POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
FLSA STATUS:
Senior Technical Resource Advisor
Exempt
CATEGORY:
GRADE:
Professional
F (TS)
JOB SUMMARY: Provide district-wide technical expertise in the design and development of
instructional training material multimedia and software applications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide technical training and assistance to EPCC administrators, staff
and faculty on software and associated equipment used in their daily
work; training lab technicians, lab assistants and others in the use of
various software used by students; training development
responsibilities include assessment of training needs, curriculum
development, user training materials, instructor guides, lesson plans,
training files, skills assessment testing, reference guides and
customized templates; evaluate training facilities, analyze and prepare
for equipment needs; provide classroom instruction or coordinate,
recruitment, train and schedule faculty to conduct the courses.
YEARLY
PERCENT OF
TIME
25%
2. Provide technical guidance to faculty and/or staff in a team
development of multimedia computer-based training applications and
projects; provide technical expertise to personnel who are using the
district-wide Technical Research Center to conduct research activities,
especially in the areas of web research and mainframe data extraction;
provide referrals to other areas such as Institutional Research,
committees and/or task forces, and Information Technology as
appropriate.
25%
3. Research, schedule, coordinate and publicize teleconferences from a
wide variety of regional and national sources serving administrators,
staff, faculty, the Board of Trustees and the El Paso community.
10%
4. Provide academic course developers with design expertise for
instructional courses especially in the areas of on-line or distance
education course materials; serve as a resource for technology-related
instructional projects in coordination with specific instructional
departments.
10%
5. Provide leadership in the establishment of user groups for the most
commonly used site-licensed institutional software (WordPerfect, MS
Word, Presentations, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, etc); possess an indepth expert knowledge of a wide variety of software packages in
order to train users to acceptable proficiency standards.
10%
Approved: 9/1/94 Format Updated: 2/23/04
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6. Design, prepare and maintain the District’s Technology Research
Center’s Web pages.
10%
7. Research, analyze, evaluate and recommend new technology &
software for use in the Technical Research Center.
5%
8. Serve as an administrative liaison to the Information Coordinating
Council; District Web Advisory committees; Administrative Software
Implementation committees and other committees as assigned.
5%
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Director, Instructional Support Services
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide work direction to assigned staff.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree
EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years experience.
SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
1. Skills/Abilities: Strong analytical skills; detailed oriented; ability to process and
analyze information accurately; strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate
effectively, both orally and in writing.
2. Equipment Used: Personal Computer and other equipment associated with an
office environment.
3. Software Used: A variety of spreadsheet, word-processing, database, e-mail, and
presentation software.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Duties require little physical effort in work with light (up to 10lbs), easy to handle
materials. Duties performed causes light fatigue of eyes, fingers, or other faculties due to
long periods of standing, sitting, and/or repetitive motion.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, directing, and/or influencing people are
important in achieving job objectives, causing action, understanding others, or changing
behavior; and, skills of persuasiveness or assertiveness, as well as sensitivity to the point
of view of others.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Job is performed in general office or comparable working area with occasional
distractions such as noise, interruptions, or congested work areas with exposure to some
disagreeable elements.
Approved: 9/1/94 Format Updated: 2/23/04
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