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TESTING SPECIALIST – PART-TIME WILBUR WRIGHT COLLEGE ADULT EDUCATION The Adult Education Department of Wilbur Wright College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, seeks a qualified Testing Specialist – Part-Time to assist with the administration of large scale, nationally standardized testing programs, computerized college placement exams, or other tests requiring special arrangements. This position is responsible for ensuring the security of the exam environment. While this position will
primarily support testing operations for adult education students, the Testing Specialist – Part-Time will also be expected to be familiar with testing services for college credit students. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES · Responsible for setting up and clearing the exam room. · Completes documentation related to the exam including tally of examinees. · Inspects admittance documents and personal identification to assure that only authorized persons are admitted to the exam site. · Instructs and monitors examinees to ensure compliance with prescribed rules and to prevent dishonesty or collusion among examinees. · Responsible for the security of confidential exam material and booklets during the exam, constantly aware that all booklets are accounted for, seeing that no one leaves the exam room without authorization, and assuring that no examination material is taken from the room. · Assists in clarifying test instructions for candidates. · Collects test materials at end of testing period and enters test results in appropriate student database, if necessary. · Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS · High school diploma or GED required. · Completion of one semester of standardized test administration; OR, any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources. Salary Information: Salary Range: $17.48-$24.59 per hour Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement and applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. WORK SCHEDULE Monday through Thursday: 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday: 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS · Ability and willingness to travel between Wilbur Wright College and Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center as well as off-sites, as needed. · Ability and willingness to work some weekends, as needed. This part-time position is represented by Local 1600 Professional Union. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Thank you for your interest in City Colleges of Chicago!
The City Colleges of Chicago is the public community college system of the Chicago area. Its colleges offer associate degrees, certificates, free courses for the GED, and free English as a second language courses. The City Colleges system has its administrative offices in the Chicago Loop. City Colleges gives students access to a quality education and ensures their success by providing them with the support to complete their program and move on to further education or a career. Since 1911, City Colleges of Chicago has been connecting students from across Chicago’s neighborhoods to economic opportunity. By offering a quality education at an unprecedented value, City Colleges provides our students and alumni with a pathway to upward mobility. In fact, our vision is to be recognized as the city’s most accessible higher education engine of socioeconomic mobility and racial equity—empowering all Chicagoans to take part in building a stronger and more just city. City Colleges graduates can be found working across Chicago—from the city’s biggest hospitals to its boardrooms, from its high-tech manufacturing plants to its classrooms. They can be found serving the community as government officials, law enforcement officers, and teachers, and they are found launching their own businesses and taking leadership roles in the city’s fastest-growing sectors. More than sixty thousand Chicagoans are enrolled in City Colleges’ educational programs. Our offerings range from tuition-free English as a second language (ESL) and high school diploma (GED/HiSET) preparation classes to certificate and associate degree programs that prepare students to secure employment in high-demand careers and transfer to four-year colleges. In fact, about half of City Colleges graduates transfer after completion, with many heading to nationally-recognized colleges and universities. Hailing from every neighborhood, City Colleges students are as diverse as the city itself. As Illinois’ largest community college system, City Colleges is comprised of seven independently-accredited colleges: Harold Washington College, Harry S Truman College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, Olive-Harvey College, Richard J. Daley College, and Wilbur Wright College, and five satellite sites: Arturo Velasquez Institute, Dawson Technical Institute, South Chicago Learning Center, West Side Learning Center, and Wright College Humboldt Park. The City Colleges system also includes the award-winning Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute, Sikia Restaurant, Child Development Centers, and radio station WKKC–FM 89.3.
