Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, the Survivor Advocate will provide emergency and ongoing support services and assistance to students and employee victims/survivors/complainants who are victims of Sexual Assault (SA), Domestic Violence (DV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and stalking by assessing their needs, identifying appropriate referrals and plans of action.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide crisis intervention, advocacy, and accompaniment to survivors during meetings with University Police, Title IX, law enforcement, court proceedings, and medical or counseling appointments.
• Assist survivors with completing civil and domestic violence restraining orders and Victim Compensation paperwork.
• Serve as an advisor during investigations, hearings, and meetings with the Office of Student Conduct & Ethical Development.
• Collaborate with the Title IX Office and community partners to develop and implement campus-wide education, prevention, and awareness programs addressing sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking.
• Lead and participate in outreach efforts, workshops, and presentations for classes, student organizations, and campus events.
• Maintain strong partnerships with campus departments, local rape crisis centers, and advocacy organizations to ensure coordinated 24-hour services.
• Develop annual goals, objectives, and assessments for survivor advocacy services; ensure alignment with university mission and social justice priorities.
• Prepare monthly, annual, and grant-related reports on advocacy programs and outcomes.
• Provide lead work direction, training, and supervision to student assistants who deliver peer education and outreach programming.
• Oversee student assistant hiring, scheduling, workflow, and payroll in accordance with university and federal work-study guidelines.
• Mentor students interested in careers related to advocacy and social services.
• Serve on campus and system-wide committees and participate in trainings and conferences to enhance survivor support and advocacy efforts.
• Perform other duties related to program goals and student well-being as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualifications: Required Education and Experience

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division, graduate course work, continuing education or professional development in diversity/multiculturalism, counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution where such are job related.
Experience:
• Possession of these areas of knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent to four years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience which includes experience in advising diverse students individually and in groups, and in analysis and resolution of complex student services problems.

 

Required Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of the policies, procedures, and practices of the program area to which assigned or the ability to quickly acquire such knowledge.
• General knowledge of the policies, practices, and activities of Student Services programs outside the program to which immediately assigned; general knowledge of the principles, problems, and methods of public administration, including organizational, personnel and fiscal management; general knowledge of advanced statistical and research methods.
• Ability to carry out very complex assignments without detailed instructions.
• Advise diverse students individually or in groups on varied and complex matters.
• Determine the appropriate course of action and proper techniques to utilize while engaged with individuals and groups in personal interactions of a sensitive nature.
• Reason logically and analyze and solve organizational and operating problems of one or several program areas.
• Plan, coordinate, and initiate actions necessary to implement administrative or group decisions or recommendations.
• Analyze and define complex organizational, policy or procedural problems, collect and evaluate data, draw valid conclusions, and project consequences of various alternative courses of action.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of others and gauge relationships accordingly by considering issues of diversity, the variety of the interrelationships, motivations, and goals of the members of the organization served.
• Establish and maintain effective, cooperative, and harmonious working relationships in circumstances which involve the denial of requests or the necessity to persuade others to accept a different point of view.

 

Preferred Qualifications

A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a job-related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience. A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling, guidance or a job-related field may be substituted for two years of the required professional experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional, personal or career counseling.

 

 

Compensation and Benefits:

Anticipated Hiring Range: $6,320 - $6,952

Classification Salary Range: minimum $6,320 - maximum $9,014

The salary offered will take into account internal equity and experience among other factors.

 

The CSU system provides a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), sick and vacation time, and 15 paid holidays a year. Eligible employees are also able to participate in the fee waiver education program. A summary of benefit information can be found here.

 

Position Information:

Work status: Full-time/Exempt/Probationary

 

Academic year schedule: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm), some evenings/weekends.

 

Summer schedule: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm), some evenings/weekends.

           

The application deadline is: November 5, 2025 at 11:55PM (PST)

 

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 is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B Visas).

 

CSUSB is not an E-Verify employer and cannot support visa holders with certain requirements (e.g., H1B, F1, STEM OPT).

 

Conditions of Employment

 

Background Check

 

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal 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.

 

Drivers License Check

Possession of a valid Driver's License is required.  Employees in this position will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Employer Pull Notice Program which confirms possession of a valid driver's license and reflects driving record.

 

Mandated Reporter

The person holding this position is considered a `mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

 

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 accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a 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 at  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