Job Details

Assessment Assistant

This position provides assessment and testing support for students enrolled in the Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC). Assessment Assistants administer and proctor standardized paper-based, computer-based, and remote assessments while ensuring a secure, professional, and student-centered testing environment. Paid on-the-job training and required test administrator certification are provided.

Assessment Assistants prepare testing rooms, verify student appointments, monitor testing sessions, assist with computer-based testing, troubleshoot basic technical issues, and maintain testing security and confidentiality in accordance with TMCC, Nevada Department of Education, assessment vendor, and FERPA requirements. Additional responsibilities include maintaining testing records, reporting testing irregularities, responding to program communications, participating in required training and meetings, and supporting other Adult Basic Education program activities and special events as assigned. This position requires strong organizational, communication, and customer service skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a professional environment.

Assessment Assistant Duties:

• Proctor assessments at various locations for groups of students
• Provide and maintain a safe and orderly testing environment
• Assist with computer-based testing, troubleshooting issues
• Verify student testing appointments
• Prepare testing rooms
• Report assessment discrepancies
• Read and respond to emails daily
• Adhere to all test administration, certification, security, scoring, and reporting policies as set forth by the Nevada Department of Education and the assessment vendor/publisher
• Maintain confidentiality and the security of both electronic and paper files in accordance to FERPA regulations
• Participate in and assist at TMCC and ABE special events, meetings, and trainings as assigned/required
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Skills and Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Multi-tasking; organization, prioritization, attention to detail, thoroughness
• Intermediate computer, typing, and data entry
• Basic knowledge of office equipment: scanners, fax, Xerox, shredder, multiple telephone lines, printers, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ability to make decisions and analyze information
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a positive, cooperative and professional manner
• Professional and businesslike image/attire at all times

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, up to 19 hours (Part Time) a week, Monday – Saturday.

The desire to work with students, faculty, and staff from many different backgrounds.

Compensation

Hourly wage of $18 per hour

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About TMCC

We are Northern Nevada's premier jobs college, and we partner with employers across our region to keep our programs on the cutting edge. We offer over 60 short-term certificates and many degree programs, including Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architecture, and Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. TMCC serves approximately 10,000 learners who take classes at our four Reno locations: the Dandini campus, the Redfield campus, the Meadowood campus, and the Edison campus.

Our Values

• Student access and success
• Excellence in teaching and learning
• Evidence of student progress through assessment of student learning
• Nurturing a climate of innovative and creative thought
• Collaborative decision making
• Environmental sustainability and a healthy college community
• Responsible and sustainable use of resources
• Ethical practices and integrity
• Respect and compassion for all persons
• Community development through partnerships and services
• Fostering responsible participation in a democratic society

Conditions of Employment

This is an on-going pool of qualified individuals interested in part-time, temporary non-tenure track instructional opportunities at Truckee Meadows Community College. These opportunities are part-time only and will not be continued beyond the ending date. These opportunities may be terminated at will, at any time, for any reason, without notice; the appointee has no appeal rights. Temporary assignments are not eligible for consideration for tenure as part of the assignment.

Additional Information

Transcripts

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Sponsorship

TMCC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States at the time they begin employment.