MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: COORDINATOR INSTRUCTIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

GRADE: 15

JOB CODE: 01115

FLSA: MANAGEMENT

Job Summary

Coordinates the maintenance, operation and repair of an audio teleconferencing system.

Scope

This position works in the area of Instructional Technology and Design. Work contacts include administrators, staff, students, faculty and external agencies. Equipment used includes teleconference bridge, cassette recorder and reel to reel tape deck, console mixer, compressor, amplifier, cassette duplicator, television camera, slow scan television transceiver, soldering station, micro‑computer printer, oscilloscopes, and various installers hand

tools.

Supervision Received

This position reports to the Associate Dean of Instructional Technology and Design; receives general direction regarding routine and standard matters; specific instructions regarding non‑routine and highly sensitive matters.

Supervision Exercised

May direct work of Clerk Typist and temporaries.

Representative Duties

Provides operational, maintenance, and repair technical services on radio station equipment; follows and performs established preventive maintenance schedule; performs repair work on malfunctioning equipment; designs, constructs, and installs studio and system improvements and refinements; monitors equipment and supplies, develops procedures for all technical operations; develops promotional programs for home bound material and classrooms; researches capital assessment needs and specifications; develops micro‑computer software; prepares a variety of records and logs; performs cassette logging; duplication and distribution; recommends equipment purchases; serves on‑call for emergency equipment failures; trains students, volunteers, staff and temporary employees in the use of equipment; monitors audio teleconferencing programs to insure technical standards; works with telephone company representatives to insure acceptable transmission standards for programming; screens prospective audio teleconferencing sites; performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of: test equipment operation; audio production concepts and practices; electronic troubleshooting.

Ability to: repair equipment; troubleshooting and analyze technical problems; train students and staff.

Training and Experience

Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. An example of this would be a Certified Electronic Technician (C.E.T.) or a degree in Electronics and/or experience in broadcast electronics.

Special Conditions of Employment

Position requires on‑call 24 hours, irregular hours and weekends. Some positions may require a Class D Driver’s License.

Working Conditions

Positions in this class may require continuous standing, stooping, kneeling, and crawling, working on ladders in order to service equipment and lifting up to 50‑lb. objects.

This class specification is intended to indicate the basic nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical duties that may be assigned. It does not imply that all positions within the class perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.