Ag. Science Student Outreach Specialist (Hourly)
Job Description
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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:
Ag. Science Student Outreach Specialist (Hourly)Job Description Summary:
Specialist with interest or experience in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems that will focus on increasing student enrollment in the Agricultural Sciences Department through outreach and recruitment activities.Job Description:
- May work in a specialty area within a department or office.
- May coordinate, evaluate, develop, and implement specialized materials to support departmental programs.
- May provide training or support training programs.
- Assists with general reporting and maintenance of databases as required.
- May provide information to others regarding processes, programs, and/or procedures.
- May review and process documents, maintain databases, and provide reports.
- Promote the Ag. Science Department at ACC and Community Events in Central Texas (networking, recruiting, and event planning)
- Recruit new students into the Ag. Science Department
- Volunteer Management
- Processes, practices, and procedures related to the departmental work being done.
- Sustainable Agriculture/Regenerative Agriculture practices
- Community Food System programs
- Maintaining an established work schedule.
- Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.
- Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
- Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications and student information and database systems.
- As required.
- As required.
- Work is performed in a standard office environment.
- Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
- Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.
- Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Pay Rate
$23.00/hour
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
July 22, 2024Clery 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.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.