Job Summary:

Being a member of California State University, San Bernardino’s (CSUSB) Student Orientation Coordinator position is an honor and a rewarding opportunity for your personal and professional growth. Orientation and First Year Experience selects mature and dedicated student leaders to assist with the supervision of the Orientation Leader team and assist in the planning and implementation of our Transfer, First Year and Parent and Family Orientation programs.

Student Orientation Coordinators (SOCS) serve as executive leaders, peer supervisors and educators, CSUSB resource contact specialist, and role models to the entire Orientation Leader team. They are also instrumental in the successful transition of our newly admitted first-year, transfer students, and their families into the CSUSB community.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Help plan and facilitate Orientation Leader spring and summer training sessions, and team retreat weekend, by developing content, presentations, and working with campus departments as needed.

Design and implement team social activities for Orientation Leader team bonding and connection through spring semester and summer months.

Assist in facilitation of summer orientation programs, including First Year, Transfer, and Parent and Family Orientation programming.

Assist with office projects, administrative duties, Orientation Leader committee projects, and office support.

The following is a summary of expected duties. The list is not comprehensive and additional duties may be assigned as needed.
• Be an undergraduate, degree-seeking student at CSUSB; must maintain satisfactory academic progress towards degree completion.
• Uphold all aspects of CSUSB’s Student Conduct Code and be free of disciplinary sanctions.
• Exhibit commitment to the vision and mission of Orientation and First Year Experience.
• Participate in ALL Orientation activities.
• Exhibit leadership potential, good interpersonal communication, and group presentation skills
• Be able to work effectively with a diverse group of orientation team members, staff, faculty, and student participants and also promote the benefits of diversity.

Orientation Dates 2025
Student Orientation Coordinators are required to participate in all orientation sessions for first-year and transfer students, as well as Parent and Family Orientation sessions.

As of August 25, 2024 – these dates are tentative but are the anticipated 2025 Orientation schedule. As dates and schedules change, you will be notified.

First Year Orientation
Parent and Family Orientation programs are held on the first day of each First Year Orientation program.

Wed – Thurs, June 4 – 5
Mon – Tues, June 9 – 10
Wed – Thurs, June 11 – 12
Tues – Wed, June 17 – 18
Mon – Tues, June 23 – 24
Wed – Thurs, June 25 – 26
Mon – Tues, June 30 – July 1
Wednesday, July 9 (Virtual)
Tuesday, July 22 (Virtual)

Transfer Orientation

Tuesday, July 8
Thursday, July 10
Saturday, July 12
Tuesday, July 15
Thursday, July 17
Wednesday, July 23
Saturday, July 26
Wednesday, July 30 (Virtual)
Thursday, August 7 (Virtual)

Conditions of Employment

Length of Position
The Student Orientation Coordinator position requires a student to commit to a 15-month agreement. The position begins fall semester 2024 and concludes at the end of fall semester 2025, with the majority of the workload occurring over spring semester and through the summer months.

Minimum Qualifications: Required Education and Experience

• Ability to learn and perform assigned work; follow oral instructions; work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and other students; communicate effectively with all levels; and read and write English at a level appropriate to the position.
• Special Qualification: Admission or registration as a CSU student.

Required Qualifications

• Maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. or greater per semester and cumulative.
• Students must be enrolled in at least halftime units at CSUSB (6 units undergraduate; 3 units graduate)
• International students must have full-time enrollment at CSUSB. (12 units undergraduate; 6 units graduate)
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Payroll Requirement: Social Security Card

Preferred Qualifications 

• At least one (1) year of previous orientation experience at CSUSB.
• Maintain a semester and cumulative GPA of 2.7 throughout term of position.
• Demonstrate a desire to learn about CSUSB, its regulations, its people, and its programs and to share the information with others.
• Possess the following role model qualities: maturity, responsibility, initiative, motivation, flexibility, enthusiasm, integrity, and a good work ethic.

Compensation and Benefits:

Student Employment Anticipated Hiring Range: $16.00 per hour.

The compensation offered will consider internal equity and experience among other factors.

Position Information:

Work status: Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal

Academic year available hours: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm).

Summer available hours: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm).

This is an 'On-Campus Only' position. Student Employees are not eligible to telecommute at any time.

As of January 1, 2022, the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

California State University, San Bernardino in not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B Visas).

Conditions of Employment

Background Check

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) may be required for student employment purposes. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.  Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check when required may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

I-9

CSUSB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.  See Form I-9 Acceptable Documents at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.

Statement of Commitment to Diversity

In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. We welcome people from all backgrounds, and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. We will create, promote, and maintain activities and programs that further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values that discourage intolerance and discrimination.

California State University, San Bernardino is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, caste, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected military or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096) For more information about Diversity & Inclusion at CSUSB, please visit https://www.csusb.edu/human-resources/diversity-inclusion

Closing Statement:

Reasonable Accommodation

We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact CSUSB Benefits at benefits@csusb.edu.

Smoking

CSUSB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus.  See policy https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/.

Clery Act

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Cal State San Bernardino Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at: https://www.csusb.edu/clery-act