Position: Assessment & Testing Services Officer
 
Reports To: Assistant Director
 
Employment Status: 260-day contract, certified, benefits
 
Salary Schedule: Officer
 
Department:  Postsecondary Center
 
FLSA Status: Exempt
 
Description:  The Assessment and Testing Services officer is responsible for coordinating all activities and services of the department. He/she provides assessment services for businesses and the public. Supervises career advising staff, supervises testing staff and works with Director, Assistant Director, and Coordinators to assist in meeting the needs of the district and business community. He/she manages the testing center. 
 
 
Essential Functions: (other duties may be assigned)
 

• Administers tests; supervises testing center staff.

 

• Develop short- and long-term goals for the department.

 

• Responsible for meeting test security requirements.

 

• Purchases testing resources & equipment; contracts for annual testing services.

 

• Connects with Business and Industry to contract for testing services and provides services for businesses on site when applicable.

 

• Responsible for physical layout of assessment center.

 

• Keeps up to date on assessment theory and resources; makes recommendations; adheres to professional standards, including licensure and certification.

 

• Responsible for the department budget.

 

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent/Director/Assistant Director of C-TTC.

 
Qualifications:
 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility in a satisfactory manner.  Additionally, the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Education and/or Experience:
 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• Some direct experience with business and industry preferred
• 3-5 years of professional experience in a similar role preferred

                               
General Knowledge and Skills:

• General knowledge of the Ohio Department of Higher Education regulations.
• General knowledge of Educational Systems.
• General knowledge of computer applications.
• Written communication skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Marketing strategies.

 
Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence with accuracy
• Ability to effectively speak and present information to students, staff, administrators, Board of Education, parents, and public groups
• Ability to write speeches and/or articles for publication
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents

 
Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to accurately perform financial aid related calculations
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages,
• Ability to calculate percent discounts or markups comparing costs to determine which is best deal
• Ability to complete a balance sheet, purchase order, or other form that requires several math operations
• Ability to calculate multiple rates or to solve problems that compare productivity rates and pricing schemes

 
Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and effectively bring those conclusions into the realm of practical application.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in narrative or graphical form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

 
Personal Traits:

• Work cooperatively with people of a wide variety of backgrounds and educational achievement.
• Attentive to complex details while maintaining a “big picture” mindset.
• Prioritize and manage numerous projects and responsibilities simultaneously.
• Maintain positive community relations.
• Take a firm stance with students and teachers while keeping them positive and productive.
• Professional image & positive attitude
• Self-motivated
• Flexible and adaptable
• Patient
• People-oriented
• Analytical
• Creative
• Confident
• Detail-oriented
• Team worker
• Task management

 
Tools/Equipment:

• Personal computers & software
• Office equipment
• Phone system
• PC projector

 
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Varying work hours and schedule.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
 
The specific vision requirements for the job include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to hear conversation in quiet, as well as a noisy or loud environment and be able to tell wherever a sound is coming from.  The employee must be able to communicate with the team in order to give directions.
 
Work Environment: 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will normally work inside.  The employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with the public and other workers. 
 
The noise level in the environment is usually quiet/moderate.
 
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.
 
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by individuals currently holding similar or like positions and additional duties may be assigned.