Student Belonging and Identity Outreach Student Assistant

CSU Careers•Turlock, CA

About The Position

This temporary, hourly-intermittent student assistant position is in Community Engagement and Belonging at the Warrior Cross Cultural Center (WCCC). Under the direct supervision of WCCC professional staff, the assistant helps create a welcoming center environment, strengthen WCCC’s student-facing identity, gather student perspectives, and connect students with WCCC programs, services, and community. The position is available on or after November 2, 2026, and ends on or before May 31, 2026. Reappointment may be possible depending on budget, department needs, and job performance. The assistant welcomes students and guests, helps keep the center organized and accessible, supports student-informed communications and identity-building, and gathers informal feedback about student interests, concerns, cultural experiences, and participation barriers. The role also supports community-building activities, campus outreach and events, relationships with campus and community organizations, student recruitment, culturally responsive engagement, and other WCCC programs and activities. The hourly salary is $17.50. Candidates must submit a completed Stanislaus State online employment application and résumé. Applications are accepted electronically and the position is open until filled. Employment requires satisfactory completion of a background check.

Requirements

Undergraduate students must be registered or enrolled in at least six Fall/Spring units.
Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in at least four Fall/Spring units.
Submit a completed Stanislaus State online employment application and résumé.
Satisfactory completion of a background check is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

Ethnic Studies major.
Previous student leadership, peer mentoring, cultural programming, community organizing, communications, or campus engagement experience.
Bilingual or multilingual skills.
Experience working across cultures or with historically underserved communities.
Strong computer, social media, or design skills.
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Welcome students and guests by greeting them, answering questions, orienting them to services, and making appropriate referrals.
Support the upkeep, organization, accessibility, and readiness of the WCCC space, including assigned opening and closing procedures.
Help develop and maintain a clear, student-informed WCCC identity through social media, flyers, displays, student stories, outreach language, and other communications.
Conduct informal listening and engagement activities to learn about student interests, concerns, cultural experiences, and barriers to participation.
Create or support community-building opportunities, including community hours, welcome activities, peer conversations, resource-sharing sessions, and identity-affirming gatherings.
Represent WCCC at orientation, open houses, admitted student events, campus fairs, tabling opportunities, and other campus activities.
Build relationships with cultural organizations, identity-based student groups, academic programs, residence life, campus partners, and community organizations.
Inform, recruit, and motivate students to attend WCCC programs and connect with center resources.
Help ensure WCCC programs, communications, and engagement practices are culturally responsive, accessible, and welcoming to students with intersecting identities.
Document common student questions, emerging needs, participation patterns, and engagement ideas, and share observations with professional staff.
Attend student-staff meetings, individual supervision meetings, trainings, and presentations with campus and community partners.
Collaborate with the Signature Events and Social Justice Ambassador on promotion, student recruitment, host duties, volunteer coordination, event support, and post-event reflection.
Support other WCCC programs and campus committees, and perform other duties as assigned.