SUPPORT STAFF ...

-- Sheila Dennison, Shirley Froese,
Pat Kavalec, Norma Miller

"Placing students attending Douglas
College in part-time jobs during the
semester has its own set of problems:

"Phone calls at all hours of the day and
night to connect students and jobs...
student timetables that just won't fit the
job hours...jobs desired but qualifica-
tions lacking...interview appointments not
kept...employers wanting students --
yesterday!

"Nevertheless, the jobs and the students
eventually do get together, thus helping
the students to ease their financial load
as well as giving them valuable work
experience for the future."

KKK

"Liaison is my primary function -- perform-
ing it brings in many administrative,
technical, supportive, and just plain
"joe-job' areas. I guess I am required

to maintain an updated over-view of what

is happening in a department involved in

‘a great variety of activities, in order

to be aware of what is needed at any one
time.

"I need to be able to handle a sometimes
monumental load of paper work, task
supervision, research, planning and
development, and an unbelievable number

of phone calls a day; a constant and ever-

SURREY CAMPUS: Back

row -- Steve Sale (former
student aide); Sheila
Dennison (student place-
ment clerk). Middle --
Debbie Anderson (student
aide); Sandra Carpenter
(reading consultant);

Ann Frost (counsellor,
New Westminster campus) ;
Marilyn Smith (counsel-
lor). Front -- Al
Atkinson (reading consul-
tant); Steve Sharpe
(counsellor); Andre
Piquette (counsellor)

 

changing list of requests from the
director, other members of the department,
and other departments; constant involve-
ment with the director's myriad

activities -- and always be available

and open for listening, and to be aware
when that 'liaison' is needed. And I

love it!"

AKK

"I view my role as stenographer in
Counselling as being part of a team -- all
of us being extremely competent and fun

to work with. I doubt if there is a
department on campus with more interest-
ing and diversified work than ours...
which makes for a unique setup."

KKK

"My dual role as Richmond campus and
Counselling receptionist brings me into
contact with many students, and I enjoy
it. I am also the first contact for
many persons entering the College, and
this lends much variety to the kinds of
assistance I can give."