Waterfront Student Assistant (Summer Student Assistant Position)

Note: Please use the CSUM email when applying for this position.

Working Title: Waterfront Student Assistant (Summer)

Classification Title: Bridge Student Assistant (1874)/ Student Assistant (1870)

Department Name: Marine Programs/ Waterfront

Time Base: Part-time

Hours to be Worked: Up to 20-40 hours per week

Supervisor's Name: Bob Brown

Pay Plan: Hourly

Bargaining Unit:  Excluded (E99)

Employment Type: Temporary

Pay Level and Pay Rate: 

• Hourly Rate: $16.50 per hour

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Job Summary: Work alongside waterfront crew maintaining vessels and shore side facility during the summer bridge program.  We will be preparing all the CMA vessels for use in the Fall 2025- Spring 2026 school year. Employment duration will be from May 5, 2025 to August 1 2025. Duration options available, please see Mr. Brown, X 1710.

About the California State University Maritime Academy:

Established in 1929, California State University Maritime Academy, a campus of the California State University, is the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast. Located on the scenic Vallejo waterfront, the campus serves a student population of approximately 1000 undergraduates and 50 graduate students.

Cal Maritime offers seven baccalaureate degrees in Business Administration, International Strategy and Security, Facilities Engineering Technology, Marine Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering,  Marine Transportation, and Oceanography. The undergraduate curriculum includes licensing programs for future merchant marine, coast guard, and naval reserve officers. Cal Maritime also offers a Master of Science in Transportation and Engineering Management degree, as well as a number of extended learning programs and courses.

Job Duties:

• Cleaning, prepping and painting of all vessels
• Repairing Floating Docks
• Maintenance of boathouse, pier and land
• Preparing Vessels for USCG Certificate of Inspection 

Required Qualifications: 

• Understanding of Safety Management Systems
• Proper use of Personal Protection Equipment
• Basic knowledge of prepping and painting
• Working aloft
• Knowledge of Hazmat recognition and disposal

Physical, Mental and Environmental Conditions: 

• Training in Forklift and crane operations-work as directed under the supervision of present crew.     

Title IX: Please view the Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator at: https://www2.calstate.edu/titleix

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Maritime provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities. Cal Maritime complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Cal Maritime is a diverse community of individuals who represent many perspectives, belief