Santa Fe College (SF) has been recognized as one of the top-rated community colleges in the United States. Santa Fe College is a student-centered institution with a commitment to open access, academic excellence, and cultural and ethnic diversity. SF enrolls over 16,000 students each semester, retains and completes over 60% of students every academic year, while over 10% transfer into the University system.

Santa Fe College's Mathematics Department is dedicated to innovative instruction designed to develop the skills necessary to understand and apply mathematical concepts and reasoning and to analyze and interpret various types of data. The Mathematics Department seeks an Academic Assistant to provide general administrative support to the faculty, staff and students.  The Academic Assistant is responsible for general administrative assistance in support of the daily operations of the Mathematics Department, including office and payroll tasks.

• Greet visitors, answer phones, respond to inquiries, resolve issues based on established college policies, and make appropriate referrals as necessary.
• Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks including data entry and the drafting, editing, and revision of letters, reports, and other materials.
• Organize and facilitate meetings and special events by scheduling and coordinating dates and times, making facility arrangements, taking attendance, and preparing agendas and minutes.
• Perform various duties related to maintaining one or more individual schedules and coordinate travel arrangements when appropriate.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of faculty load sheets, development and maintenance of course schedules, and collection of syllabi and faculty office hours.
• Assist in the resolution of student issues based on pre-determined college policies or department practices.
• Manage payroll functions including the submission and audit of timesheet entries for staff, faculty, and work-study employees and processing appointments for adjunct faculty.
• May coordinate the adjunct faculty department orientation process.
• Perform basic, routine bookkeeping functions relative to program/department budget, which includes tracking purchases and expenditures and may include assisting in the budget development process.
• Facilitate, monitor, and/or oversee department purchasing, inventory, and requisitioning of supplies and equipment, which may include the coordination of textbook orders.
• Prepare special reports, summaries, and replies to inquiries by compiling data and statistics from various departmental resources, which may include preparing common final packets, managing return of packets, running scantrons, and posting results for faculty.
• Maintain accurate databases.
• Assist in the development or upkeep of the department/area webpage.
• May instruct and oversee the activities of work-study employees. 
• Assist in the planning and coordination of special events, which may include logistics, contracts, hospitality, staffing, etc.
• Comply with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
• Provide service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reports to: Chair, Mathematics

Required:  Associate degree and two years of related work experience or a combination of completed education and/or work experience equal to four years.

Additional Requirements:  A criminal background check will be conducted.

Preferred:  Experience in higher education administration is preferred. Knowledge of learning management systems and specifically Canvas is preferred. Proficient in Excel and Word.

• Communication – able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner using preferred method and level as applicable to the job.
• Team Orientation & Interpersonal – highly motivated team player with ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all levels within and external to the organization.
• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.
• Organization & Time Management – able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks related to the job to achieve goals within or ahead of established time frames.
• Multi-task - Ability to expeditiously organize, coordinate, manage, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously to swiftly assess a situation, determine a logical course of action, and apply the appropriate response.
• Adaptability to Change – able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.
• Relationship Management – able to personally provide high level of interactive service to others, building relationships and addressing identified needs.
• Systems & Software - proficient level of knowledge of Microsoft Office and/or relevant position software programs.
• Ethics – able to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, civility, and a high degree of ethics in all job-related actions.

Application Process:  All applicants must submit a completed online application, a letter of intent, an up-to-date resume, as well as unofficial college transcripts (if applicable) to be considered for this position. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to any employment offer when academic credentials are the basis for meeting minimum qualifications. Unofficial transcripts are only accepted for review purposes.

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