POSITION DETAILS

Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens , LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY). LaGuardia offers more than sixty associate degree programs and more than fifty workforce training, ESOL, GED, and pre-college programs. In 2023, LaGuardia served approximately 24,000 students. More than one-third of LaGuardia’s degree-seeking students are born outside the United States; they come from 136 countries and speak 43 heritage languages. Sixty percent are first-generation college students.

Virtually all LaGuardia students are ethnic minorities (89 percent), 58 percent are women, 27 percent are over the age of 25. Forty-six percent of associate degree students are Hispanic. Upon graduation most students transfer to four-year colleges, typically in CUNY, to complete their baccalaureate degrees. Graduates of career programs such as Nursing, Computer Technology, and Veterinary Technology enter the workforce. LaGuardia ranked fifth among U.S. community colleges in economic mobility – moving low-income students into the middle class and beyond – in studies by Stanford University (2017) and the Brookings Institution (2020).Please visit www.laguardia.edu to learn more.

Reporting to the ASAP|ACE Director, the Administrative Coordinator is a member of an integrated college team and has the responsibilityof performing comprehensive administrative duties to ensure productive ASAP college office functioning and support the program's expansion activities, including program operations, recruitment and communication.

Duties

The ASAP Administrative Coordinator provides basic operational and analytical support related to a College’s ASAP program. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Organizes office functions such as communications, meeting schedules, work plans, staff assignments, and distributing information;
• Collects data for, prepares, and distributes reports and presentations using word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software;
• Updates office databases, lists, and files to ensure completeness and accuracy; maintains current information on department web site(s); maintains department archives and collections;
• Conducts internet and/or database research and performs basic systems queries to locate information related to department activities;
• Maintains department fiscal plans and budgets; assists in budget administration and invoice processing;
• Provides basic information, instructions, and materials as requested by students, faculty, and others who contact the department;
• May supervise office staff and student workers;
• Performs related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to communicate program requirements effectively to students.
• Ability to build rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with students, staff, and faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Experience in administration of a public service, social service, education, counseling or mentoring program; work with educators and students.
• Commitment to promoting college access and success in post-secondary education.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work productively in a fast paced, time-sensitive, high volume and dynamic student-focused and customer responsive environment.
• Strong presentation, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to work and interact effectively, collaboratively, and cooperatively with a diverse community of learners, students, faculty and staff .
• Detail orientation and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Computer proficiency using standard office software programs/applications, including ACCESS database and Google Docs.
  
  

Cuny Title Overview

Supports projects, initiatives, and activities that impact an academic or administrative department.

• Manages basic office functions such as communications, meeting schedules, work plans, staff assignments, and distributing information.
• Collects data for, prepares, and distributes reports and presentations using word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
• Updates office databases, lists, and files to ensure completeness and accuracy; maintains current information on department web site(s); maintains department archives and collections.
• Conducts internet and/or database research and performs basic systems queries to locate information related to department activities.
• Maintains department fiscal plans and budgets; assists in budget administration and invoice processing.
• Provides basic information, instructions, and materials as requested by students, faculty, and others who contact the department.
• May supervise office staff and student workers.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Title Name: Administrative Coordinator

CUNY TITLE

Assistant to HEO

FLSA

Non-exempt

Compensation And Benefits

$54,268 - $60,394

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will be adjusted by 6.09% with additional increases of 3.25% effective 9/1/2025 and 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

How To Apply

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Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.

CLOSING DATE

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JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

30302

Location

LaGuardia Community College