About North Shore Community College:

North Shore Community College is a diverse, caring, inclusive community that inspires our students to become engaged citizens and to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals through accessible, affordable, rigorous educational opportunities that are aligned with our region's workforce needs and will prepare them for life in a changing world. NSCC is one of 15 Massachusetts community colleges, which serves the 26 cities and towns north of Boston. Since its founding in 1965, NSCC has grown from a single leased building to an urban campus in downtown Lynn and a suburban campus in Danvers, and from five to 80 academic programs of study. Nearly 50,000 students have graduated from NSCC. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Job Description:

Assessment Officer, Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing (CAS)

MCCC Unit Professional position, Grade 4

37.5 hours per week

• Lynn Campus: Mon 9am-5pm, Tues 11am-7pm ;
• Danvers Campus : Wed 9am-5pm, Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-5pm

Position requires ability to work one Saturday per month, 9am-1pm, as part of the regular work schedule

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing (CAS) strives to provide exemplary service to students who seek testing opportunities and alternative options for credit award. The Assessment Officer team assists in coordinating the provision of student testing services for assessment of academic support skills. Team members are responsible for administering college placement examinations and other testing options, interpreting test scores, assessing needs of individual students through test results and other documents, advising students and providing a liaison between students and other academic departments and college offices as needed. The Assessment Officer supports all CAS programs, performs administrative tasks associated with department activities, and maintains the standards and procedures of testing agencies, the department and the college.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Shared responsibility for computerized placement testing (CPT's).
  • Assists in the coordination of ESL and non-ESL student testing services for assessment of academic skills, including pre- and post-test advising regarding test readiness, placement results, and recommendations.
  • Records and reports
• Primary responsibility for HSE (HiSET and GED) assessments.
  • Oversees all aspects of daily HSE testing activities. Administers HSE testing.
  • Researches and develops HSE testing strategies and policies that improve student options and are responsive to student need.
  • Advises students prior to and following testing.
• Primary responsibility for Challenge Exams.
  • Promotes alternative option to help students graduate earlier.
  • Administers Challenge Exams. Oversees all aspects of Challenge Exam assessments, including pre- and post-test advising regarding test readiness, results, and recommendations.
• Shared responsibility for ATI Testing (e.g.TEAS, PN Predictor), PLA examinations (e.g. CLEP and DSST), and industry recognized credential assessments.
  • Collaborates with other CAS staff to plan and administer testing sessions.
  • Advises students pre- and post-testing about test preparation, results and options.
• Advisement to students in relation to CAS services.
  • Explores student career, academic and personal goals, and counsels students regarding academic program requirements, admissions standards and course pre-requisites.
• Assistance with all aspects of overall departmental operations.
  • Supports administration of all standardized and institution-specific testing.
  • Supports Alternative Studies/independent learning, credit for prior learning programs/options, and study abroad.
• Maintains professional knowledge.
• Successful experience interacting with culturally diverse populations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Reports to the Executive Director of the Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Education, Counseling or closely related field required.
• One year of experience and/or training in computerized test administration, academic assessment/placement, academic advisement/counseling, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Background in testing and alternative credentialing preferred.
• Computer program manipulation or computer operations in an academic environment.
• Counseling experience and strong interpersonal skills.
• Communication skills that demonstrate sensitivity to non-traditional / adult learners and diversely prepared students.
• Sophisticated understanding of academia, preferably in a community college setting.
• Experience with post-secondary learning programs.
• Successful experience interacting with culturally diverse populations
• Ability to work on alternate campus where needed.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative.
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment.

COVID VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:

Candidates for employment should be aware that all North Shore Community College students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by January, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

Additional Information:

SALARY RANGE: Anticipated starting salary range $53,590.00-$57,992.00. Actual salary will be commensurate with education and experience in accordance with the MCCC/MTA collective bargaining agreement.

Full time benefited employees at North Shore Community College are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package offered through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Click HERE for a highlight of these benefits.

STARTING DATE: ASAP

North Shore Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in it programs and activities as required by Title IX or the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Action of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquires or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Nick Royal, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination or the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. North Shore Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College's Annual Security Report (ASR), in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College's website by clicking here.

Application Instructions:

Submit cover letter and resume. Applicants selected for an interview will need to provide unofficial transcripts or foreign degree evaluations and the name, address, email and telephone number of at least three current professional references to Human Resources before the interview takes place.