Pre-Employment Orientation:
TEMPORARY AND SUBSTITUTE EMPLOYMENT
AT CUESTA COLLEGE
PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
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You have already completed…
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Initial paperwork with your Supervisor
Tuberculin Skin Test
LiveScan (fingerprints)
What you must still complete before you begin
work…
Pre-Employment Orientation
 Pre-Employment Orientation Quiz
 New Employee Forms (7)
 Submit a copy of Photo I.D. (w/birth date)/Driver
License and Social Security Card.
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ORIENTATION TO-DO LIST
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Read through this entire presentation and write down any questions
you have.
Complete and print out the Pre-Employment Orientation Quiz located
on the Human Resources web site.
Fill out and print the seven (7) new employee forms for short-term
and substitute employment, located here:
http://academic.cuesta.edu/humres/new_employee_page.htm
Contact Human Resources to sign up for one of the scheduled checkin times on the calendar posted here:
http://academic.cuesta.edu/humres/employeeinfo.htm
 Bring with you your new employee forms, Pre-Employment
Orientation Quiz, questions, and required proof of identification
documents (listed in previous slide).
WORK SCHEDULES
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General Campus work hours are M-F 8:00a-5:00p
Summer Campus work hours are M-Th 7:30a-6:00p
Individual department hours may vary. You will figure
out your work schedule with your supervisor.
Overtime and work performed on holidays must be
pre-approved by your supervisor:
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General hours
overtime = working more than 8 hrs/day
or more than 40 hrs/wk
Summer hours
overtime = more than 10 hrs/day or
more than 40 hrs/wk
Your supervisor must also initial next to the recorded hours
worked for overtime or on holidays on your time sheet.
LIMITS TO TIME WORKED
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If you are an employee on campus and not in the Federal Work Study or Cal
Works program, you are limited to working a maximum of 175 days per
fiscal year (July-June).
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Human Resources tracks the days you work and will notify you once you have
about 90 days left to work. You will get a notification each month with a
summary of your days left.
If you are an employee on campus, not in the Federal Work Study or Cal
Works program, and you work 1,000 hours in a single fiscal year, you will be
entered into the Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
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6% will be taken out of each paycheck to contribute to this account.
You will remain a CalPERS member indefinitely.
HR will track your hours and notify you when your supervisor you are nearing the
1,000 hour mark.
For more information, visit the CalPERS web site at http://www.calpers.ca.gov/,
or contact the Cuesta Benefits department at 805-546-3100 x3161.
BREAKS
For every four (4) consecutive hours you work,
you must take a 15 minute paid break.
 For every five (5) consecutive hours you work,
you must take a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
 If anyone is prohibiting you from taking these
breaks, please contact Human Resources.
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PROPER DRESS CODE
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Use common sense
 Nothing
too risqué
 No offensive language or logos on clothing
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You may be required to adhere to a specific
dress code that is department-specific
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close-toed shoes in maintenance (MOG);
lifeguards
COMPUTER USE
Computers are District property
 No expectation of privacy – your computer use
can be reviewed or pulled at any time
 Use computers for District-related purposes
only.
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SAFETY & WORKER’S COMPENSATION
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If you see something unsafe in your workspace,
notify your supervisor.
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your supervisor is not available, contact Human
Resources
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If you are hurt on the job, please contact
Human Resources immediately.
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Human Resources staff help you assess the
situation – we may need to document the incident.
CALLING IN SICK & DISABILITY/MATERNITY LEAVES
Call your Supervisor as soon as possible if you
are going to be out due to illness.
 If you need to leave employment for an
extended period of time due to pregnancy or
disability, it is not paid through Cuesta.
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you can apply for state disability through
the State of California.
 Notify your supervisor.
LEAVING EMPLOYMENT AT CUESTA
If you need to leave Cuesta employment,
please give your supervisor at least two (2)
weeks notice if you are able.
 Unemployment
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 If
you want to apply for unemployment, see the EDD
web site for unemployment through the State of
California.
 It is not paid through Cuesta College.
TIME SHEETS
 Timecards
will be electronic and up to the
employee to track.
 Here’s a link to the Web Time Entry Training
Materials
 Web
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Time Entry Training
may track your hours on a paper
timecard and then upload into the program
before the due date.
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATIONS, COPY OF PAY STUBS, AND
SIGNING UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT
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If you are applying for a loan, purchasing a car, or dealing with
lenders for any other reason, direct their requests for
employment verification to the Cuesta Payroll Office.
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If you need a copy of pay stubs with your name and the
college’s name, contact the Payroll Office.
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If you’d like to sign up for direct deposit, visit the Payroll Office
(green form located outside of the office).
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Direct Deposit - paycheck is automatically deposited into a savings or checking
account each month, rather than being mailed out.
Payroll phone: 805-546-3100, extension 3136
myCUESTA PORTAL
From your myCuesta login, at
https://my.cuesta.edu/cp/home/displaylogin,
you will have a new tab, labeled Work Life.
 Work Life tab:
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 Update
your address or phone number if it changes
 View your pay stub
 View deductions and earnings history
myCUESTA WORK LIFE TAB
Change address and
phone number
QUESTIONS?
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Schedule a check-in time with Human
Resources and bring them with you, along with
your forms, quiz and required documents!
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NOW… test your knowledge by taking the PreEmployment Orientation Quiz! (required)