POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
FLSA STATUS:
Career Services Assistant
Non-Exempt
CATEGORY:
GRADE:
Classified
D
JOB SUMMARY: Provide career services resources to students, target groups and community members.
Identify, promote, and seek career services opportunities for current students and graduates of El Paso
Community College District.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
YEARLY
PERCENT OF
TIME
25%
1.
Advise and assist students, faculty, employers, and community members with
career services opportunities.
Guide individuals on examination and
exploration of occupational choices in their career development.
2.
Administer and interpret appropriate career assessment instruments including
interest inventory and self assessment tests; conduct student follow-up; refer
students as appropriate.
20%
3.
Develop, facilitate, and/or conduct career services related workshops,
trainings and related activities.
20%
4.
Monitor and follow-up on career services resources; request, input, index and
secure college and university catalogs; assist with research of career services
resources and materials.
10%
5.
Compose and prepare correspondence and statements of activity; compile
data, prepare and submit reports; maintain files and records.
10%
6.
Research and identify career services resources within the community and
promote career services opportunities to students and faculty.
5%
7.
Answer phones, schedule appointments, respond to questions and refer
students, as appropriate.
5%
8.
Other duties as assigned.
5%
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Director
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
Effective: 10/01/07
Revised: 10/25/08 & 10/13/09
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ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Associate’s degree.
EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years experience.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES: None
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1.
Skills/Abilities: Strong computer skills and ability to deal with students, staff and general
public. Position requires the ability to produce new, imaginative, or innovative solutions and
strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (oral and written).
2.
Equipment Used: Personal Computer, fax, telephone, copier, and other equipment
associated with an office environment.
3.
Software Used: A variety of word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and
presentation software.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee
to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The
employee is frequently required to stand; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee
is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee
must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, negotiating, selecting, developing, and
motivating people are important to the highest degree due to constant interaction with other
people, at any level within the organization or the community, position’s accountability for the
development, motivation, assessment, and reward of employees, and to deal with irrational
situations where the outcome is unpredictable.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather
conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate .
Effective: 10/01/07
Revised: 10/25/08 & 10/13/09
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POSITION TITLE:
Career Services Assistant
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands and work
environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:
None
Stand
Walk
Sit
Use hands to finger, handle or feel
Reach with hands and arms
Climb or balance
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Talk
Hear
Taste
Smell
WEIGHT and FORCE
DEMANDS:
Up to 10 pounds
Up to 25 pounds
Up to 50 pounds
Up to 100 pounds
More than 100 pounds
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Wet or humid conditions(nonweather)
Work near moving mechanical
parts
Work in high, precarious places
Fumes or airborne particles
Toxic or caustic chemicals
Outdoor weather conditions
Extreme cold(non-weather)
Extreme hot (non-weather)
Risk of electrical shock
Work with explosives
Risk of radiation
Vibration
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
X
X
X
X
X
X
Over 2/3
X
X
X
X
X
None
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
X
Over 2/3
X
X
X
X
None
X
Amount of Time
Under 1/3
1/3 to 2/3
Over 2/3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
VISION DEMANDS:
No special vision requirements
Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)
Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
Peripheral vision
Depth perception
Ability to adjust focus
Required
X
Effective: 10/01/07
Revised: 10/25/08 & 10/13/09
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NOISE LEVEL:
Very quiet
Quiet
Moderate
Loud
Very Loud
Exposure Level
X
I certify that I have received a copy of this job description. I have read and understand the duties
and responsibilities of this position.
X
Employee Signature
Date
Effective: 10/01/07
Revised: 10/25/08 & 10/13/09
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