Administrative Specialist – Health Professions – Reading Area Community College – Reading, PA

Working Hours: Working hours consist of 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day exclusive of a 1/2 or 1 hour lunch), between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Specific work hours to be agreed upon by the supervisor and employee prior to the onset of employment. Hours will be reviewed each term and changes to the schedule will be agreed upon between the supervisor and the employee.

Summary: Provides administrative and secretarial support for the Health Professions – Associate Dean and performs activities related to the functions of the assigned division. Schedules appointments, gives information to callers, and otherwise relieves officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business details by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for all Division/Program Administrative Specialists include the following:

1. Performs essential Program tasks as required in the College’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, including but not limited to creating course sections, updating course/semester information, and ensuring accuracy of data records.

2. Assists and responds to general public and student inquiries, including walk-ins, mail-ins, and phone-ins.

3. Creates and maintains administrative spreadsheets regarding efficiency and division productivity.

4. Provides administrative support for advising and graduation audits as directed by the Health Professions – Associate Dean.

5. Functions as a primary contact between the Program, its faculty, and other administrative offices and external organizations.

6. Assists in the implementation of training for all Program adjuncts and orienting new adjuncts to College policies and procedures, ensuring that all relevant paperwork is complete for new hires.

7. Prepares and submits payroll spreadsheets for full-time and adjunct faculty.

8. Maintains accurate records, including transcripts and applications, for all Program Faculty.

9. Takes and transcribes minutes for meetings as required.

10. Reports student and faculty concerns to the Health Professions – Associate Dean.

11. Collects and maintains all Division syllabi by semesters.

12. Creates purchase requisitions and monitors Division budget and expenditures.

13. Maintains business relationship with publishing Sales Representatives. Orders, tracks shipments and distributes textbooks to full time faculty and adjuncts.

14. Manages confidential and sensitive information, such as payroll, faculty evaluation, and test security, in an ethical and professional manner.

15. Supports and disseminates relevant College policies as needed.

16. Maintains an accurate inventory of all Division supplies and ensures supplies are distributed as needed.

17. Ensures Division files are maintained according to College policy.

18. Keeps the Health Professions – Associate Dean apprised of due dates and other office policies and procedures as appropriate.

19. Tracks class cancellations and ensures the timely notification of College personnel as appropriate.

20. Tracks Division assessment and Program review activities and collects relevant data as needed.

21. Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Additional Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to Health Professions Program to include:

22. Confirm students’ submission of all necessary medical and personal documents (immunizations, background checks, certifications etc.). Follow up with students as needed regarding completion of requirements. Track expiration dates and collect updated forms from students throughout the Division.

23. Track student assignments, exam, and final grades from beginning of the program through the end of the program to help predict licensure success.

24. Aid in assembling and categorizing facts and figures for written computation and calculations to formulate data reports for program evaluation and accreditation purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, collecting and compiling several years of student, faculty, and program data as requested.

25. Track graduate and employer satisfaction surveys. Assist in the creation of processes to improve the distribution and quantity of survey responses.

26. Assist with special projects that may include research and maintaining files for accreditation reviews; may assist with providing direction to student workers.

27. Access confidential student information, such as clearance and medical history, to prepare reports on an ongoing basis to support the needs of the campus/department in placing students at multiple clinical sites. Send necessary documentation to clinical sites as needed.

29. Maintain student records to track student progress throughout the program; correspond with students to send acceptance/denial letters, coordinate orientation, set up advising appointments, and any other meetings/special events.

29. Assist with the process of student admission into the clinical phase of the program as requested; assist with the creation of an online clinical application and a plan for the processing of applications.

30. Ensure textbooks are available for faculty; oversee inventory and upkeep of instructional equipment; coordinate supply orders in order to maintain necessary office supplies; may transfer accounting funds.

31. Coordinate faculty onboarding with Payroll and Human Resources. Coordinate faculty onboarding, which includes orientation and the collection of background checks, child abuse screening, FBI clearance, orientation checklist, payroll forms, transcripts, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisor responsibilities.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

1. Associates Degree in relevant field or equivalent college work with a minimum of two (2) years of professional clerical/administrative assistant work experience required. Individuals without the above college requirements must have a high school diploma and five (5) years of related full-time professional experience.

2. Must possess advanced computer skills and be proficient with standard office equipment. Should possess knowledge of Internet software browsers.

Preferred:

1. Bilingual: English/Spanish

2. Experience with Ellucian Colleague is considered a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities:

· High degree of concentration required at or above normal levels and ability to meet critical deadlines.

· Requires moderate supervision and ability to be self-directed.

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Interact and communicate diplomatically with the Associate/Assistant Dean, full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, key personnel in other areas/departments, students and members of the general public.

· Ability to coordinate projects of moderate to complex difficulty in a multi-tasking environment with attention to detail and accuracy.

· Highly organized.

· Must be able to maintain confidentiality between and among students, faculty, and staff regarding division and College operations pursuant to RACC Board of Trustees policies and state/federal law.

Computer Skills:

Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and so on.

Communication Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to students, faculty, staff and the public.

Mathematical Skills:

Requires basic mathematical skills.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, to sit and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $31,900.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Experience:

  • computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite mastery): 1 year (Required)
  • Ellucian/Colleague software: 1 year (Preferred)
  • professional clerical/administrative assistant work: 2 years (Required)

Education:

  • Associate (Preferred)

Language:

  • Bilinigual: English/Spanish (Preferred)

Work authorization:

  • United States (Required)

Application Question:

  • Do you have an Associates Degree and at least 2 years professional clerical/administrative assistance experience OR a high school diploma and at least 5 years professional clerical/administrative assistant experience?

Company’s website:

  • www.racc.edu

Benefit Conditions:

  • Waiting period may apply

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