Orientation and New Student Programs Coordinator

Orientation and New Student Programs Coordinator

Department: Orientation

Job #557079

Close Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

(Internal, Temporary)

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(Job # 557079) Student Services Professional II, Orientation and New Student Programs Coordinator, CSU Classification Salary Range: $5,083 – $7,228 per month, Anticipated Hiring Range: $5,083- $5,337 per month. Final salary placement is commensurate with experience, internal equity, and budget considerations.  This is a temporary, full-time, benefited, exempt, 12-month pay plan position in the Orientation Department. This position comes with a premium benefits package that includes outstanding vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, voluntary pre-tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, a fee waiver education program, membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and 15 paid holidays per year. Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.humboldt.edu/hr/employee-benefits.

 

Please note that this is an internal recruitment open only to active, stateside, Cal Poly Humboldt Employees.

 

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Director of Student life, this position will coordinate the New Student Orientation Programs in Fall and Spring, the Family and Guest Orientation, as well as work with campus departments to implement and develop extended Orientation model programing to help acclimate students to campus.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Program Development – 40%

• Develop and implement a wide-ranging mandatory orientation program for newly       admitted fall and   spring term undergraduate first-year and transfer students.

• Coordinate and execute all logistical aspects of program development including, program design, registration system, staffing, marketing & communication, facilities, dining, contracts, risk management, and assessment in direct collaboration with the office of Place Based Learning Communities and Educational Opportunity Programs.

• Utilize student development and transition theory in the designing a comprehensive orientation program that helps students develop a feeling of welcome and belonging in respect to their identities and backgrounds

• Coordinate Parent and Family orientation programs with collaboration with Forever Humboldt Families Office.

• Connect Fall and Spring Orientation events to extended engagement opportunities during the school year to support the development of a sense of belonging in incoming students

• Assist in the development of assessment strategies and the collection of programmatic assessment data.

• Manage budget process and based on assessments allocate program resources appropriately. Submit annual budget request for the successful execution of Orientation programming needs.

• Maintain up-to-date files, written reports and job-related data.

 

Orientation Program Marketing – 20%

• Create marketing materials for the orientation programs; such as new student handbooks, parent and family handbook, OL training manual, and coordinated e-mail communication with admissions and register’s office, Orientation Leader recruitment, and promotional items.

• Develop and maintain information on the orientation website that is updated with accurate and timely information.

• Ensures that social media, email and p