Administrative Assistant III

at  Contra Costa Community College District

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience:

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Three (3) years of experience performing broad and varied complex clerical and administrative duties.

EDUCATION/LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE

Possession of a high school diploma / GED or the equivalent with some college coursework.
Knowledge Of:
Modern office procedures, practices and technology/equipment.
Modern software applications (Microsoft Office Suite, etc.).
English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
Skill To:
Keyboard with accuracy.
Perform responsible clerical work with accuracy and speed.
Meet multiple established timelines and deadlines without immediate supervision.
Learn and interpret District or college rules, laws, and policies, and apply them using good judgment in a variety of procedural situations.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
Serve students, staff and colleagues in a helpful, empathetic, professional manner.
Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.
Apply general rules, policies and procedures of the departmental/office to which assigned.
Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical disability, and religious background of all students, faculty and staff, and with all individuals encountered in the performance of required duties.
Ability To:
N/A

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

1) Ability to effectively communicate complex polices verbally and in writing.
2) Knowledge of institutional policies and procedures related to human resources, budgets, and program operations.
3) Ability to effectively interface with people within and external to the college from widely highly diverse backgrounds.

Acts as a liaison between campus employees and the public to coordinate activities; answers phones and screen calls; schedules appointments; provides general departmental information, documents, and forms.
Assists or gives guidance and general information to staff, students and the public in navigating departmental processes.
Assists in planning and scheduling department activities; researches and provides direction on questions pertaining to policies and procedures.
Performs routine personnel, budget, and payroll functions for assigned department; develops and initiates a variety of files and records such as payroll, budget and attendance.
Examines and verifies fiscal records and expenditures; maintains budget records; reconciles budget accounts to ensure accuracy; receives purchasing invoices; arranges for payment of appropriate purchases.
Receives, classifies, reconciles, interprets, consolidates, and/or summarizes documents and information.
Maintains department/office records and fiscal information for control purposes, such as student and employee databases, transcripts, correspondence, tests, advisory certificates and probation reports.
Researches and prepares reports and analyses within prescribed guidelines, including statistical reports, drawing data from a variety of both internal and external sources.
Prepares and proofreads a wide variety of documents such as course proposals, confidential memoranda, exams, class outlines, reports, schedules, and letters; organizes and maintains internal records and filing systems.
Operates a variety of office equipment, including photocopier, calculator, and computer.
May notify students of and post canceled classes.
Dispatches service requisitions; determines and assigns priorities of requests.
May serve as Secretary to a committee; prepares agendas; schedules facilities; records and prepares minutes.
Performs related duties as assigned.