Job Number 1810033


Specialist, Student Life




This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information

Location Hays Campus
Hours Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 8am-5pm
Salary Specialist 5/116 ($31,200.00 - $40,097.00)
FLSA Status Non-Exempt
Reports To Student Life Supervisor with workflow oversight by the Student Life Coordinator at campus location
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for under-represented populations
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Student Profile

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention and completion of historically underserved and under-represented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body.  Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students.  In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values.  This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement

General Statement of Job

To plan, organize, and implement Student Life programs, events, and initiatives on assigned campus.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Serves as first contact with students and district and community partners in assigned Student Life campus office. Meets and greets students, provides information about programs and events, promotes and assists student involvement in programs and activities.
  2. Supports campus Student Life programming initiatives; co-advises, trains and assists in the leadership development of student organizations and programming areas including student clubs, organizations, committees, student related special events, and award programs.
  3. Provides clerical support for the Student Life Office, performs word processing, maintains databases and files, tracks data, budgets, and expenditures, schedules appointments, orders supplies and equipment, processes the mail, answers the phone, compiles information for reports, and creates posters and fliers.
  4. Oversees activities of the campus Student Life area and may oversee work of hourly employees.
  5. Coordinates campus programs and activities, including making arrangements for food delivery, facility use, security, and special equipment; event set up and clean up; parking arrangements; technical requirements; staffing, and other services. Attends events and provides on-site assistance.
  6. Coordinates student travel for campus including reservations, driving, chaperoning, and attending travel events, and facilitating on-site workshops.
  7. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with other Austin Community College (ACC) departments, faculty, staff, students, visitors, and campus groups.
  8. Works collaboratively with other Student Services areas and Instructional Units.
  9. Regularly travels within the ACC serving district for meetings, training, purchasing, food distribution, etc.

Knowledge

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills

Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Required Education

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other

Physical Requirements

Safety

HR Use Only

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.