Job Satisfaction on productivity of Non-Teaching Staff Public Secondary Schools in Baricho Central Sub County, Kenya

Abstract

Job satisfaction plays a vital role in management, influencing both employee engagement and the overall workplace culture. This article is guided by the following objectives: to establish the influence of remuneration; to determine the influence of communication; to investigate the influence of the work environment; and to examine the influence of training opportunities on the productivity of non-teaching staff in public secondary schools in Baringo County, Kenya. It employs a descriptive research approach to articulate and characterize current events. The target population comprises of 327 individuals, specifically School Accountants and School Secretaries. Utilizing the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table for sample size calculation, a representative sample of 181 non-teaching staff members were selected. Simple random selection ensured each school had an equal opportunity for inclusion. Data collection involved document analysis, questionnaires and interview schedules. Descriptive analysis was applied, presenting processed data through frequency tables and percentages. Instrument validation was included, content validity, involving university lecturers and experts, while reliability was established through a pilot study, with a threshold Cronbach's alpha (α) of 0.7 indicating tool reliability. Based on the findings, it concludes that there is a moderate-positive and statistically significant correlation between remuneration on productivity of non-teaching staff in public secondary schools in Baringo Central sub county, Kenya (r = 0.531; p < 0.05).