FT Administrative Secretary II
Salary: $67,169.88 – $80,722.08 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: Admin Sec II-Continuing Ed 23
Closing: 2/8/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: Admin Sec II-Continuing Ed 23
Division: Continuing Education
Description
Equity and Diversity
The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.
Closing Date
This position will close on February 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).
College Profile
Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the College’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.
Department Profile
The Continuing Education Division provides noncredit classes and fee-based courses on campus and in the community to provide greater access for community participants. Support services include comprehensive intake and assessment services, contextualized learning, onboarding services, and other support and transition services. Courses include: Apprenticeship (Construction Trades), High School Equivalency (English and Spanish), ESL (low beginning to advanced levels), Vocational ESL, Citizenship, Basic Skills and Support courses in English and Math, Basic Literacy (Plaza Comunitaria), short-term vocational courses in Energy, Electricity, and Solar Energy, courses for older adults (OWL – Older Wiser Learners), and Foster Kinship Care Education (FKCE).
Summary
Performs a variety of technical, secretarial, and administrative support duties for Dean, comparable administrator of a function with multiple sub-functions, or College-wide service with substantial secretarial needs. Coordinates and performs administrative projects within an instructional division. Coordinates work flow and support activities for the office and related functions.
Distinguishing Career Features
The Administrative Secretary II typically reports to a Dean or comparable function, and requires the ability to perform workload computations for faculty assignments, to assist with curriculum processes, and to schedule and sequence the required reports and other time sensitive activities.
Job Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
The position requires knowledge equivalent to an Associate Degree and two years of progressive administrative assistant/secretarial experience. Alternatively, may require one year of post-secondary education in a business profession and four years of experience. Additional administrative assistant/ secretarial experience may substitute for some higher education.
Preferred Qualifications
Supplemental Information
Knowledge and Skills
The position requires in-depth knowledge of office practices, procedures and equipment, including the design and organization of filing systems, receptionist and telephone techniques, and letter and report writing. 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, desktop publishing, special applications used by the organization unit, and data entry onto custom databases. Requires basic skill at facilitating small group problem-solving processes. Requires sufficient math skills to perform financial, numeric, and other record keeping. Requires sufficient knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation to prepare professional correspondence. Requires sufficient human relations skills to work cooperatively with diverse teams, convey technical information, solve problems, and exercise sensitivity when dealing with internal and external customers, and convey technical concepts.
Abilities
Requires the ability to accurately take and transcribe notes and/or meeting minutes/recollections. Requires the ability to learn, interpret, explain and apply knowledge of College and department organization, operations, programs, functions, special terminology used in the organization unit, and labor agreements to relieve an administrator or program director of a variety of administrative details. Requires the ability to learn and apply techniques for curriculum development processes and recording and monitoring faculty workload information and processing payroll transactions. Requires the ability to prepare spreadsheets, graphs and charts. Requires the ability to learn and enter, import, and export data to and from databases and college information systems within a reasonable time frame. Requires the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in order to meet schedules and timelines. Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality of private and sensitive information. Requires the ability to communicate with faculty, students, staff, and the public using patience and courtesy, and in a manner that reflects positively on the college. Requires the ability to maintain productive and cooperative working relationships with others.
Physical Abilities
The position incumbent must be able to function indoors in an office environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary nature. Requires ambulatory ability to sit for extended periods of time, to utilize microcomputers and peripheral equipment, accomplish other desktop work, and to move to various campus locations. Requires the ability to use near vision to read printed materials. Requires auditory ability to carry on conversations in person and over the phone. Requires the ability to retrieve work materials from overhead, waist, and ground level files. Requires manual and finger dexterity to write, use a pointing device and keyboard at an advanced rate, operate microcomputer, and to operate other standardized office equipment, almost constantly requiring repetitive motions.
Licenses and Certificates
May require a valid driver’s license.
Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.
Salary/Fringe Benefits
Grade 34 on District Classified Salary Schedule ($5,597.49 – $6.726.84.29 /month)
Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash in lieu option available on medical insurance.) Participation in the Public Employee’s Retirement System that is also integrated with Social Security.
Selection Procedure
After the application closing date, a search committee will review and invite the most qualified applicants for an interview. As these are highly competitive positions, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview. If you have questions or would like to follow-up regarding your application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] as search committee members are unable to discuss specific recruitments.
Conditions of Employment
This is a full-time, 12-calendar month classified position.
Hours of employment are:
Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Initial placement of employees on Classified Salary schedule is at Step 1. After six months of successful probationary employment, employee is placed at Step 2.
Employment is to be effective as soon as possible following completion of the selection process.
Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints (no fee if obtained at Cerritos College Campus Police Station) , produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be within the past four years or within the last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) before employment.
Board Policy 2905 requires mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The District requires all employees to submit proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Full policy details can be found on the website; Cerritos College – Chapter 2 – Board of Trustees. Employees may submit requests for medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate for consideration. Details are available on the District’s COVID-19 webpage.
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.
Candidates must be able to provide proof of California residency prior to employment.
**Please note – the District does not provide for immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas
Application Procedures
Application materials must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants who need special services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notify Human Resources at the time of application or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited institutions. A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The website address is www.naces.org.
Required Documents
To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cerritosedu/jobs/4242672/ft-administrative-secretary-ii
The District ensures that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. .
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