Substitute Administrative Assistant II

Administrative Assistant II

This posting is to create a pool of qualified applicants for the current and/or upcoming academic year. While the department may not be actively recruiting at this time, applicants who meet all minimum qualifications and have submitted complete application materials will be contacted if a substitute position becomes available.

Performs the full range of administrative and secretarial, duties of a complex nature in support of assigned administrative, academic, or student services departments.

The Administrative Assistant II classification is distinguished from the Administrative Assistant I classification in that the Administrative Assistant II performs the full range of administrative support and complex secretarial duties independently including travel approvals and reimbursement, hiring paperwork approvals for hourly and temporary employees, acts as a liaison for board items, makes recommendations and applies budget transfers.

Receives general direction from appropriate supervisor; checks with supervisor regarding non-routine assignments. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned student workers.

The following duties are typical for this classification:

1. Assists assigned administrator in meeting reporting requirements, functional responsibilities, and research objectives; organizes functions and activities promoted by the program area.
2. Reviews, updates, and informs the supervisor and others of essential timelines; discusses and reviews calendar of events on a regular basis with assigned administrator to ensures timely coordination of office activities and status of assigned projects; develops schedules related to department activities and services.
3. Develops and maintains assigned calendars, schedules, and appointments; coordinates and arranges meetings.
4. Collects, researches, compiles, analyzes, verifies, summarizes, records, and evaluates information; prepares and distributes narrative, statistical, and financial data, and provides recommendations, completes reports; verifies and reviews forms and reports for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures.
5. Oversees projects independently as assigned ensures that work is performed in a timely and accurate manner; uses independent judgment to develop and provide recommendations, suggestions, or information as appropriate.
6. Answers phones and responds to questions and requests for information; communicates information in person, via email, or by telephone where knowledge, and interpretation of policies and procedures are necessary.
7. Serves as liaison for assigned administrator by relaying messages, answering questions, clarifying information, responding to requests, resolving problems, explaining District, College, Department, or program area policies and procedures, or referring callers to the administrator or others as necessary.
8. Oversees the preparation of Board agenda items and supporting documents; ensures Board agenda items are forwarded within District timelines and legal requirements and guidelines; notifies administrator of Board requests for information or action.
9. Assists supervisor in the preparation and administration of program budget(s), cost estimates for budget recommendations, justifications for budget items, and allocation of funds, processes, monitors and tracks expenditures, provides budget reports; resolves budget issues and problems; interacts with others regarding deposits; processes budget/expense transfers, and recommends budget revisions; assists with travel approvals and reimbursements for department staff.
10. Recommends expenditures for equipment, materials, and supplies and assures their timely ordering, receipt, and storage; schedules maintenance and repairs as needed posts, monitors, and tracks invoices and other expenditures; processes conference and other reimbursements.
11. Provides support for supervisor in meetings and committees as assigned; attends meetings and takes notes or records proceedings; prepares and distributes agendas, background materials, and minutes as appropriate.
12. Prepares oral and written preliminary responses for assigned supervisor's approval; facilitates communications between assigned supervisor, administrators, students, faculty, staff, other offices, educational institutions, public agencies, and the public.
13. Formats, types, proofreads, updates, edits, duplicates, and distributes correspondence, notices, lists, schedules, forms, memoranda, and other materials according to established procedures, policies, and standards.
14. Processes information related to staff hiring and payroll processes for assigned area; prepares and/or completes forms, monitors signature process, and tracks approvals for hiring personnel.
15. Establishes and maintains a variety of complex, interrelated filing systems including student confidential files; establishes and maintains files for information, records, and reports including those related to budget and cost records; maintains manuals and updated resource materials.
16. Receives mail and identifies and refers matters to the administrator in order of priority.
17. Performs other duties related to the primary job duties.

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties:

Core Competencies:

• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Customer Focus
• Reading Comprehension
• Professional and Technical Expertise
• Critical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Using Technology
• Team Work/Involving Others
• Writing
• Adaptability
• Innovation
• Listening
• Valuing Diversity

Education/Training: Equivalent to the completion of high school and fifteen (15) semester units of college coursework.

Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience involving a high level of public contact, and providing secretarial support to management staff.

Desired Education/Experience: Experience in an administrative office in an educational environment

Equivalency Provision: In the absence of fifteen (15) semester units of college level coursework, equivalent to the completion of high school and five (5) years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience involving a high level of public contact and providing secretarial support to management staff is qualifying.

The conditions herein 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 job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with frequent interruptions and distractions; extended periods of time viewing computer monitor; possible exposure to dissatisfied individuals.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 25 pounds; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.