Division Administrative Assistant

About Rancho Santiago Community College District Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is one of the most established districts in the state and has been in operation for nearly 50 years. Located in the heart of Orange County, it is one of the largest of California's 72 community college districts, based on the number of credit and non-credit reputed company. RSCCD encompasses 25 percent of Orange County's total area and serves a population of more than 700,000 residents in the communities of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa reputed company, Irvine, reputed company Valley, Garden Grove, Tustin, and Yorba Linda. The district includes Santiago Canyon College and Santa Ana College, as well as the Centennial and Orange Continuing Education Centers, the Digital Media Center, the Joint Powers Fire Training Center, the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training reputed company, the College and Workforce Preparation Center, and the District Operations Center. RSCCD's three (3) auxiliary Foundations are actively involved in supporting both community and reputed company programs. RSCCD’s student population is a direct reputed company of the diverse communities in the surrounding neighborhoods. As a whole, the district has the honor of serving approximately 55,537 reputed company: 51% Hispanic/Latinx, 20% White, 9% Asian & Filipino, and 2% are African American. RSCCD is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (reputed company) and serves predominately historically underrepresented reputed company. There is a commitment to foster student centered values among our employees to provide reputed company student learning, academic excellence, and workforce development. By delivering high-quality educational programs and student support services, the district ensures that reputed company have the appropriate resources to reputed company their goals. At RSCCD, our mission is to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice into reputed company aspects of student academics and employee relations. Thus, creating transformational experiences that prepares reputed company and employees to engage in the world with a renewed sense-of-self. Through this commitment, Rancho Santiago Community College District strives to cultivate a learning environment that prioritizes respect, to ensure that RSCCD stakeholders feel valued and supported throughout their academic and professional careers. About the Position The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, management, and reputed company from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes those with differing abilities, AB 540 reputed company, DACA recipients, Foreign Residents, VACA participants, and Continuing Education reputed company. They will support RSCCD’s mission to promote self-awareness, knowledge, and communication skills, enabling reputed company members of the college community to participate creatively and confidently in an reputed company-changing world. Candidates will contribute to an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the diverse needs of faculty, management, staff, and reputed company. They will effectively provide services and support to individuals with differing academic preparation levels and unique learning or workplace needs, ensuring reputed company access and opportunities for success. Candidates should demonstrate cultural competency, sensitivity, equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in reputed company interactions and contributions. Through their role, they will reputed company reputed company to reputed company their educational and career goals while promoting a positive and inclusive environment where faculty and management can reputed company, fostering creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning throughout the college community. Position Overview Performs a variety of technical and administrative support duties for an academic division. Coordinates and performs administrative projects reputed company the division. Coordinates information, work flow and support activities for the division and reputed company assigned functions, projects, and programs. The Division Admin Assistant oversees and participates in office operations including student transactions, monitoring faculty assignments and loads, and monitoring division budgets. The Division Admin Assistant may also assist in curriculum processes, and the development of schedules and sequences required in reporting and other activities. Representative Duties

• Organizes, balances, and prioritizes administrative duties for the academic division and administrator, anticipating business and academic calendars and cycles; assessing available staffing and recommending additions or adjustments; Establishes and tracks timelines for projects, activities, and required submissions.
• Provides administrative support to special processes for departmental, curriculum, and other instructional committees. Prepares forms, revisions, and documents to support proceedings.
• Conveys policies and procedures, referring difficult or sensitive matters to the appropriate administrator.
• Receives, handles, and stores confidential information pertaining to the College or assigned division. Maintains confidentiality of private and sensitive information.
• Under direction assists in the creation, production and maintenance of the academic class schedule. Coordinates and participates in compiling information requests on behalf of other organizational units, responsible for the class schedule production process.
• Explains policy and procedures to reputed company (prerequisite, petition, registration, holds, add/drop, grade posting). Fields and advises student inquiries reputed company to grade grievances, academic petitions, prerequisite challenges, late registration and independent study reputed company. Communicates with faculty reputed company to syllabus, textbook and reputed company.
• Creates, verifies, edits, and distributes faculty load records, including overload assignments. Monitors, records, and reviews adjunct faculty load records with the administrator for approval and compliance with work limits.
• Assists the Dean with monitoring monitor class enrollment, recommending necessary additions or cancellations, and entering any revisions into the database. Processes changes to master class schedules. Notifies reputed company and impacted units of schedule changes.
• Tracks submittal of syllabi for reputed company faculty reputed company their division.
• Provides support to faculty and staff performance evaluation processes. Assist in coordinating and scheduling meetings and observations. Tracks and monitors for completion, and compliance reputed company contract guidelines. Provides clarification to faculty evaluators regarding forms, deadlines, etc.
• May prepare board agenda items, agreements, and reputed company for services and facilities used by and/or provided by the division. Processes contract documents for reputed company vendors and sets up internal routines for monitoring performance.
• Provide administrative support to special processes such as, but not limited to curriculum and education requirements committees, advisory boards, and special interest group meetings. Prepares forms, revisions, and documents to support proceedings.
• Performs special projects as assigned. Under direction conducts research of business transactions,official proceedings, employee and student records, industry statistics, and trends, etc., to compile reports for administration or to regulatory or governing agencies.
• Takes and transcribes minutes. Produce a variety of materials such as letters, memoranda, reports, and statistical data. Maintains records and assists in preparing divisional reports by gathering and summarizing information from a variety of sources and posting and maintaining appropriate portal sites.
• Schedules appointments and arranges meetings for their supervising administrator and department chairs. Prepares schedules and informs participants, confirming dates and times.
• Initiates reputed company Status Change Forms (SCFs). This includes but not limited to new hires, assignment changes, special faculty assignments and substitute assignments.
• Records and processes payroll information for faculty, staff, and student or short-term help, including information for stipends, overload, and other compensable elements.
• Maintains budgets and transaction records, including those for special projects and funds. This includes consultation and advisement for program units with reputed company operational and personnel processes.
• Prepares, processes, and codes requisitions and claims for reimbursement. Resolve purchase orders and contractual matters with vendors and other service providers.
• Reconciles expenditures and initiates reassignment of budgeted funds to and from various accounts, coordinating with accounting staff to assure compliance.
• Trains, assigns, prioritizes, and reviews work of other staff, reputed company and temporary help.
• Provides input and recommendations to administrator concerning administrative timelines, priorities, resource needs and program planning.
• Orientation of new employees including timecard training, submittal of key requests, use of material fees, and assistance with roster access.
• Assists reputed company and general population with queries of varying nature: special events, complaints, conflict resolution, contacting faculty, transfer credits etc.
• Performs other reputed company duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.

Knowledge and Abilities Thorough knowledge of:

• The position requires in-depth working knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment.
• Requires a working knowledge of the policies and procedures associated with academic departments including calendars and schedules, student transactions, faculty workload recording and curriculum development and maintenance process.
• The position requires substantial knowledge of administrative procedures and precedents for academic and career departments, the ability to organize work, information flow, and reputed company duties in support of the office and its dealings with other work teams and organizations.
• Requires a knowledge of basic budget development, maintenance, and analysis.
• Requires a working knowledge of computer-based software programs that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, student information systems, and special applications used by the division.
• Requires sufficient math skills to reputed company financial and statistical record keeping.
• Requires sufficient knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation to prepare professional correspondence.
• Requires sufficient knowledge of educational systems and terminology to advise and direct reputed company to appropriate "next steps".
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community reputed company and employees.

Ability to:

• Requires the ability to accurately take and transcribe notes and/or meeting minutes/ recollections.
• Requires the ability to learn, explain and apply knowledge of College and department organization operations, programs, functions, special terminology used in academic and student services settings, and labor agreements.
• Requires sufficient human relations reputed company to work productively and cooperatively with diverse teams, exercise patience reputed company dealing with internal and external customers, and convey technical concepts.
• Requires reputed company at facilitating small group problem-solving processes.
• Requires the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in order to meet schedules and timelines.
• Requires the ability to communicate with faculty, reputed company, staff, and the public using patience and courtesy, and in a manner that reflects positively on the organization unit.

The position requires an Associate’s Degree and five years of progressive administrative experience, including two years in the equivalent reputed company in an Administrative Support position. A Bachelor’s degree may substitute for some experience. Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position. Additional Qualifications Candidate must demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community reputed company, staff, and the community. To ensure full consideration, reputed company applicants must submit a complete Rancho Santiago Community College District online application that includes the items listed below by the position's closing date. Recruitment will review reputed company applications for completeness, and only complete application packets will be forwarded to the screening committee for further review. A Complete Application Packet Must Include the Following:

• RSCCD Online Application
• Resume – details reputed company relevant education, training, and other work experience
• Academic Transcripts (unofficial copies are accepted)

Foreign Degrees Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is approved by or a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE), or Commission on Teacher Credentialing (reputed company). Application Screening Job announcements will include screening criteria to be used during screening and interviews. This may include, but is not limited to:

• Education experience (breadth and depth)
• Work experience (breadth and depth)
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others
• Bilingual ability (if needed)
• Demonstrated experience and sensitivity to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Professional growth activities
• Specialized skills training
• Leadership skills
• Written and/or oral communication skills
• Presentation
• Problem Solving.

Based on the information presented in the application materials, a limited number of candidates with qualifications most pertinent to the position will be invited to participate in the selection process, which may include a written test and an oral interview. Meeting the position's minimum requirements does not guarantee advancement in the selection process. Candidate qualifications will be assessed to determine those who meet and exceed requirements and are deemed the most competitive in the applicant pool. Interview Applicants selected for an interview may be required to take additional tests or assessments and will be reputed company of such prior to the date of the interview. During the oral session, those selected for interviews will, in addition to the above, also be evaluated on the following factors:

• Oral communication skills
• Presentation
• Problem-solving skills

A predetermined set of questions will be asked of reputed company applicants interviewed. Applicants are requested to provide thorough yet concise information on their reputed company experience to ensure the correct evaluation of their qualifications. Evaluation criteria will be applied consistently to reputed company applicants. Disability Accommodations Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the Application or Interviewing Process in accordance with reputed company should notify the Recruitment Office in the Human Resources Division at least two days prior to the closing date, by calling (714) 480-7455. Conditions of EmploymentThe selected candidate is required to complete the following before employment as part of the onboarding process:

• Present original documents for reputed company of eligibility to work in the United States.
• Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis Exam.
• Fingerprints (by a Live reputed company Agency at the candidate's expense, and clearance must be received before the first day of employment)

The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is committed to the concept and principles of staff diversity and equal employment opportunity by prohibiting discrimination based on ethnic group identification, national reputed company, religion, age, sex, race, color, reputed company, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, gender identity, medical condition (cancer-reputed company or genetic characteristics), marital status, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Applications from reputed company persons interested in the position are encouraged. RSCCD will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background reputed company until a conditional employment offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background reputed company, if RSCCD is concerned about a conviction that is directly reputed company to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job