Administrative Clerk III - Health Occupations

Position: FT Administrative Clerk III - Health Occupations
Equity and Diversity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

Closing Date

This position will close on July 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).  

College Profile

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

Department Profile

The Health Occupations Division houses nine academic departments which prepare students for Certificates of Achievement and Associates Degrees, including Child Development, Culinary Arts, Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Medical Assisting, Pharmacy Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Registered Nursing, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, and oversees the Cerritos College Child Development Center and two Culinary Arts restaurants.

Distinguishing Career Features

The Administrative Clerk III requires knowledge of the terminology, practices, and procedures of an area of specialization including sufficient knowledge of financial record keeping to monitor departmental/program budgets and/or grant performance against budgets. The Administrative Clerk III position may be used in a partial leadership or coordinating role, or in a more specialized capacity.

Summary

Performs a variety of complex and responsible clerical, record keeping, profiling, and reporting or other support. Assignments are usually in a senior role at the large department level, or equivalent size of specialized department, or educational program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Specific duties may vary among departments and jobs. Incumbents typically perform a substantial portion or all of the following kinds of duties:

* Composes and types letters, memoranda, reports, work orders, requisitions or other materials from straight copy, rough drafts, or verbal instructions. Prepares handbooks, schedules, brochures, and other program materials.  

* Processes documents requiring knowledge of the special terminology, policies and procedures of department or area of specialized function such as contracts and vendor arrangements. Monitors budgets and contractual provisions.

* Performs analytical duties such as evaluating student profiles for specific programs (e.g., limited English proficient) by pre-screening registration materials, language assessment test scores, and other materials that would identify and profile student needs.

* Compiles statistical data, accounts for and posts financial transactions or other data, and maintains various department information in established data entry formats. Searches out information in departmental records and files.

* Maintains financial records for a fund or program with activities that include deposits, processing of expenditures, documentation of inventory, preparation of accounts receivable and donation requests, and preparation of mandated reports.

* Coordinates the workflow for a high volume customer-service oriented office. Serves as a resource for other Administrative Clerks, filling in to balance workload, solving difficult transactions, and researching files and records to resolve discrepancies.

* Greets visitors, staff or students in person or over the telephone, ascertains nature of business…