Employment and Internship Specialist

The St. Petersburg College (SPC) Foundation was recently awarded a grant from Bank of America to launch the Tampa Bay Education to Employment Connection (TBEEC) program, focused on job placement of students near the end of their educational pathway and ready for employment. The initiative will specifically target students of color and those facing financial need.

 

 

This positive is primarily responsible for the clerical and data entry functions in support of Employment and/or Internship services at St. Petersburg College. Basic knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures are required at this level. Incumbents perform non-routine, complex administrative functions requiring the application of department and organizational policies and procedures, and an increased level of responsibility with organizations and individuals internal and external to the College including students and academic processes and information. 

 

Responsibilities may include explaining organizational or departmental policies and procedures to students, faculty, and other staff; prioritizing tasks; scheduling appointments, classes, and/or activities; developing and implementing filing systems; compiling, tracking and reviewing data and reports; attending meetings and taking notes; desktop publishing; preparing, reviewing, revising and distributing documents and correspondence; creating purchase orders; monitoring expenses; and performing basic quantitative and qualitative reviews of data. Incumbents may spend up to 30% of their time on the duties of the lower level. Incumbents may provide direction to student workers and/or part-time staff and may occasionally perform some of the duties of the higher levels.

This class is the third of six levels in the Administrative Services series. Basic knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures are required at this level. Incumbents perform non-routine, complex clerical functions requiring the application of department and organizational policies and procedures, and an increased level of responsibility with organizations and individuals external to the College including students and academic processes and information. Responsibilities may include explaining organizational or departmental policies and procedures to students, faculty, and other staff; prioritizing tasks; scheduling appointments, classes, and/or activities; developing and implementing filing systems; compiling, tracking and reviewing data and reports; attending meetings and taking notes; desktop publishing; preparing, reviewing, revising and distributing documents and correspondence; creating purchase orders; monitoring expenses; and performing basic quantitative and qualitative reviews of data. Incumbents may spend up to 30% of their time on the duties of the lower level. Incumbents may provide direction to student workers and/or part-time staff and may occasionally perform some of the duties of the higher levels.

 Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)

 Four years clerical or administrative experience.

 

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

 

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.