Program Assistant II

Job Overview

Title: FT Program Assistant II

Salary: $65,169.24 - $78,316.92 Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Norwalk, CA

Division: Continuing Education

Closing Date: 1/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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.

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)..

The Continuing Education Division provides noncredit and fee-based courses on campus and in the community to provide greater access for community participants. Support services include comprehensive intake and assessment, contextualized learning, onboarding, and other support and transition services. Courses include ESL (levels low beginning to low advanced), Vocational ESL, Citizenship, Basic Skills and Support Courses (English and Math), Basic Literacy (Plaza Comunitaria), Apprenticeship (Construction Trades), High School credit recovery courses, courses for older adults (OWL - Older Wiser Learners), and short-term vocational programs.

Partnerships include the PAACE (Partnership for Adult Academic and Career Education) consortium, which collaborates with local adult school districts to facilitate a college pathway for students entering the college. The division also oversees the college Foster Kinship Care and Education (FKCE) program, which provides training to caregivers of foster youth.

Performs a variety of specialized technical duties in support of one or more programs that contain elements such as outreach, registration for courses, and targeted services to student and community groups. Provides support to activities connected with grant proposals. Participates in the work of the program director or facilitator and provides support for specific elements and day-to-day routines. This includes serving as a college representative and liaison to local schools, community organizations, college departments, businesses and government.

The Program Assistant II is a paraprofessional position that requires specialized knowledge of a specially funded standalone program such as those authorized by federal and state agencies, local groups, and industry partnerships. This position may be used in a partial leadership or coordinating role, or in a specialized capacity. The Program Assistant I operates at a more clerical and administrative support level.

The Program Assistant II is a professional level class with greater program accountability and program services involvement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as a college representative and liaison to local schools, community organizations, businesses and government for a specially funded standalone program.
• Schedules and conducts outreach and recruitment to targeted students, groups, schools, and community centers. Prepares detailed written program information and reports; prepares communications that include class descriptions and brochures.
• Conducts research of student and adult population demographics and interests to enhance presentations and optimize recruitment activities. Works with institutional researchers to identify and understand trends.
• Schedules, prepares, and delivers presentations and orientation to students in support of a program and to enhance students' knowledge of processes such as registration, matriculation, and vocational training.
• Coordinates and conducts tours of the college campus. Contacts college departments to facilitate meetings with students. Identifies information needs and assembles and/or designs and produces materials suitable for public distribution.
• Coordinates special events involving speakers in support of activities and awareness of the program. Provides specialized support to activities connected with grant proposals, promoting grant provisions and opportunities to faculty, staff and students.
• Contacts students and groups to initiate communications on the College's behalf to facilitate awareness of programs and services.…