Intake and Assessment Specialist
- Employer
- Arkansas State University - Newport
- Location
- Newport, AR
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Assessment, Accreditation & Compliance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Community College
Job Details
POSITION SUMMARY
The Intake and Assessment Specialist is responsible for facilitating new and returning Adult Education program enrollment, along with adminstering assessments, including performing general office duties. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency policy. Under the Adult Education Director's direct supervision, the paraprofessional assists adult learners in the Adult Education program. The paraprofessional provides administrative support to the Adult Education program.
- Assisting adult learners using assessment delivery resources, including individual and group testing; Conducting orientation and assessment of new students; Attending training activities required by the Division of Workforce Services, Adult Education Section; and the local education agency (ASU-N)Assisting in the management of the National Reporting System record-keeping systemOther duties as assigned by the Director of Adult Education
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication and math skills.Ability to utilize basic computer software to assist studentsAbility to work well in a fast-paced environment and help maintain a positive classroom climateAbility to meet deadlines for required reportsAbility to communicate effectively with persons from diverse backgrounds and to work effectively with fellow employees and with other agencies in the service delivery area.Knowledge of record keeping proceduresKnowledge of work-related subject area
The formal education equivalent of a high school diploma OR an Associate’s Degree can be substituted for one year of experience in a related area or applicable work setting. Additional requirements determined by the agency for recruiting purposes require review and approval by the Office of Personnel Management. OTHER JOB-RELATED EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ALL OR PART OF THESE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, UPON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY, and EQUIPMENTMaintain program provided furniture, fixtures, and technology as requiredSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
- Meet and greet incoming students
- Answer and return calls
- Administer intake for incoming students
- Schedule testing to meet potential student’s needs
- Distributes information to collaborating agencies
- Aid instructor when needed
- Facilitate intake for incoming students, proctor TABE Assessment, grade TABE Assessment
- Enter program data as required by State guidelines
- Enter weekly attendance as required by State policy
- Maintain student retention by making courtesy calls as needed
- Maintain student records by making folders and keeping all information available
- Administer GED Ready and GED Test
- Make sure all potential GED testers information has been sent to the state for release
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of mathematics
- Ability to compile data into report form
The Director will provide supervision when on site. Other times, this position will be supervised by a senior faculty member.
PLANNING
- Ability to establish and maintain filing systems
The Director of Adult Education will oversee program-related decision-making to assist in decision-making thought matrices. All Adult Education staff are encouraged to collaborate with their colleagues to consult for decision making. The Director will oversee all final decisions.
ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
- Ability to analyze documents to determine compliance with rules, regulations, and procedures
USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS).
- Ability to operate standard office equipment
CONTACT WITH OTHERS
- This position includes routine and ongoing communication with adult education enrollees and staff members
- This position includes the expectations that Department of Workforce Services, Adult Education Section, professional development requirements are met annually.
- Microsoft OfficeOnline Databases
- Personal computer Photo copier/scannerMulti-line phone system
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or regularly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. This work involves walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly moving from one classroom to another. This work involves talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas through spoken words; those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and quickly. This work involves hearing, receiving detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSThe paraprofessional is subject to inside environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not temperature.
Organization
Vision
ASU-Newport will be the driving force that revitalizes the Delta and restores the American Dream in the communities we serve.
Mission
ASU-Newport provides an accessible, affordable, quality education that transforms the lives of our students, enriches our communities and strengthens the regional economy.
Values
Community | Diversity | Innovation | Integrity | Student-Centeredness | Trust
Where you're going depends on where you've been.
Over the years, ASU-Newport has grown from one campus to three and now boasts enrollment exceeding 2,000 students. The milestones of our past have made us the institution we are today.
1976 - Arkansas State University-Newport (ASUN) founded as White River Vocational Technical School.
1992 - ASUN merged with Arkansas State University-Beebe to become ASU Beebe/Newport.
2000 - Arkansas Board of Higher Education approved ASUN to be its own, stand-alone campus.
2001 - ASUN hired its first Chancellor, Dr. Larry Williams.
2002 - Gift received from Arkansas Steel and Associates of $250,000 to endow cultural programs.
2002 - ASUN received initial national accreditation by Higher Learning Commission.
2002 - Jackson County residents voted to support ASUN through local sales tax
2003 - ASUN enrollment exceeds 1,000 students.
2004 - Gift received from Walton Family Foundation in the amount of $1 million, in honor of Lindley and Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
2004 - Ground broke on a Student Community Center.
2004 - The high voltage lineman technology program was created from a partnership between ASUN and the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.
2005 - Named by Community College Week magazine as one of the top ten fastest-growing public two-year colleges.
2006 - Ten-year accreditation granted by Higher Learning Commission of North Central Accreditation.
2006 - First fully online degree program offered - Associate of Arts in Business.
2007 - ASUN assumed operational oversight for the technical centers in both Jonesboro and Marked Tree.
2009 - ASUN enrollment exceeds 2,000 students.
2012 - ASUN hosts "First Decade Celebration" in Newport, Marked Tree and Jonesboro.
2012 - ASUN student receives first and only Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) granted to a community college student.
2012 - $1 million gift received from Fowler Family in support of Hospitality Services program.
2013 - Dr. Sandra Massey named ASUN's second Chancellor.
2014 - ASUN becomes fifth largest community college in Arkansas in headcount enrollment.
2015 - 2500 STRONG - In Fall 2015 beat it's all-time enrollment record with 2,533 students.
- Website
- http://www.asun.edu/
- Telephone
- 8705127800
- Location
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7648 Victory Blvd.
Newport
AR
72112
US
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