Job Description

Job Summary:

The Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration (JHBC) Office of Academic Equity is seeking a dependable, organized, and motivated student assistant. The student assistant will support initiatives that promote academic equity, student engagement, community partnerships, and access to educational and professional resources.

This position provides hands-on experience in grant research, event coordination, survey development, academic and professional writing, data collection, and administrative support. The student assistant will work collaboratively with office staff, students, faculty, and community partners.

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervison, duties include but not limited to:

• Assist professional staff with funding opportunities that support community organizations, educational initiatives, student programs, and academic-equity projects.
• Assist with summarizing grant eligibility requirements, deadlines, funding priorities, and application instructions.
• Assist with planning, coordinating, promoting, and evaluating workshops, presentations, networking opportunities, and other office events.
• Support event logistics, including scheduling, room preparation, registration, outreach, materials, and participant communication.
• Create and revise surveys for students, faculty, staff, and event participants.
• Assist with collecting, organizing, and summarizing survey responses and program data.
• Prepare professional correspondence, flyers, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and other written content.
• Maintain organized electronic files, records, project documents, and tracking spreadsheets.
• Support student outreach and engagement activities.
• Perform general administrative duties and other related tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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:

• Current undergraduate CSUSB JHBC student in good academic standing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to research information and summarize findings clearly and accurately.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Google Workspace applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a professional office environment.
• Willingness to learn new software, research methods, and administrative processes.
• Ability to handle sensitive information professionally and maintain confidentiality.
• Interest or experience in business, finance, accounting, public administration, education, cybersecurity, data analysis, or a related field.
• Experience with academic, professional, technical, or case-study writing.
• Familiarity with survey platforms such as Qualtrics, Google Forms, or Microsoft Forms.
• Experience conducting grant or community-resource research.
• Experience assisting with events, student organizations, outreach programs, or community initiatives.
• Familiarity with Canva, spreadsheets, data visualization, or presentation software.
• An interest in academic equity, student success, and community engagement.

Special Conditions:

Skills Developed Through the Position

The student assistant will have opportunities to strengthen professional skills in grant identification, project coordination, event planning, survey design, data analysis, financial writing, communication, teamwork, and community engagement.

Compensation and Benefits:

Student Employment Anticipated Hiring Range: $16.90 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).

The application deadline is: November 15, 2026; however, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications are received.

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

California State University, San Bernardino, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. 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).

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

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.

Driver’s License Check

Possession of a valid Driver's License may be 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.

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.

On Campus Commitment

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.

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.