Administrative Assistant I, Educational Opportunity Program - Nassau Community College

Nassau Community College; Garden City (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY, invites applications for a full-time Administrative Assistant I in the Office of Educational Opportunity Program. The successful candidate will assist the Department Director and staff, support student services, develop and implement initiatives, interact with students, faculty and colleagues, and maintain records.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in counseling or related field, two years of advisement experience, and one year helping

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related field.
• Two years’ experience in college-level academic, career, and/or financial aid advisement; or two years as a high school guidance counselor.
• One year of professional experience with individuals from socio-economically challenged backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing strategies, policies, or procedures for the department.
• Contribute to development and implementation of programmatic initiatives.
• Work closely with students, faculty, and staff.
• Prepare and maintain records for the Office of Educational Opportunity Program.

Skills

Advisement experience

Student services

Collaboration with staff

Education

Bachelor’s degree in counseling or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Experience with socio-economically challenged backgrounds

Tools

ERP system

SIS

LMS

Microsoft Office

Email/Video Conferencing

Job description

Administrative Assistant I, Educational Opportunity Program

Nassau Community College (NCC), a member of the State University of NY (SUNY) system of Colleges and Universities, is a diverse and multi-cultural campus. NCC provides equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital, or veteran status. NCC promotes positive efforts in recruitment to achieve equity and inclusion and is conducting a search to fill anticipated staff and administrative vacancies. All vacancies are filled pending budget approval.

Job Description:

Nassau Community College invites applications for a full-time Administrative Assistant I position in the Office of Educational Opportunity Program. The successful candidate will provide assistance to the Department Director or other administrator in support and conjunction with student services appropriate to the assigned area/department, as well as general assistance in those areas necessary for the operation of the area/department, including direct contact with students. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with the implementation of strategies, policies, or procedures to ensure effective operation of the area/department, assisting in the development and implementation of programmatic initiatives, working closely with students, faculty and staff, and completing/maintaining records.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is required to have:

• a Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, career development,related human services, or the equivalent;
• two (2) yearsexperience in college-level academic, career and/or financial aid advisement OR two (2) yearsexperience as a High School Guidance Counselor; and
• one (1) year professional experience working with individuals from socio-economically challenged backgrounds.

Please note, all certifications/licenses must be current and valid, and all academic degrees/certificates must be from accredited U.S colleges/universities. Please contact Human Resources for foreign education transcripts/degrees.

Additional Information:

The ideal candidate will preferably hold a Master's degree, as well as have experience and knowledge with the College's current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system(s), Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System, E-mail,Video Conferencing System(s), as well as Microsoft Office Suite of Products.

The current negotiated salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement for this position is $60,806.00 annually.