Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural 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:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

CE Workforce Program Associate III (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

CE Workforce Program Associates are responsible for vocational and academic instruction in a variety of fields and topics. Play a pivotal role in creating an environment where students are treated with respect, encouragement, and integrity. CE Workforce program associates outside of being an instructor will attend trainings, development days, staff meetings, and assist students as needed.

Job Description:

Descriptions of Duties and Tasks

• Work with students who are taking classes to improve their knowledge or career skills
• Work with colleagues to develop or modify the curriculum for a degree or certificate program involving a series of courses
• Assess students progress by grading assignments, papers, exams, and other work
• Advise students about which classes to take and how to achieve their goals
• Attend staff meetings
• Establishes and enforces clear rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining an environment conducive to learning for all students.
• Meets with students to discuss progress and to determine priorities and their individualized educational needs.
• Meet with students outside of class hours, as needed
• Maintains professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Effectively using interpersonal and written communications skills, including the use of tact, diplomacy, understanding, and valuing all contributions.

Technology Skills

• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

• As required.

Required Education

• As required.

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Pay Rate

$35.30/hour

Number of Openings:

8

Job Posting Close Date:

September 30, 2024

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under 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.