[Hiring] Applications Specialist III @Rancho Santiago Community College District
Role Description
The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, management, and students from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes:
- Those with differing abilities
- AB 540 students
- DACA recipients
- Foreign Residents
- VACA participants
- Continuing Education students
Candidates will contribute to an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the diverse needs of faculty, management, staff, and students. They will:
- Effectively provide services and support to individuals with differing academic preparation levels and unique learning or workplace needs
- Ensure equitable access and opportunities for success
- Demonstrate cultural competency, sensitivity, equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in all interactions and contributions
- Empower students to achieve their educational and career goals
- Promote a positive and inclusive environment where faculty and management can thrive
Through their role, candidates will foster creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning throughout the college community.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
- Four years experience in application programming and database experience, including experience in systems design and database design and transaction processing
- Knowledge of application programming & database administration
- Programming principles, procedures, techniques, database concepts and a full range of computers
- Integrated enterprise-level information systems
- Principles and techniques of systems design and analysis
- Transaction processing
- Principles, practices and language of computer operations
- Capabilities and limitations of computers and auxiliary equipment
- Testing and troubleshooting DBA related problems
- English composition
- Principles of training
Requirements
- Ability to analyze and develop programs and systems, including writing, testing, debugging, documentation and operating instructions
- Administer district databases
- Prepare database schematics utilizing knowledge and abstract reasoning
- Read and understand educational data and information
- Elicit information and communicate with district personnel effectively
- Utilize required computer software
- Produce, finalize and check work efficiently
- Participate in the formulation of long range development plans and in conferences
- Contribute to the preparation of new computer systems
- Maintain effective and cooperative working relations with departmental staff, administrators, management and vendors
- Write clearly and concisely
Application Process
To ensure full consideration, all applicants must submit a complete Rancho Santiago Community College District online application that includes the items listed below by the position's closing date:
- RSCCD Online Application
- Resume – details all relevant education, training, and other work experience
- Academic Transcripts (Unofficial copies of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate transcripts)
- Foreign Degrees: Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is approved by or a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE), or Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
Conditions of Employment
- Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
- Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis Exam
- Fingerprints (by a Live Scan Agency at the candidate's expense, and clearance must be received before the first day of employment)
EEO Statement
The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is an equal opportunity employer. The policy of the District is to encourage applications from persons who are economically disadvantaged and individuals belonging to significantly underrepresented groups within the District’s workforce, including ethnic and racial minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
