ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION

Nonexempt

Job Title : PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT (8305)

Completion Date : 12/06/2004

Policy Group : Nonexempt-Clerical/Maintenance/Technical

Grade : 150

PRIMARY IMPACT:

Provides analytic/diagnostic services or uses highest level technical skills which noticeably affect work results.

DUTIES:*

1. Assist students in the lab by answering questions and demonstrating use of lab equipment.

2. Maintain, monitor, and prepare equipment and supplies.

a. Monitor/Prepare chemicals

b. Clean and calibrate equipment

c. Keep inventory records

3. Assist students in studio.

4. Answer phone and schedule lab assignments.

* Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples necessarily include all of the duties performed.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Knowledge of photographic chemicals and processes.

Technical skill in applying all processes to direct application of commercial, portrait, and photojournalism skills; direct application of computer skills as related to photography.

Ability to teach photographic processes.

JOB EMPOWERMENT

Once given general assignments, the employee determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it. The employee has the ability to change his/her own, or a subordinate's procedures or approaches as appropriate for getting the job done. Review of the employee's work results is after the fact, usually occurring at the end of a week or longer.

LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE

The job is accountable for either (or a combination of):

· The technical leadership of a team.

· Project leadership for an employee group.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

(+) Explaining information related to day-to-day or recurring issues.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Completing routine forms requiring limited variations in the entry of data.

PROBLEM ANALYSIS

(+) The employee typically has to deal with problems or situations similar to ones previously encountered and make choices from a limited set of alternatives. However, after awhile, the answers tend to follow a pattern.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EDUCATION

Minimum: An Associate's degree or equivalent.

Preferred: An Associate's degree or equivalent.

Specifically, the position requires an Associate’s degree or equivalent in Photography OR two years of related photographic work experience can be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Minimum: Three to four years.

Preferred: Three to four years.

Specifically, the position requires three years of work experience in photography in addition to any used to satisfy the education requirement above.

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Note: "(+)" indicates that an "intermediate" definition was selected for this factor. The statement applies to the lower level.

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