Testing Technician

SCF offers many benefits to our eligible employees from obtaining tuition scholarship for employees and eligible dependents, paid Life Insurance, matching Florida Retirement System (FRS) contribution, complimentary access to Wellness activities, paid sick and vacation time, four-day work week during June and July, paid winter break, access for eligible dependents to our on-campus Collegiate School and many more! Visit our SCF Human Resources webpage for benefit details

Job Summary

Using strong interpersonal skills, this position handles all daily activities in the Assessment & Testing Center, administers testing services to a diverse population and provides administrative support to the Coordinator, Retention and Assessment & Testing. Excellent reading comprehension and communication skills are essential in this highly interactive and constantly changing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Applicants may be asked to demonstrate any or all of the following duties:

• Schedules and administers tests and career assessments in a customer-focused environment.
• Maintains security and confidentiality in the Assessment/Testing Center by adhering to standardized rules of test procedures as accepted by the National College Testing Association and the Florida Association of College Test Administrators.
• This position produces and maintains a current Assessment/Testing Center procedures manual. Reviews, evaluates and updates testing policies and procedures as needed.
• Maintains up-to-date Assessment/Testing Center records, documents, information sheets and reports, including both electronic and hard copy versions.
• Presents placement test results to students and provides them with a current referral sheet with cut-off scores and class flow charts. Explains the next step in the process to all students upon completion of their tests.
• Maintains all Assessment/Testing Center supplies.
• Uses, manages, and maintains various office and testing software programs such as; MS Word, Excel, online tracking and calendar databases as well as countless testing software programs.
• Coordinates and administers a full array of testing services, including but not limited to the following: proctored academic tests, placement tests, and CLEP tests to a variety of students.
• Resolves all test administration problems and provides excellent customer service.
• Creates and maintains a web-based testing calendar for testing appointments. Maintains an up-to-date website and the test monitoring systems.
• Acts as liaison to SCF programs to administer tests according to their specific needs and deadlines.
• Collaborates with the Assessment/Testing Center team to oversee daily management of the testing centers.
• Maintains competence in testing issues through professional development activities such as, training courses, workshops, conferences and online resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Education/Experience:
  High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three or more years of related clerical experience. Experience in higher education assessment/testing is preferred.

• Supervisory Experience:

• Language Ability:

• Math Ability:

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  Certificates and Licenses:

• Internal Contacts:

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  External Contacts:

Supplemental Information

In addition to satisfactory performance on all of the essential job duties and responsibilities for this job, all State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees must fulfill the following basic performance expectations:

Mission and Goals: Each State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employee is expected to know the College’s mission and goals.

Service Excellence: All State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees will strive to provide outstanding service excellence to everyone they serve including students, the community, and fellow employees in accordance with Pride in Excellence standards as listed:

Pre-Employment Screenings:

Requires successful completion of criminal background screenings and employment reference checks.

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota does not discriminate on the basis of sex, pregnancy, race, religion, age, national origin/ethnicity, color, marital status, disability, genetic information or sexual orientation in any of its educational programs, services and activities, including admission and employment. Direct inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies to: Equity Officer, 941-752-5599, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207.