Administrative Assistant - Student Services (IWV)

Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, provide administrative support and assistance to an assigned program; perform a wide variety of special projects; participate in budget preparation and administration.

Provide administrative support and assistance to an assigned program; evaluate office activities; recommend improvements and modifications; assist in the implementation of goal and objectives; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures.

Answer telephone and screen callers; respond to inquiries and requests for information concerning regulations, procedures, systems and precedents; receive and route mail.

Participate in budget preparation and administration; prepare cost estimates for budget recommendations; submit justifications for budget items; monitor and control expenditures and budget accounts.

Respond to budget inquiries from staff; type and process requisitions and purchase orders; prepare budget summaries utilizing a computer and assigned software.

Maintain calendar of program or office activities, meetings and events; coordinate activities with other departments, offices, students, the public and outside agencies; process travel requests.

Organize and maintain complex and confidential filing systems; operate a variety of office equipment including a computer; input and retrieve data and text; organize and maintain disk storage and files.

Independently compose and edit correspondence related to assigned activities; maintain a variety of manuals, codes, handbooks and directories; prepare or direct the preparation of a variety of annual, quarterly or administrative reports.

Research, compile, analyze and summarize data for special projects, programs and comprehensive reports; develop and coordinate or perform the implementation of special projects and programs.

Coordinate and participate in a variety of meetings and conferences within assigned area; take and transcribe minutes; disseminate information; coordinate projects and implement procedural changes; follow-up on action items.

Process personnel actions for new hires; participate in the recruitment of faculty; evaluate compliance with faculty services areas and verify equivalencies; monitor faculty load; coordinate and maintain job evaluation schedules for staff.

Maintain levels of office supplies; order supplies as necessary; receive, verify and distribute supply deliveries.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Any combination equivalent to:
Associate degree and four years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience.

Important Instructions & Additional Information

Complete applications received by the "assured consideration date" above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.

Completed applications must include the following.

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
• Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)

It is your responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading, including Social Security numbers, date of birth, photos, etc.

Equivalency for Minimum Qualifications

Applicants for faculty and educational administrator positions in California Community Colleges are required to meet certain minimum qualifications as provided by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and detailed in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you may still be eligible by completing the KernCCD Application for Equivalence process. Please see our Faculty Equivalency Process website for more information.

International or Foreign Degrees

Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.

Accommodations

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunities website.)

Discrimination Free Work Environment

Discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person, military and veteran status, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates Kern Community College District policy.

The Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides the development, implementation, and monitoring of the District's efforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity.

See our Discrimination-Free Work Environment webpage for more information.

Work Authorization

Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.

E-Verify

The Kern Community College District participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit e-verify.gov.

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