Recognize a CARING Champion
Caring Champions
ECC’s Employee Recognition & Acknowledgement Program
What is a "Caring Champion"?
"Recognize a Caring Champion" is a campus-wide employee recognition and acknowledgement
program that supports the new direction of refocusing on service to students and fellow
colleagues, as well as simplifying the submission process for individuals who may
not know who an employee's manager is. The program was rebranded from the "Applauding
Warrior PRIDE" program.
How does the program work?
Individuals who want to recognize an El Camino employee who has provided excellent
service to students or been especially helpful can complete an online form that will be emailed to the employee and their supervisor as a certificate of award.
Nominators are encouraged to include their identity when submitting the online recognition
form, and identities can be withheld from award recipients if desired (but a nominator's
identity will not be withheld from the Caring Campus committee and awardee's supervisor
to prevent individuals from self-nominating for the award). Award recipients have
the option of having their name publicly published in the President's online Newsletter.
Who is eligible to receive CARING Champion recognition?
Anyone who is a current El Camino College employee and possesses an ECC email address
is eligible to be nominated for a Caring Champion certificate of award. This includes:
- Administrators, Directors, Managers, and Supervisors
- Classified Staff - full-time and temporary
- Confidential Staff
- Faculty
- Police - officers, trainees, and cadets
- SSP's
- Student Workers
- TNC's - including tutors and professionals
What criteria must a Caring Champion recipient meet in order to be awarded such recognition?
A Caring Champion recipient must be a current employee of the College and meet one
of the eligibility categories listed in the previous question. Most importantly, when
considering an El Camino employee for a Caring Champion certificate of award, you
should be able to:
- Describe how the individual's actions have provided excellent service to students/fellow colleagues or been especially helpful; and/or
- Describe how the individual's behavior exemplifies the Caring Campus mission of creating a supportive campus and making students feel welcome and staying on their educational path.
What are the parameters and/or restrictions affiliated with this program?
All currently working El Camino employees are eligible to participate, both as a nominator
and as an award recipient, in the Caring Champion recognition/acknowledgment program.
Individuals who are not currently working at El Camino or who are not on El Camino's
payroll can nominate an El Camino employee for the Caring Champion certificate of
award but are not eligible to receive an award.
Behaviors and/or outcomes being recognized can be long-term behaviors or a one-time act; behavioral outcomes may be large in scope impacting the college as a whole or quiet acts that are meaningful to a single individual. What matters is that the awardee be deserving of recognition for demonstrating the Caring Campus mission to create a supportive and welcoming environment and helping students stay on their educational path.
There are no restrictions on how many times or how frequently a person can nominate individuals for the award or an eligible recipient can receive an award.
How do I get started recognizing individuals for the Caring Champion certificate of
award?
To officially recognize a currently working El Camino employee with a Caring Champion
certificate of award, complete the following online form:
or scan the QR Code: