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Working Title: Waterfront Student Assistant (Summer)
Classification Title: Bridge Student Assistant (1874)/ Student Assistant (1870)
Department Name: Marine Programs/ Waterfront
Time Base: Part-time
Hours to be Worked: Up to 20-40 hours per week
Supervisor's Name: Bob Brown
Pay Plan: Hourly
Bargaining Unit: Excluded (E99)
Employment Type: Temporary
Pay Level and Pay Rate:
- Hourly Rate: $16.50 per hour
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Job Summary: Work alongside waterfront crew maintaining vessels and shore side facility during the summer bridge program. We will be preparing all the CMA vessels for use in the Fall 2025- Spring 2026 school year. Employment duration will be from May 5, 2025 to August 1 2025. Duration options available, please see Mr. Brown, X 1710.
About the California State University Maritime Academy:
Established in 1929, California State University Maritime Academy, a campus of the California State University, is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast. Located on the scenic Vallejo waterfront, the campus serves a student population of approximately 1000 undergraduates and 50 graduate students.
Cal Maritime offers seven baccalaureate degrees in Business Administration, International Strategy and Security, Facilities Engineering Technology, Marine Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Transportation, and Oceanography. The undergraduate curriculum includes licensing programs for future merchant marine, coast guard, and naval reserve officers. Cal Maritime also offers a Master of Science in Transportation and Engineering Management degree, as well as a number of extended learning programs and courses.
Job Duties:
- Cleaning, prepping and painting of all vessels
- Repairing Floating Docks
- Maintenance of boathouse, pier and land
- Preparing Vessels for USCG Certificate of Inspection
Required Qualifications:
- Understanding of Safety Management Systems
- Proper use of Personal Protection Equipment
- Basic knowledge of prepping and painting
- Working aloft
- Knowledge of Hazmat recognition and disposal
Physical, Mental and Environmental Conditions:
- Training in Forklift and crane operations-work as directed under the supervision of present crew.
Background Check: Satisfactory completion of a background check (DMV records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.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 may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Eligibility to Work: Applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the United States within three days of the date of hire.
Title IX: Please view the Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator at: https://www2.calstate.edu/titleix
EEO Statement: Cal Maritime is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. The university subscribes to all state and federal regulations and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, medical condition, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. Reasonable Accommodations will be provided to applicants with qualifying disabilities who self-disclose by contacting the Benefits Coordinator at (707) 654-1146.
Application Procedure: Click "APPLY NOW" to complete the Cal Maritime Online Employment Application and attach the following documents: cover letter and resume.
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