Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.
Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.
Casual positions at Portland Community College have a working hour limit per fiscal year. Please see the Casual Employment at PCC section below for more details.
The College Access Programs Department, housed within the SWEB Division works to reduce barriers to educational access, transition, and student success. Through its programs and partnerships, the department supports students from high school through college and provides culturally responsive resources for historically underserved communities. The department includes the Unity Resource Center (URC), which supports immigrant, refugee, DACA, and mixed-status students and families. In partnership with SOAR Immigration Legal Services, the department provides culturally specific programming and access to immigration legal services.
We are searching for an enthusiastic Legal Assistant Paralegal Trainee to become part of the College Access Programs Department on a part-time basis for 16-24 hours each week.
This role is crucial in supporting our mission to remove educational barriers for students by developing programs and working in partnership with key stakeholders, both internal and external. The chosen candidate will be placed at SOAR Immigration Legal Services and will provide administrative support for Attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives both at SOAR’s office in Portland and at SOAR’s PCC Legal Clinics.
Primary Location: PCC Cascade Campus
Additional Locations: Off Campus
This position will remain open until filled.
Clerical/Administrative Support
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year
Employee can work up to 959 hours in a fiscal year
Employee can work up to 1039 hours in a fiscal year
$16.80 - $25.05
As a new Casual employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.
More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits. Please email PCCBenefits@pcc.edu if you have any questions.
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.
