Position Details
Employer: Virginia Western Community College, 3094 Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA.
Department: Institutional Effectiveness
Position Supervisor: Sarah Chitwood
Phone: 540-857-6399
Email: schitwood@virginiawestern.edu
Rate of Pay: $13/hour
Semester(s) of Assignment: Fall 2025 (8/25/25 – 12/18/25) and Spring 2026 (1/20/26 – 5/14/26)
General Qualifications: Experience working in an office setting and skills related to administrative assisting processes.
Work Schedule Range
Note: Regardless of work schedule below, students may never work during their scheduled classtimes.
Friday: 9 – 11 AM and 12 – 5 PM
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A
Monday: 9 – 11 AM and 2 – 5 PM
Tuesday: N/A
Wednesday: 9 – 11 AM and 2 – 5 PM
Thursday: 2 – 5 PM
Physical Location: Institutional Effectiveness Office F110 (Fishburn Hall)
Purpose or Role of the Position Within the Organization
The Institutional Effectiveness Office is responsible for coordinating student assessment, strategic planning, accreditation activities, program reviews and institutional research. The Institutional Effectiveness Administrative Assistant provides support to the Office staff toward the completion of these processes.
Duties/Responsibilities of the Position and how they relate to the Purpose or Role
The duties listed below describe the day-to-day activities necessary to provide support to the faculty, staff, administration and students involved in the processes described above:
Job Duties include, but are not limited to:
- assisting with assessment documents, survey results, and QEP documents
- scheduling meetings
- scanning documents
- filing
- organizing office calendars
- ordering office supplies
- collecting mail
- revising and editing documents
- researching IE topics and providing summaries
Physical/Cognitive Requirements of Assignment
E = Essential; M = Marginal; N/A = Not Applicable
Physical Requirements
| Lifting: M | Light Lifting: M | Moderate Lifting: N/A |
| Heavy Lifting: N/A | Pushing/Pulling: M | Reaching: M |
| Walking: E | Repetitive Motion: M | Bending: M |
| Climbing: N/A |
Mental/Sensory Demands
| Memory: M | Reasoning: E | Reading: E |
| Analyzing: E | Hearing: E | Logic: E |
| Verbal Communication: E | Written Communication: E |
Emotional Demands
| Fast Pace: M | Average Pace: E | Multiple Priorities: E |
| Intense Customer Interaction: M | Multiple Stimuli: E | Frequent Change: E |
Performance evaluations will be conducted by the Supervisor at or near the end of the assignment period.
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Chapman Hall C106
855-874-6690
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3094 Colonial Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
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