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Administrative Assistant III - Business/Computing Technologies and Mathematics/Skilled Trades
Department Information
GJB-000114 & 280 07/26; Instruction
The faculty and staff at ACC are passionate about student success. All ACC employees participate as educators striving to create an accessible, inclusive environment that promotes success for students, employees, and the surrounding community. Why Work at ACC?
- Benefits- We offer a competitive benefits package, including: health coverage, retirement, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and more.
- Professional Development - We provide professional development and enrichment opportunities for our staff to help them grow personally and professionally through our Center for Professional Enrichment and Human Resources department.
- Tuition Reimbursement - To help our staff develop their skills, we offer a tuition reimbursement program good for courses taken at any of the Community College System colleges.
Note: Work schedule for this position will be Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with flexibility to meet departmental needs.
EMAIL ADDRESS: All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted via e-mail. Please include your current e-mail address on your application and set up your e-mail to accept messages from info@governmentjobs.com and 'cccs.edu' addresses. If you do not have an email address, then you will receive correspondence via US mail.
Description of Job
This position provides administrative support to the Dean, Department Chairs, faculty, instructors and assigned academic programs. Primary duties and responsibilities include:
Administrative Support and Academic Unit Operations
- Design, implement, and continuously improve administrative processes and office procedures
- Develop and maintain records management practices, communication workflows, tracking systems, and operational processes to ensure consistency, efficiency, and continuity
- Coordinate meetings and events, manage calendars, and prepare reports
- Collaborate with other administrative assistants to support cross-functional operations
Communication, Customer Service, and Outreach
- Serve as primary point of contact for students, faculty, staff, community members, and external partners
- Facilitate communication within the academic unit and respond to inquiries
- Track and refer student concerns
- Support recruitment and retention initiatives
- Assist with outreach activities and events
- Maintain communication channels and distribution lists
- Develop and distribute informational and promotional materials in collaboration with faculty and leadership
Academic Program and Operational Support
- Develop and maintain operational processes supporting instructional activities and assigned academic programs
- Design and maintain data tracking tools, reporting mechanisms, onboarding practices, and operational workflows
- Establish practices for classroom and office logistics
- Provide accreditation and assessment support, ensuring compliance with all applicable third-party accreditor requirements
- Process FLAC and assist with grant administration
- Build accurate course schedules
- Coordinate events including career fairs, orientations, and graduations
- Support special projects and cross-functional coverage
Budget, Purchasing, Travel, and Fiscal Support
- Coordinate purchasing, travel, and related financial processes for assigned academic units
- Serve as designated P-Card holder and process purchasing transactions with associated documentation
- Develop and maintain expenditure tracking practices to monitor committed and anticipated expenditures
- Monitor budget reports, identify resource needs and spending trends
- Compile information and recommendations regarding annual administrative operating needs and purchasing requirements
- Coordinate travel and reimbursement paperwork
- Facilitate catering and official function requests
- Ensure compliance with institutional and fiscal procedures
Shared Governance and Institutional Service
- Participate in shared governance and contribute to the overall operation and continuous improvement of the College
- Support institutional initiatives and serve on committees or workgroups as assigned
- Assist with implementation of new processes and systems
- Contribute to assessment and planning activities
- Collaborate with colleagues across departments and divisions to advance institutional goals and improve student success
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Class Code & Classification Description:
G3A4XX Administrative Assistant III
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only:
Three (3) years of general office or clerical experience, including at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet program to organize, analyze, and report data. This may include creating and maintaining spreadsheets, using formulas/functions, sorting and filtering data, generating charts or simple reports, and preparing data for sharing with others. Daily interaction with students, faculty and staff require that this position have strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Computer literacy is a must. Effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary for success in this position. A resume and cover letter are required, along with the completed employment application. Do not use "see resume" statements in application. Your application must be completed in detail, showing relevant experience in order to be considered. Part time experience will be prorated.
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Education and Experience:
College, university, or non-correspondence business school course work from an accredited institution in Business or related field may substitute for the clerical experience as listed above on a year for year basis. A copy of your transcript verifying the required credits must be submitted at the time of applying in order to be considered. Please redact your age-related information on your transcripts.
Conditions of Employment: Must submit to and successfully complete a pre-employment background check as a condition of hire. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from consideration for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges and convictions, it is your responsibility to provide ACC Office of Human Resources with an official disposition of the charges.
Appeal Rights:
As an applicant who has been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website, https://spb.colorado.gov/forms-and-filing. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. Email address: dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at spb.colorado.gov.
Supplemental Information
This post may be used to fill one or more similar positions in the future.
ACC recognizes the importance of a workforce that is reflective of our diverse student community. As such, we are interested in selecting the best candidate from a diverse applicant pool.
Important Note To Applicants: Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinary terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information on your completed application.
Comparative Analysis Process: Your employment application will be used to rate your training and experience and to determine your rank among the candidates for this position. Other forms of testing may include eSkill, oral board, written, etc. subject to change based on number of qualified applicants. It is, therefore, very important to fill out the application completely and to give a detailed description of your education and work experience. Your application and attachments should address the described duties, minimum, and preferred qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses the requirements as listed in the Minimum Requirements section and that all required documents are included in the application packet (e.g. application, transcripts, licensure, supplemental questionnaire, etc.). Failure to include the required information by the application deadline will result in your rejection from consideration of the position.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations: Arapahoe Community College is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Angela Johnson, angela.johnson@arapahoe.edu, 303.797.5715.
Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act: The Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act allows applicants to request a reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. If you require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Angela Johnson, angela.johnson@arapahoe.edu, 303-797-5715.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our Accommodations and Non-Discrimination policies, plus other helpful information, can be found publicly at arapahoe.edu/legal.
Address Confidentiality Program: If you are covered by the Address Confidentiality Program as provided by Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 24-21-201 through 24-21-214, please notify the Human Resources office or analyst listed on this announcement so that you are provided the appropriate time extension for notifications provided by U.S. Mail. The extension allowed under this program applies only to U.S. Mail notifications that include a deadline of 10 days or less.
For information regarding Arapahoe Community College Security, including crime statistics for the campus and surrounding area, please see the ACC Campus Police website under “Campus Safety”:https://www.arapahoe.edu/advising-support/student-support/campus-safety For a hard copy report, please contact the ACC Campus Police Department at 303.797.5800, Campus.Police@arapahoe.edu, or Room M2600 at 5900 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80120
FOR CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO:
Per the requirements of the Step Pay Program implemented on July 1, 2024, any State employee must be paid a rate that is equal to or greater than the appropriate step pay rate within their classification’s pay range based on completed years in their current class series as of June 30. All current and former State employees must ensure that your entire work history within the State Classified System, including at Institutions of Higher Education, is indicated in your application so that your time-in-series can be calculated accurately.
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