment of at least 26 weeks between assignments.

No benefit other than mandated payroll taxes and State retirement benefits will be provided.

Positions that are scheduled to work less than 28 hours per week and more than 12 weeks will fall into the Professional Service: No Benefit group.

• No benefit other than mandated payroll taxes and State retirement benefits will be provided.

Positions with hours that fall between 30 and 32.5 per week, or positions that are between 13 and 48 weeks with hours up to 40 per week will fall into this category and be provided with:

• Health care benefits, single subscriber only (employee will have the option to purchase dependent coverage at their cost), with the College covering costs up to the cap amount for single subscriber coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) of up to 84 hours per year. Leave days would be provided following a three month waiting period, and then at the beginning of each fiscal year, would not roll forward from year to year, and would not be paid put upon resignation.

All contingent positions are approved for limited times and can only be extended or renewed by a Human Resource representative working with the Budget Control Officer for the department in question.

Contingents are employed on an at-will basis and have the right to terminate their employment at any time, with or without notice, for any or no reason. Likewise, Grand Rapids Community College retains the same rights.

For starters, we offer competitive wages, parking, and access to our health club facilities. In addition, we offer a work environment full of talented employees who work to make GRCC a vibrant institution of higher education, dedicated to enriching people's lives and contributing to the vitality of the community.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Grand Rapids Community College creates an inclusive learning and working environment that recognizes the value and dignity of each person. It is the policy and practice of GRCC to provide equal educational and employment opportunities regardless of age, race, color, religion, marital status, sex/gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, national origin, disability, political affiliation, familial status, veteran status or genetics in all programs, activities, services, employment and advancement including admissions to, access to, treatment in, or compensation in employment as required by state and federal law. GRCC is committed to reviewing all aspects of GRCC programs, activities, services and employment, including recruitment, selection, retention and promotion to identify and eliminate barriers in order to prevent discrimination on the basis of the listed protected characteristics. The college will not tolerate any form of retaliation against any person for bringing charges of discrimination or participating in an investigation. Further information may be obtained from the EEO Office or the Office of General Counsel, 143 Bostwick Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3295.