Peer Outreach and Support Coordinator, Student Affairs

CSU Careers • San Marcos, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the lead of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and in coordination with the Chief Diversity Officer and Chief of Staff, the Peer Outreach and Support Coordinator will serve as a peer leader and connector between students and University leadership. This role is designed to elevate student voice, strengthen trust, and promote a culture of empathy, belonging, and shared responsibility across campus. This position will contribute to humanizing campus systems and support students in feeling seen, heard, respected, and supported. This position is intentionally designed to reflect a near-peer model, centering individuals who can authentically relate to and engage with undergraduate student experiences. The role prioritizes connection, trust-building, and shared understanding as key mechanisms for student engagement and institutional insight. The Coordinator will engage in outreach, advocacy, communication, and collaboration that center student experience and strengthen relationships between students and administrators. Specific collaborative work for this position will include supporting the development and facilitation of educational activities for university leaders and assisting with understanding and recommending potential policy and practice improvements. This position will help promote a campus environment where dignity and respect go beyond compliance and become culture.

Requirements

• Must be able to work in person on campus.
• Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or testing process due to a disability recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/CA Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) should notify the Office of Human Resources at [phone] or e-mail: [email protected].
• Following a conditional offer of employment, satisfactory completion of a background check (including criminal records check) is required prior to beginning employment.
• Any offer of employment rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.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.

Nice To Haves

• For a complete list of responsibilities and required qualifications, please review the position description linked at the top of the page.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a peer leader and connector between students and University leadership.
• Elevate student voice, strengthen trust, and promote a culture of empathy, belonging, and shared responsibility across campus.
• Contribute to humanizing campus systems and support students in feeling seen, heard, respected, and supported.
• Engage in outreach, advocacy, communication, and collaboration that center student experience and strengthen relationships between students and administrators.
• Support the development and facilitation of educational activities for university leaders.
• Assist with understanding and recommending potential policy and practice improvements.
• Help promote a campus environment where dignity and respect go beyond compliance and become culture.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life and disability insurances
• retirement (CalPERS)
• tuition waiver
• vacation and sick leave
• 15 paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed