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The following are essential abilities and physical requirements for all positions at the college.</p><ul><li>Ability to orally communicate effectively with others with strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation.</li><li>Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels.</li><li>Ability to understand oral and written information, using the English language, and organize thoughts and ideas into effective forms of communication.</li><li>Ability to make decisions which range from moderate to a significant impact on the immediate work environment, as well as outside contributors.</li><li>Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of ACHE to a variety of business and community customers and associates.</li><li>Strong organizational skills.</li></ul><p><strong>Problem Solving</strong></p><ul><li>Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.</li><li>Expertise in negotiation.</li></ul><p><strong>Physical and Sensory Abilities</strong></p><ul><li>May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.</li><li>May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies to include, but not limited to pens, pencils, calculators, computer keyboards, telephone, etc.</li><li>May be required to transport oneself to other campus offices, conference rooms, and on occasion, to off-campus sites to attend meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.</li><li>May require significant travel or work away from campus.</li><li>Requires attendance at events representing ACHE both within as well as outside of the college setting.</li><li>Frequently required to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations.</li><li>Frequently required to see for purposes of reading matter.</li><li>Frequently required to hear and understand speech at normal levels.</li><li>Occasionally required to lift items in a normal office environment.</li><li>Frequently required to operate office and presentation equipment.</li></ul><p>If you need assistance in the application process because of a disability, or any other reason, please contact Vicki Broadaway, Vice President of Human Resources, at 479.308.2287 or [email protected].</p><p><br/></p><p>Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is an equal opportunity employer.</p>",
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