Assessment Specialist

Assessment Specialist

Position Category:
Professional. Department:
Academic Affairs. Locations:
Worcester, MA.

Oversees the coordination, administration, delivery and security of all standardized and specialized testing, initiated at all Quinsigamond Community College locations. Tests may include but are not limited to:
College Placement Testing, English as a Second Language Placement Testing, faculty make‑up exams, HiSET/GED, challenge exams, and certification exams such as Certiport Microsoft suite and North Star Microsoft suite. The Assessment Specialist ensures that all standardized testing for Quinsigamond Community College meets security and proper testing administration guidelines, both on- and off-campus. The Assessment Specialist provides leadership and training to current and future proctors and all staff involved in testing administration.

The Assessment Specialist may work to expand testing to serve prospective student populations in Central Massachusetts.

Reports directly to the Director of Testing.

Provides supervision and direction to all personnel assigned to provide testing functions, including clerks, proctors, and all staff who set up and monitor College Placement Testing and all other standardized and special testing.

• Coordinate the planning, scheduling, and administration of all standardized and specialized testing, including both on- and off-campus locations.
• Administer all tests to students and prospective students at all locations, including but not limited to college placement tests (such as the QMAT, English as a Second Language placement testing and Part B), HiSET/GED, and course challenge exams.
• Work with faculty to organize and administer faculty make‑up exams each semester.
• Coordinate with the Director on offering the Certiport certification exam for current students to achieve micro‑credentials and/or industry‑recognized credentials within their degree program.
• Work with the Director on offering North Star Microsoft suite to assist current students with increasing their knowledge of technology literacy, furthering the gen‑ed goal of information and digital literacy for the students.
• Coordinate and supervise all on‑and off‑campus testing at various locations including Worcester County High Schools, QCC Workforce Development and Training Center, QCC Southbridge, and other designated locations.
• Research and explore testing‑related opportunities to meet the needs of the QCC community and align with academic affairs priorities.
• Provide assessment results to students and explain next steps in the process.
• Work with the Office of Institutional Research to prepare and present testing data to the college community including advisors, students, staff, and college and high school professionals.
• Submit weekly reports on student usage of testing services.
• Upload all test and assessment results in the SIS with a high degree of accuracy.
• Administer tests to students requesting special accommodations.
• Work closely with QCC Advising, Admissions, Student Accessibility Services, and other student services offices to provide testing to prospective students.
• Provide training and supervision to part‑time staff involved in testing both on‑and off‑site.
• Develop and update all testing‑related materials, including print and web, and ensure that they are accurate and current.
• Maintain currency in the field of testing and assessment by membership in professional organizations.
• Attend state‑wide and college‑wide meetings as needed.
• Actively support the teaching and learning process; practice honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; strive to create and support a student‑centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
• Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college‑wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork.
• Respect the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
• Embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding…