Specialist - Access Assistant

Job Posting Title

Specialist I - Access Assistant (Hourly)

To provide specialized services and support to departmental office or program.

• Acts as a reader and/or scribe, including note‑taking before, after, or in class, lab, or testing environments.
• Attends class/lab with the student.
• Facilitates computer and technology access as appropriate.
• May assist with access to technology as appropriate.
• May describe graphics or pictures in the classroom, lab, or testing environment.
• May assist student with object manipulation during laboratory classes as needed.
• Ability to maintain boundaries with student as set by supervisor.
• Ability to appropriately communicate with students, faculty, and staff.
• Must act in a professional manner and be dependable.
• Must maintain confidentiality regarding student information.
• Ability to listen to, understand, and follow directions.
• Willingness to work closely with students with disabilities.
• Proficiency with accessible software and devices.
• May require completion of assigned college-level classes as determined by the academic department.
• Knowledge:
  Processes and procedures related to the departmental work being done.
• Skills:
  
  Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work‑related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Technology
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated proficiency using standard office software applications and student information and database systems.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Work is routinely performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds.
• Safety:
  Work safely and follow safety rules.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

• Pay Rate: $23.00/Hour
• Hours:
  
  Up to 19 hours per week
• Number of Openings: 1
• Job Posting Close Date:
  September 29, 2026

When applying for a position that requires a college degree or certification from an accredited institution, request from the awarding institution official transcripts and send them directly to: ACC Highland Business Center Attention: E.M. Breedlove, Employment Manager 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752.

• medical
• dental
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• retirement plans
• AD&D
• Medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• the Optional Retirement Program (ORP‑Faculty and Administrators Only)
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to…