Rancho Santiago Community College District
Salary Range:
Grade 22: $128,632.78 – $164,205.18
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: CL25-01344
Location: Santa
Ana, CA
Division: DO Educational Services
Closing: 3/3/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
POSITION
DETAILS
About Rancho Santiago Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is one of the most
established districts in the state and has been in operation for nearly 50 years. Located in the heart of Orange County, it is one of the
largest of California’s 72 community college districts, based on the number of credit and non-credit students. RSCCD encompasses 25 percent
of Orange County’s total area and serves a population of more than 700,000 residents in the communities of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana,
Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Tustin, and Yorba Linda. The district includes
Santiago Canyon College and Santa Ana College, as well as the Centennial and Orange Continuing Education Centers, the Digital Media Center,
the Joint Powers Fire Training Center, the Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy, the College and Workforce Preparation Center,
and the District Operations Center. RSCCD’s three (3) auxiliary Foundations are actively involved in supporting both community and campus
programs.
RSCCD’s student population is a direct reflection of the diverse communities in the surrounding neighborhoods. As a whole, the
district has the honor of serving approximately 55,537 students: 51% Hispanic/Latinx, 20% White, 9% Asian & Filipino, and 2% are African
American. RSCCD is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and serves predominately historically underrepresented students. There is a
commitment to foster student centered values among our employees to provide equitable student learning, academic excellence, and workforce
development. By delivering high-quality educational programs and student support services, the district ensures that students have the
appropriate resources to achieve their goals.
At RSCCD, our mission is to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and
justice into all aspects of student academics and employee relations. Thus, creating transformational experiences that prepares students and
employees to engage in the world with a renewed sense-of-self. Through this commitment, Rancho Santiago Community College District strives
to cultivate a learning environment that prioritizes respect, to ensure that RSCCD stakeholders feel valued and supported throughout their
academic and professional careers.
About the Position
The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency
in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, management, and students from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and
socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes those with differing abilities, AB 540 students, DACA recipients, Foreign Residents, VACA
participants, and Continuing Education students. They will support RSCCD’s mission to promote self-awareness, knowledge, and communication
skills, enabling all members of the college community to participate creatively and confidently in an ever-changing world.
Candidates
will contribute to an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the diverse needs of faculty, management, staff, and
students. They will effectively provide services and support to individuals with differing academic preparation levels and unique learning
or workplace needs, ensuring equitable access and opportunities for success. Candidates should demonstrate cultural competency, sensitivity,
equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in all interactions and contributions. Through their role, they will empower students to
achieve their educational and career goals while promoting a positive and inclusive environment where faculty and management can thrive,
fostering creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning throughout the college community.
Class
Summary
Develop, administer, and integrate, District websites and advanced multi-tier computer systems. Responsible for
planning, analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of information systems. May also act as a coordinator for
information systems projects including district-wide public and employee only websites and student web portal.
Representative
Duties
Project Coordination: identify scope of project; develop detailed task list and interdependencies; estimate
time requirements; identify critical milestones; identify and assess risks; prepare contingency actions; coordinate project activities with
project team. May setup and configure the District’s Web Content Management system (WCM) server farm including user access and security.
Administer both website application and SQL database servers; integrate to Active Directory Services, and assimilate into the District
network infrastructure.
Planning: assess current functional organization, processes, and information systems; develop
information systems model, research and evaluate new web and mobile technology, including portable devices, related products, hardware tools
to optimize development and functionality of websites and applications.
Analysis: gather data to identify customer
requirements; interpret and evaluate requirements; define scope of work to meet customer requirements; identify time, technology, and
resource constraints; develop high level systems and functional specifications; prepare cost/benefit analysis (feasibility study),
alternative options with pros & cons, and risk analysis; develop test strategy. Researches, evaluates, and recommends new software packages
as needed.
Design: develop detailed design specification including website governance plans, entity relationships and
business process models; identify maintenance requirements; perform feasibility studies for alternative designs; identify physical
requirements for system implementation; prepare and conduct design review; identify impact on existing systems; determine deployment impact
on website and users, perform usability testing and human factors analysis; develop test plan; define security requirements; develop system
design prototype.
Development: create new and/or modify existing system interfaces, business rule logic, databases and
environments. Write new or customize existing server web application components as well as mobile applications. Create, maintain, manage and
implement WCM’s branding solutions, master site collections, templates, cascading style sheets and site collections. Assists other
developers and performs analysis to resolve complex project issues including analysis of technical feasibility of proposed systems
solutions.
Testing: perform unit, integration, system, volume, and performance testing; perform data conversion and user
acceptance testing. Implement preventative maintenance procedures for the live website environments.
Implementation: install
and tune production systems, perform user training, and post-implementation assessment, and perform follow up procedures after
implementation of district websites.
Maintenance: plan, analyze, design, develop, test, and implement system enhancements
including existing Web Content Management (WCM) system functions.
Organizational Relationships
This position
reports to the designated supervisor or administrator.
QUALIFICATIONS
Training and
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and five years experience as
programmer/analyst with systems analysis and applications design, including experience in system or database design and transaction
processing, implementation of web and mobile technologies; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Knowledge:
Problem Definition: problem identification techniques; information summarization and generalization techniques; detailed anomaly
documentation; inquiry framing and clarification; relevancy and accuracy assessment information. Problem Analysis: symptom v. cause
categorization; hypothesis formulation and testing; system-wide impact analysis; creative problem solving; situational application of
principles. Solutions Testing: solution feasibility and relevance assessment; test procedure organization; data synthesis; solution
integration. Resolution Planning: complex process organization and management; solution selection facilitation; data collection and
analysis for decision making; contingency planning. Solution Implementation: change management processing; obstacle mitigation
techniques; new process organization; outcome forecasting; technical documentation. Fundamental Principles: website architecture
and design; server and client side programming; mobile technology applications development.
Ability: Basic:
probe, qualify, analyzes, interpret, and summarize information; compose and edit documents for appropriate purpose and audience; convert
numerical data and predicts arithmetic results; summarize, interpret, and translate mathematical data. Good oral and written communication
skills. Thinking: develop and apply creative solutions to new situations; analyze situation and consider risks, implications, and
multiple viewpoints; examine information, analyze causes, and recommend action; analyze relationship between parts and whole, and process
and procedures; investigate and apply new learning techniques and tools; analyze logic and principles, and examine information for relevance
and accuracy. Personal: Maintain effective and cooperative work environment with departmental staff, faculty, administrators and
vendors. Technical: analyze, integrate, and compare data; analyze organization of information and convert formats; analyze system
configuration, and identify strengths and limitations; administer and maintain WCM systems, develop server, client, and mobile device
applications, adjust and monitor system operation, and troubleshoot system malfunction and failures; recommend system modifications and
improvements; analyze task and technology relationship and recommend solutions.
Physical Requirements: Ability to use a computer
workstation throughout the workday.
Additional Qualifications
Candidate must demonstrate clear evidence of
sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college
students, staff, and the community.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To ensure full consideration, all applicants must submit
a complete Rancho Santiago Community College District online application that includes the items listed below by the position’s closing
date. Recruitment will review all applications for completeness, and only complete application packets will be forwarded to the screening
committee for further review.
A Complete Application Packet Must Include the Following:
- RSCCD Online
Application - Resume – details all relevant education, training, and other work experience
- Academic Transcripts (Unofficial
copies of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate transcripts).
Foreign Degrees
Transcripts from
countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is approved by or a member of the National Association of
Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credential
Evaluators, Inc. (AICE), or Commission on Teacher
Credentialing (CTC).
Applicat
ion Screening
Job announcements will include screening criteria to be used during screening and interviews. This may include,
but is not limited to:
- Education experience (breadth and depth)
- Work experience (breadth and depth)
- Demonstrated
ability to work cooperatively with others - Bilingual ability (if needed)
- Demonstrated experience and sensitivity to
diversity, equity, and inclusion. - Professional growth activities
- Specialized skills training
- Leadership
skills - Written and/or oral communication skills
- Presentation
- Problem Solving.
Based on the information
presented in the application materials, a limited number of candidates with qualifications most pertinent to the position will be invited to
participate in the selection process, which may include a written test and an oral interview. Meeting the position’s minimum requirements
does not guarantee advancement in the selection process. Candidate qualifications will be assessed to determine those who meet and exceed
requirements and are deemed the most competitive in the applicant pool.
Interview
Applicants selected for an
interview may be required to take additional tests or assessments and will be notified of such prior to the date of the interview. During
the oral session, those selected for interviews will, in addition to the above, also be evaluated on the following factors:
- Oral
communication skills - Presentation
- Problem-solving skills
A predetermined set of questions will be asked of all
applicants interviewed. Applicants are requested to provide thorough yet concise information on their related experience to ensure the
correct evaluation of their qualifications. Evaluation criteria will be applied consistently to all applicants.
Disability
Accommodations
Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the Application or Interviewing Process in accordance
with ADA should notify the Recruitment Office in the Human Resources Division at least two days prior to the closing date, by calling (714)
480-7455.
Conditions of Employment
The selected candidate is required to complete the following before employment
as part of the onboarding process:
- Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
- Provide
a certificate of Tuberculosis Exam. - Fingerprints (by a Live Scan Agency at the candidate’s expense, and clearance must be received
before the first day of employment)
EEO STATEMENT
The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is an
equal opportunity employer. The policy of the District is to encourage applications from persons who are economically disadvantaged and
individuals belonging to significantly underrepresented groups within the District’s workforce, including ethnic and racial minorities,
women, and persons with disabilities. No person shall be denied employment because of ethnicity or race, religious creed, color, national
origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender
identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or political or organizational affiliation.
RSCCD will
consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal
history or participate in a background check until a conditional employment offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and
running a background check, if RSCCD is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to
explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background
report.
To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/rsccd/jobs/5215787/applications-specialist-iv
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