Hillside has a fairly large group of Belizean staff and foreign volunteers. Since most of our mobile clinics go to Mayan villages where most adults only speak either Ketchi or Mopan Maya, we need to have 2 interpreters on each trip. Also we need one to stay behind in the Eldridge Clinic. These interpreters also double as our pharmacy, lab, and intake technicians/trainees. Because we have 9-13 tuition paying students each month, maintenance and housekeeping are daily jobs. There is a lot of laundry and traffic with that many new people around each rotation. It is also a big administrative job to keep up with the amount of e-mails and paper work for all these students and short term volunteers.
The Belizean staff is all paid at or above the going local rate for similar positions. The minimum hourly wage in Belize is B$3.50 (divide by 2 for US dollars) and that is what we pay for trainees in any position. Every 3 months we do an evaluation and often increase their pay accordingly. Our two student loan awardees come from this group of trainees. We hope to send a new student when Jennie finishes her studies and is able to come back to work at Hillside and start paying off her loan.
The foreign staff is all professionals who volunteer for 6 months to several years. The shorter stay volunteers find their own funding, while the longer term volunteers may get a small stipend. In general, the lack of funding for professional staff makes it difficult for long term salaried positions.
At present we have a very good staff that makes the many services and programs of Hillside run smoothly and efficiently. It is still a challenge to keep up with the “curveballs” that are thrown at us daily.
The Belizean staff is all paid at or above the going local rate for similar positions. The minimum hourly wage in Belize is B$3.50 (divide by 2 for US dollars) and that is what we pay for trainees in any position. Every 3 months we do an evaluation and often increase their pay accordingly. Our two student loan awardees come from this group of trainees. We hope to send a new student when Jennie finishes her studies and is able to come back to work at Hillside and start paying off her loan.
The foreign staff is all professionals who volunteer for 6 months to several years. The shorter stay volunteers find their own funding, while the longer term volunteers may get a small stipend. In general, the lack of funding for professional staff makes it difficult for long term salaried positions.
At present we have a very good staff that makes the many services and programs of Hillside run smoothly and efficiently. It is still a challenge to keep up with the “curveballs” that are thrown at us daily.
Alva Cucul, Trainee
Alan Mangar, Night Watchman
Evert Mangar, Maintenance Manager
Ancenciona Miss, Trainee
Jennie Ical, RN Student on Loan Program
Suzanne Miller, RN
James Badhadur, groundskeeper helper
Leslie Williams, Trainee
Joyce Lopez, Administrator
Sofia Coc, Intake and Interpretor
Rudy Jacobs, Driver
Virginio Chee, Trainee
Randy Parham, Security
Liz Bleacher, RN
Delroy Lizama, Security
Apolinario Cowo, Administrative Assistant
Alfia Pau, Pharmacy Tech and Student Loan Recipient
Amelia Ramclam, Housekeeping
Sarah Kichler, PNP
Monica Roe, PT
