(PCC Only) Program Specialist - Student Basic Needs

Portland Community College•Portland, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position provides program support for the Student Basic Needs program at Portland Community College (PCC), reporting directly to the Program Dean of Student Basic Needs. The role supports the hiring of student leaders on sustainability initiatives and services that support students' basic needs, including Food Pantries, Food Justice Programming and Education, Transportation Access, Bike Programs, and Eco Social Justice Grants. The specialist will provide support for a broad range of activities and programs that further the goals of PCC’s student basic needs and sustainability initiatives, aiming to increase food security, health, and climate justice. Responsibilities may include tracking budgets, payroll, and hiring. The role involves assisting with programming events on campus, including logistics such as room, AV, and food arrangements, supporting student leadership training, potentially attending conferences as a student chaperone, and taking minutes at meetings. The specialist will also work with accounts payable, payroll, and FMS to contract and pay vendors, oversee assigned projects, and pay students, staff, or contractors. Daily and ongoing support will be provided to student leaders, work-study students, and casual employees. Excellent customer service skills are required for interacting with campus and community members, and general office management duties are also part of the role. Travel around the district is required.

Requirements

A blend of administrative experience, including expertise with technological resources, and experience or training related to the program or service to which assigned.
An Associate’s degree or equivalent units and two years of responsible experience related to the program area of assignment (experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis).
Loading, unloading, lifting up to 50 pounds repetitively is required.
A driver's license is required.
Work experience related to the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and/or social justice.
Work experience responding to students/clients in crisis and ability to respond sensitively and effectively to people in crisis.
Demonstrated awareness and understanding of our students' basic needs.
Experience with successfully multi-tasking, time management and prioritization of tasks in a sometimes loud, high-energy environment.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work in a team-oriented environment, as well as the ability to work independently while overseeing tasks of student and casual staff.
Strong customer service skills including active listening, clear communication skills (written & verbal), patience, adaptability & problem solving.
Highly proficient in computer software applications including WorkDay and Google Suite and other platforms for and department inventory and data collection.

Responsibilities

Provides program support for the Student Basic Needs program.
Supports the hiring of student leaders on sustainability initiatives and services that support students basic needs at PCC including Food Pantries, Food Justice Programming and Education, Transportation Access, Bike Programs, and Eco Social Justice Grants.
Provides support for a broad range of activities and programs that further the goals of Portland Community College’s student basic needs and sustainability initiatives and efforts to increase food security, health and climate justice.
May track budgets, payroll, hiring, and employment.
Helps with programming events on campus, including logistics (room, AV, and food), supports student leadership training, may attend conferences as student chaperone, takes minutes at meetings as assigned.
Works with accounts payable, payroll and FMS to contract and pay vendors, oversee assigned projects, pay students staff or contractors.
Provides daily and ongoing support to student leaders, work-study students and casual employees.
General office management duties.
Travel around the district is required.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package
Oregon PERS contribution
Tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program
Tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions
Free access to the sport centers / campus gymnasiums, performing arts, and cultural events
Paid Leave (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)
8 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of service)
1 day of sick leave per month
12 paid holidays
PCC Winter Break (when College is Closed)
24 hours of personal leave per year