Westchester Community College Administrative Assistant

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Located in the Westchester Community College – Valhalla: Under general supervision, an incumbent in this class develops, plans, coordinates, and monitors operational activities to ensure maximum utilization of departmental unit resources. This class is responsible for organizational processes such as: personnel and civil service administration, departmental budgeting, financial record keeping, purchasing, statistical reporting, and the general administration of a division or unit. This position is characterized by the frequent exercise of independent judgment within the Department and may involve extensive contact with other County departments and the general public. Supervision may be exercised over clerical employees. Does related work as required.

REQUIRED: A Bachelor's Degree* and three years of experience where the primary function of the position was staff services†.

SUBSTITUTION: Satisfactory completion of a Master’s Degree* may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

NOTE #1: Experience obtained as an intern in public or institutional administration may be substituted for an equal amount of the required experience.



NOTE #2: Unless otherwise noted, only experience gained after attaining the minimum education level indicated in the minimum qualifications will be considered in evaluating experience.



†DEFINITION: Staff service functions are generally support or back up functions to higher-level administrators. This could involve office management; participation in budget preparation and monitoring; payroll and personnel type functions; involvement in the development and/or review of department-wide practices and procedures; evaluating departmental operations; participation in planning; financial recordkeeping, accounting and management activities; purchasing; public relations, community relations, public information activities; and other similar functions. “Line” functions involved in the delivery of services or in the day to day operations of a department would not be qualifying experience.



*SPECIAL NOTE: Education beyond the secondary level must be from an institution accredited or recognized by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education as a post-secondary, degree-granting institution.


SALARY:
$54,460 - Starting Salary

$67,735 - Maximum reached in four additional steps



SUBMIT:
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TO:
Sabrina Johnson Chandler

Personnel Director - WCC

Westchester Community College

Administration Building - Room 111

75 Grasslands Road

Valhalla, NY 10595-1698