Testing Center Coordinator; Senior Staff Assistant, SL

Job Title Testing Center Coordinator (Senior Staff Assistant, SL-3)

Final date to receive applications

Final date to receive applications 11/20/2026

Department

Department Academic Resource Center

FT - PT

FT - PT Full Time

Part-time %

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary 60245.00

Maximum Salary

Maximum Salary 60245.00

Description

SUNY Purchase is searching for a Testing Center Coordinator. The Testing Coordinator is responsible for managing the daily operations of the Testing Center. The Coordinator works with students, faculty and staff to facilitate a distraction free atmosphere where students are comfortable and confident that their disability will not interfere with their chance for success with tests and quizzes. The coordinator also supports the Advising Center on a daily basis with answering phones and assisting walk-ins, as well as advising and registration between semesters and over the summer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1- 2 years’ experience working in a higher education setting, experience with Learning or Testing Centers in Higher Ed preferred
• Experience using software platforms such as Symplicity Accommodate or similar
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work well with students, faculty, and staff in fast paced environment
• Strong organizational skills with an ability to problem-solve quickly and efficiently
• Ability to enter, monitor and interpret student data accurately
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of the needs of students with disabilities and new students/families at the College
• Strong administrative and computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office; and aptitude to learn new systems as needed

A top 10 public school, according to U.S. News & World Report, Purchase College, part of the State University of New York ( SUNY ) system, is a dynamic campus that combines conservatory training in the visual and performing arts with programs in the liberal arts and sciences, in order to inspire an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students.

Purchase College, SUNY is a community of students, faculty, and friends where open-minded engagement with the creative process leads to a lifetime of intellectual growth and professional opportunity. For more information about the college, visit Purchase College.

• Health, dental, and vision benefits are available to eligible employees after a 28-day waiting period. More information regarding other benefits such as generous paid time off, tuition assistance, and retirement systems can be found on SUNY’s Benefit Summaries website
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• Purchase College is a qualifying government employer allowing eligible employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Access to the NAEYC
  -accredited, on-campus child care at The Children’s Center.
• Discounted access to the world-class Performing Arts Center, free admission to the Neuberger Museum of Art, and free access to the athletic facilities.
• Other benefits include business-casual dress and an opportunity to telecommute (dependent on job function and operational need). For detailed information on some of the College’s employee benefits, visit the College’s Human Resources/Benefits website
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Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy,…