Special Events, Scheduling, & Protocol - Student Assistant, Palm Desert Campus

Job Summary:
Under direct supervision of the Associate Director, the student assistant will support the Special Events, Scheduling & Protocol department. The Special Events, Scheduling, & Protocol office is to facilitate well-managed events that enrich the college- going experience, build campus pride among CSUSB students, provide hands-on training for student career development, increase community engagement, and raise public awareness of the vitality of the CSUSB campus.

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision of the Associate Director, duties include but not limited to:

• Assist with set-ups and teardowns at the Palm Desert Campus, as well as supporting events at the San Bernardino Campus.
• Set up tables and chairs
• Build stages
• Install pipe and drape
• Arrange other equipment as needed
• Support post-event tear-down, clean-up, and inventory of equipment
• Maintain event storage areas and ensure equipment is in good working order
• Transport event materials and equipment between locations (as needed)
• Follow campus safety and security protocols during event operations
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or Lead

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.
• As a Bridge Student Assistant, the student need not be registered as a student but must have been enrolled as a CSU student the previous term and is registered for the following term.

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:

• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people
• Ability to learn quickly and complete assignments in a timely manner
• Ability to multitask
• Detail oriented
• Punctual / Reliable
• Ability to work both in a team or individual environment
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Maintain good attendance
• Excellent phone and organizational skills
• Able to observe safety rules and operate equipment safely
• Knowledge of production is very helpful including sound and lights
• Ability to interface with the client and ability to follow directions
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Experience in events set ups, or technical production is preferred, but will train
• Must be dependable, responsible and able to work independently or with a crew

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: July 23, 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