Administrative Assistant for Upward Bound and Student Support Services

Date Posted: April 16, 2025

Compensation: $35,000.00, Yearly
Required Experience: 36-60 Months

Job Description

Redlands Community College is seeking candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant for the Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs. This is a federally funded, full-time position, requiring up to 40 hours per week. Under general supervision, this position involves providing administrative and program support for the program directors.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating meetings
• Arranging travel
• Managing purchasing and accounts payable functions
• Screening and handling telephone communications
• Greeting and directing visitors
• Reconciling budgets
• Preparing correspondence
• General filing
• Maintaining program participant records
• Inputting participant data into the program database

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or comparable experience required, with emphasis on word processing and spreadsheets (Bachelor's degree preferred)
• Three to five years of documented experience directly related to the specified duties and responsibilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to use word processing, database, and spreadsheet software
• Proficiency in verbal and written English
• Ability to work independently
• Sensitivity to the needs of economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals

A candidate with an educational and/or economic background similar to the Upward Bound target population is preferred.

To Apply:

Interested applicants are required to apply online and upload the following:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Copies of college transcripts
• Three references with names, addresses, and phone numbers

This position will remain open until filled.

Applying

To apply for any positions please complete the online employment application and upload the documentation specified in the advertisement.

For additional information contact Kim Andrade, Director of Human Resources, at 405.422.1267 or email her at Human.Resources@redlandscc.edu.

Benefits

You can view our Employee Benefits page, to learn more about working for Redlands.

Faculty

All Faculty must meet our Standard of Practice - Minimally Qualified Faculty degree qualifications.

Background Check

Any applicant selected for an interview will be required to complete a Background Screening Authorization form, along with their personal Background Check Information. A background check will not be run on you unless you are recommended for the position. For a summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Report Act, any background check disclosure statements, an authorization for background check, and a form to list your personal background check information, please see the links listed below:

2019 Background Check Disclosure Document
2019 Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
2019 Authorization for Background Check including Personal Information
2019 California Disclosure Document
2019 New York Disclosure Document
2019 San Francisco Disclosure Document
2019 Various States Disclosure Document

Additional Information

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Redlands Community College will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Redlands Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, or status as a veteran, in any of its educational programs, activities, policies, practices, or procedures, including, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, eligibility for financial aid, and educational services, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and other federal laws and regulations. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's nondiscrimination policies: Compliance Officer, Redlands Community College, 1300 S. Country Club Road, El Reno, OK 73036-5304, 405.262.2552.

Clery Statement

Redlands Community College is committed to providing a safe place to live, work, study and visit. Part of this effort includes sharing information regarding the safety and security of our campuses.

Redlands provides email notifications to all students, faculty and staff when a Clery Crime occurs in or near Redlands Community College campus or any of its sites. These notifications are primarily sent if the incident poses an ongoing safety threat as determined by the President of the College or his designee. The act requires colleges and universities to make “timely warnings,” known as “Safety Alerts” at Redlands, to campus community members about specific types of crime if an ongoing threat is believed to exist.

Information regarding our recent three-year period Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, as well as the Emergency Preparedness Guide, can be found on the Campus Security page.