Employment Opportunities

Summary of Benefits

General Information for Employees

Pay schedule

Holiday Schedule

Forms

 

Barnard College's
General Information for Employees

When & How Do I Get Paid I.D. Card The College Year

Problems Resolved

ATM Banks Claim Forms College Activities
Libraries Physical Fitness College Store Lost & Found
Medical Emergencies Parking Post Office Rental Cars
Room
Reservations
Ticket Booth Vending Machines Working Late

"WHEN AND HOW DO I GET PAID?"

Security and Facilities Employees

Security and Facility employees are paid weekly. Checks are issued on Wednesday and may be picked up at the Bursar’s window between the hours of 10 and 4.

Local 2110 & Confidential Employees

Local 2110 and Confidential employees are paid every other week. Time sheets are to be signed by the supervisor, then brought to the Human Resources Department, every other Thursday.  Employees are responsible for prompt submssion of time sheets.

Checks are issued the following Thursday and may be picked up at the Bursar’s window between the hours of 10 and 4.

Administrative Employees

Administrative employees are paid monthly, on the next to last working day of the month. Checks may be picked up at the Bursar’s window between the hours of 10 and 4.

At the beginning of each month Administrators receive a Leave Record from the Human Resources Department. The Leave Record details the sick leave, vacation time, and floating holidays taken during the fiscal year and calculates the number of leave days remaining.

Use the bottom portion of the Leave Record to report leave taken during the previous month. Return this completed, signed form to the Human Resources Department.

Faculty

Full and part-time faculty are paid monthly, on the next to last working day of the month. Faculty should speak with their department assistant about payroll check distribution.

Direct Deposit

Pay checks may be deposited directly to a bank account. Contact the Payroll Department at X47630 for information on this service.

"WHERE DO I GET AN I.D. CARD?"

Staff

All new employees are issued a temporary I.D. card by the Human Resources Office (Room 6, Milbank Hall). Take this card to the Safety & Security Office (lobby Barnard Hall) to receive an authorization form that is then brought to the I.D. Center in 204 Kent Hall, Columbia.

I.D. cards should be carried at all times and must be presented when using College facilities.

Faculty

Barnard Faculty should bring their appointment letter to the Barnard Security Office in the lobby of Barnard Hall. The Security Office will issue an authorization form that is then brought to the I.D. Center in 204 Kent Hall, Columbia.

I.D. cards should be carried at all times and must be presented when using College facilities.

THE COLLEGE YEAR

The Barnard College academic year begins in late August and ends with commencement in mid-May. Most administrative offices, however, are open year-round. Jobs may be on a 9, 10, 11, or 12 month schedule.  The fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.

"HOW DO I GET PROBLEMS RESOLVED AND QUESTIONS ANSWERED?"

Questions regarding work assignments, policies and procedures, hours, lunch, and breaks should be directed to an employee’s immediate supervisor. The supervisor is also available to discuss other concerns which may emerge in the work place.

Questions or problems which are not resolvable at the department level may be directed to Human Resources.

ATM

There is an Automatic Teller Machine in the lobby of Barnard Hall and in the lobby of the Interchurch Center on Claremont Avenue.

BANKS

The following are bank branches in the Morningside area:

Banco Popular - Broadway and 111th Street
Chase Bank - Broadway at 109th Street
Citibank - Broadway at 111th Street

CLAIM FORMS

GHI and Oxford medical forms may be obtained from the Human Resources Office, Room 6, Milbank Hall, or on the Human Resources website.

COLLEGE ACTIVITIES

Staff may use the Piano Practice Rooms for free.  The Grace Gold Darkroom is also available to staff for $50/semester.   Fees for membership in the Clay Collective vary depending on courses taken in conjunction with membership.  Call X42096 for information.

LIBRARIES

Wollman Library, Lehman Hall

Staff members with currently validated I.D. cards may use the Barnard Library. Call X43846 for hours.

Columbia University Libraries

Staff members have access to all Columbia University Libraries. General information about the libraries may be secured from the Library Information Office, 234 Butler, X42271.

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Barnard College

The gymnasium, studios, track, exercycles, pool, and weight room in Barnard Hall may be used by staff members when not in use for classes or organized activities. Call X42085 for schedules and reservations.

Columbia University

Barnard staff members with a valid C.U.I.D. card may use the Columbia gym, weight room, track, pools, saunas, and squash-handball courts. Call x42546 for information or visit the website www.gocolumbialions.com and click on facilities and then Marcellus Dodge Fitness Center.

Tennis Center

Staff members may also use the Tennis Center located at 575 W. 218th Street. Courts may be rented by the hour or by the season. Call 942-7100 for additional information.

COLLEGE STORE

The College store, located in the old Quad Cafe across Sulzberger Hall, sells Barnard sweatshirts, T-shirts, pencils, bags, mugs, etc.  Call x47871 for hours.

Barnard staff members may purchase books and supplies at the Columbia University Bookstore (Barnes & Noble) and are eligible for limited discounts on purchases from the bookstore with a valid I.D. card.

LOST AND FOUND

The Safety & Security Office serves as the College’s Lost and Found Service. Losses should be reported to the Safety and Security Office.

EMERGENCIES

In the event of an emergency including medical ones, employees should contact Safety & Security (X43362). Security, in turn, will contact the appropriate authorities.  To summon Security urgently touch 88 on any campus phone or use the Emergency Call boxes placed around campus.

PARKING

Barnard has a parking facility located on Claremont and 119th Street. Parking in the Garage is limited and assigned on an annual basis based on time and distance traveled to the College and availability of spaces. There is a waiting list, and space cannot be guaranteed each year. The rate is $65 per month for a 5-day week. For more information, contact Safety & Security at X43362.

Barnard has a special monthly rate at GMC garage, 522 West 122nd St.  Contact x47626 for information.

There are other privately owned garages in the immediate area.

E&B Garage (137 West 108th St.) - 865-8315

Morningside Gardens Garage (3100 Broadway at LaSalle) - 864-9877

Riverside Church Garage (120th St. between Riverside &
Claremont Avenue) - 870-6736

Stratford Garage (West 96th St. between West End and Riverside
Drive) - 749-2100

POST OFFICE

A United States Post Office is located at 534 West 112th Street. First Class stamps are also available from a machine on the lower level of McIntosh.

RENTAL CARS

Barnard College has discount arrangements for the benefit of its employees with major rental car companies. Contact the Purchasing Office at X45204 for more information.

ROOM RESERVATIONS FOR COLLEGE PURPOSES

There are several departments on the Barnard campus that reserve space for College business.

Special Events Services reserves special event space on campus twelve months a year.  Space may be reserved by contacting space reservations at x47005.

To request public spaces in the Quad, contact Residential Life and Housing x45561.  If you are interested in having a meeting or an activity or a table in McIntosh, please contact College Activities x42096.

The Registrar's Office reserves classrooms on weekdays for the first 2 weeks of every semester so faculty members can reserve space for classes.  Special Events Services reserves classrooms during the weekend AND after the first 2 weeks of each academic semester once space is reserved for classes.

TICKET BOOTH

The College Activities Office operates a ticket booth on the upper level of McIntosh. Staff members may obtain tickets for specific events at discount prices. "Twofers" are also available. Call X42096 for additional information and hours.

VENDING MACHINES

Vending machines (soda, snack,) are located in several Barnard buildings throughout the campus.

McIntosh - between cafeteria and Milbank "link."

Milbank - between Office Services and Financial Aid on the ground floor

Lehman - basement near stairs

Contact the College Activities Office (X42096) for refunds of money lost in machines.

WORKING LATE

If you normally work during daytime hours and expect to be working in your office past 7:00 p.m., it is recommended that you call the Safety and Security Office at X43362 to inform them of your continued presence on campus.  This will enable Safety and Security to inform the guard who is on post near you to look in on you as time permits.

 

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