Executive Assistant (Confidential/VP Student Services)

Monterey Peninsula College Executive Assistant (Confidential/VP Student Services) Salary: $5,899.00 - $6,843.00 Monthly

Job Type: Confidential

Job Number: 2026-00086

Closing: 8/9/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Monterey, CA

Division: Student Services

Description Monterey Peninsula Community College District is committed to educational equity for all students, as outlined in Governing Board Goals, Mission, Vision, Values, and Institutional Goals (Download PDF reader), Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, and Student Equity Plan. We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences-emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at Monterey Peninsula College, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

Monterey Peninsula College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is an affiliate of the statewide Umoja Community of California Community Colleges. Monterey Peninsula College has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities it serves.

Benefits We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, orientations, and intersections of these identities, and others not yet identified. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual dedicated to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

Hold ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices; Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility; Implement positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference; Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and make them more culturally responsive; and collaborate with colleagues on equity-related initiatives.

Monterey Peninsula College seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational or career goals. All departments value collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences.

• Priority Screening Deadline August 9, 2026 ***

Job Summary Under general supervision, provides complex, technical and responsible assistance and administrative support to a Vice President; creates and maintains documents, reports, records and files required for work processes; performs research and oversees small administrative projects; assists in budget development and tracking; performs complex scheduling and calendaring; staffs committees, takes and posts agendas and minutes; regularly interacts with the Superintendent/President’s Office and other departments; and performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS An Executive Assistant is distinguished from a Senior Executive Assistant in that an incumbent in the latter class provides primary administrative support to the Superintendent/President and the Governing Board. Incumbents provide proactive and independent administrative support functions that require discretion and the use of initiative and judgment in selecting appropriate work methods, understanding and applying detailed information and procedures and meeting high standards of accuracy in handling routine and non-routine data. Incumbents provide lead-level work direction to lower-level clerical support staff and student aides.

This class is designated as Confidential in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 3540.1. The term “Confidential” refers to an employee who is required to develop and present management positions with respec…