Western Nevada College Policies
Policy 4-1-2: New Hire Mentors
| Procedure: | New Hire Mentors |
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| Policy No.: | 4-1-2 |
| Department: | Human Resources |
| Contact: | Vice President of Human Resources and General Counsel |
| Policy: | Every new .50 FTE or more employee will be assigned a mentor for a minimum of one year. |
- Section 1: Purpose
- A. The purpose of the mentor is to give the new hire collegial support; to instill values of the college's culture; and to help him or her learn college procedures, practices and policies.
- A. The purpose of the mentor is to give the new hire collegial support; to instill values of the college's culture; and to help him or her learn college procedures, practices and policies.
- Section 2: Notification
- A. When the WNC Human Resources Office notifies the college community of a new staff member by e-mail, an additional e-mail, requesting that a mentor be assigned, will be sent to the specific Vice President and to one of the following:
- 1. For academic faculty, to the appropriate Division Chair/Director;
- 2. For administrative faculty or classified staff, to the appropriate governance senate/council chair.
- A. When the WNC Human Resources Office notifies the college community of a new staff member by e-mail, an additional e-mail, requesting that a mentor be assigned, will be sent to the specific Vice President and to one of the following:
- Section 3: Procedure
- A. At the point when notification is made, the division chair or supervisor and the governance chair of the new hire will confer and select a mentor to be recommended for the newly hired individual. The division chair or supervisor will submit the mentor recommendation(s) to the appropriate vice president. If the recommendation is approved by the vice president, the recommendation will be forwarded to the president for final approval.
- B. The president's office will notify the division chair or supervisor and the governance chair of approval of the mentor recommendation. The division chair and the governance chair or supervisor will notify the mentor. The President's Office will keep a master list. The mentor should contact the new hire as soon as possible, but no later than two weeks after being appointed.
- C. When possible, the mentor and new hire should be on the same campus, but not generally employed in the same division/department.
- D. A mentor relationship may be dissolved at any time at the request of either party and a new mentor may be assigned.
- E. No mentor plays a role in a peer review process for the new hire, unless requested by the new hire
- A. At the point when notification is made, the division chair or supervisor and the governance chair of the new hire will confer and select a mentor to be recommended for the newly hired individual. The division chair or supervisor will submit the mentor recommendation(s) to the appropriate vice president. If the recommendation is approved by the vice president, the recommendation will be forwarded to the president for final approval.
| Date Adopted | February 25, 2003 | Dates Revised | September 2, 2008; November 15, 2005; January 25, 2005; May 11, 2004 |
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URL: http://www.wnc.edu/policymanual/4-1-2.php
Date Printed: February 9, 2012
URL: http://www.wnc.edu/policymanual/4-1-2.php
Date Printed: February 9, 2012