Los Rios Community College District

Student Personnel Assistant - Student Services

The Institution:

Cosumnes River College is an open access, student-centered, comprehensive community college that prepares students to realize their educational and career aspirations through exemplary transfer, general, and career education in an academically rigorous and inclusive environment. CRC also offers exceptional instruction in basic skills and English for non-native speakers, as well as a broad array of life-long learning, community services, and workforce development programs.

As a community of scholars and practitioners with a deep commitment to equity and social justice, CRC values teaching and learning excellence and high academic standards sustained by academic integrity, fairness and mutual respect, and an ethic of care. The College's core values of cultural competence and diversity, continuous learning and assessment, exceptional student services, and innovation are central to our collegial and environmentally responsible academic setting.

The Institution

Cosumnes River College is located in the rapidly growing south Sacramento County area. Cosumnes River College is one of four colleges which comprise the Los Rios Community College District. Founded in 1970, the college enjoys a highly diverse student body with 14,500 students, and over 600 members of the faculty, staff, and administration. Over sixty percent of these students come from historically underrepresented communities, with a substantial English Language Learner (ELL) population and first-generation college attendees.

Distance Education is an increasingly important part of the Cosumnes River College instructional delivery system. Students learn by accessing a variety of delivery systems, including live interactive television classes, online instruction, and hybrid classes.

Position Summary:

Under general supervision of assigned manager/supervisor, serves as a staff assistant in providing student services and information on college programs in one or more of the following areas: Admissions and Records, and/or Matriculation. [For a detailed job description for this LRCEA (White Collar) posting click on the "Job Description" link on the left side of your screen, then click on "Los Rios Classified Employee's Association (White Collar) Job Descriptions".]

Job Location: Cosumnes River College, 8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823-5704; and the Elk Grove Center, Elk Grove, CA (the Center is tentatively scheduled to open in the fall of 2013).

Responsibilities:

Oversees students, peer assistants, and temporary staff; maintains confidentiality of information and materials; serves as a resource person to students and staff; develops forms for office use; and performs general office duties such as filing, maintaining records, answering the phone, and making appointments. Prepares periodic reports; provides assistance in coordination of budget requests and allocations; transmits data to the central district computer; and attends appropriate conferences, workshops and staff meetings as assigned. Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains student aides and temporary staff for registration, orientation, and office work; and maintains timesheets and tracks budget for student aides and temporaries.

Admissions & Records (Typical duties plus): Distributes program information materials, catalogs and brochures; prepares and updates lists of information and resources available; answers routine questions regarding program requirements; and interprets program regulations and assists students in obtaining needed support services. Maintains bulletin boards, display racks, and other visual displays; provides program assistance to individual students, staff, and faculty; assists in performing high school liaison duties including participation in college day/night programs and routine visits to feeder high schools; and assists with business liaison duties including participation in Ed/Career Fairs and on-site registrations at our off-campus locations. Collects information about students using records and tests; assists in coordination of veteran's benefit programs for students; and provides assistance in coordination and planning for activities in the Reentry/Women's Center. Compiles and studies occupational, educational, and economic information to assist students in making and carrying out vocational and educational objectives; generates and monitors bulk mail; and provides assistance in coordinating efforts for advertising (signs, newspaper ads, press releases, TV.)

Matriculation (Typical duties plus): Develops and distributes information packets to high school principals and counseling departments announcing each semester's registration procedure. Distributes early application packets to high schools and at special events. Coordinates student retention project; coordinates phone calls for the purpose of recruitment/retention/persistence; keeps staff informed about enrollment management activities; answers tutoring questions and schedules student appointments with tutor; hires, schedules, oversees, and collects timesheets for all tutors; proctors make-up tests; may assist with DSP&S note taking, tutoring and test proctoring during summer session; logs hours of tutors and tutees; collects and evaluates information about students referred by faculty for early alert services. Provides students with assessment information and directs them to appropriate campus services; operates computerized assessment systems; scores tests using computer scoring systems. May assist with administering diagnostic, placement and specialized tests, vocational interest inventories, and aptitude tests, and proctor exams. Conducts assessment orientation sessions. Assists with large and small group orientations to the college; develops, coordinates, and delivers new student orientation presentations using PowerPoint; assists in producing and updating new student orientation video in English and other selected languages; works with counselors to develop their orientation presentations; and maintains database of student orientation information and attendance and posts on SARS.

Minimum Qualifications:

EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience in a LRCCD student support services position or similar position with related duties. (One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement.)

EDUCATION: Completion of an Associate's Degree or 60 semester units (90 quarter units). NOTE: An additional year of qualifying experience may be substituted for up to one year of college education. 

Have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at a maximum of 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: 12 units are equal to 6 months of education; 24 units are equal to 1 year of education.)

Application Instructions:

1. A completed LRCCD Classified Application (required). 

2. Unofficial transcripts of college/university work (required if using education to meet the Minimum Qualifications of this position).

3. Resume (recommended).

4. Two (2) letters of recommendation (recommended). 

5. Letter of Interest (recommended).

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

* TRANSCRIPTS: 

- Individuals who have completed colleges or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees and other relevant documents. A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.

- Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as unofficial transcripts.

- It is the responsibility of Los Rios CCD employees to provide transcripts for the application process, if required by position.

Conditions:

All Positions: Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur during this recruitment/selection process.

Work Schedule:

10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday 

Some Saturdays required and locations will be CRC/Elk Grove Center

Additional Salary Information:

No additional salary information to note

Location:

CRC (Cosumnes River College)

Department:

CRC VP, Administration

Total Hrs/Week:

40 hrs/wk

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: http://apptrkr.com/326940

LRCCD embraces diversity as one of the core values of the organization. 

The Los Rios Community College District is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, political affiliation or belief, or marital status.

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