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

Applicants must be students enrolled and participating in the 2025 Summer Sea Term

Working Title: Pirates Cove Student Assistant 

Classification Title: Student Assistant

Department Name: Office of Cadet Leadership & Development

Time Base: Part-time

Hours to be Worked: Up to 20 hours per week

Supervisor's Name: Jay Harcum

Pay Plan: Hourly

Bargaining Unit:  Excluded (E99)

Employment Type: Temporary

Pay Level and Pay Rate: 

• Level: 1
• Hourly Rate: $16.50

Application Deadline: Open until filled 

Job Summary:  

Under the direction of The Captain and Cadet Leadership & Development, this position is assigned to manage the Pirate’s Cove during the annual Summer Sea Term. Greets and assists customers with store inquiries, answers the phone and tabulates purchases using the register for transactions. Use safe money-handling procedures and secure transaction practices. Take inventory, stock shelves, and organize the store.

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:

• Greet customers and render assistance as necessary responding to inquiries of products and merchandise.
• Answers phone and responds to inquiries or direct calls for appropriate resolution.
• Operates cash register tabulating transactions, accepting payments, giving change, bagging purchases, and processing returns.
  • Starts up and shuts down register, troubleshoots, counts down register, performs cashier audits, etc.
  • Process daily cash, and credit/debit card transactions,
  • Process receipts for all transactions
  • Balance the cash drawer including checks and credit card receipts.
  • Observe safe money-handling procedures and secure transaction practices when accepting cash payments, making changes, accepting checks and credit card payments, and processing refunds.
  • Use cashier integrity to safeguard register and drawer deposits.
• Organize & straighten merchandise, stock shelves, and price merchandise
• May assist in setting up displays and signs.
• Organize, maintain, and clean store and equipment.
• Ensure all equipment is in working condition and report any malfunctioning equipment to Cadet Leadership & Development.
• Take inventory including before the start of the Summer Sea Term, during, and at the end of the Summer Sea Term.
• Receive and check products.
• Complete and update the inventory template.
• Run events onboard in the evenings such as movie nights on the Helo deck, karaoke, game and paint nights. Schedule will vary based on the availability of the employees/management.
• Other duties assigned by The Captain or Cadet Leadership & Development.

Hours may vary, typically 6-7 days- 20 HRS/Week. While at sea, the Pirate's Cove is open 7 days a week, in port Pirate's Cove is closed.

Must attend all mandatory Summer Sea Term meetings including meetings occurring before the start of Summer Sea Term and all trainings along with IT and accounting Dept.

Required Qualifications: 

• Must possess a valid U.S. Passport and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Must be registered and attending 2025 Summer Sea Term as a student.
• Strong customer service skills including effective communication.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload.
• Nights and weekends are required.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 0 - 12 months of previous retail or clerical experience preferred.

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, beliefs and identities, committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and intellectually vibrant environment. We cultivate a culture of open dialogue, mutual respect, and belonging to support educational excellence and student success. Through academic programs, student organizations and activities, faculty initiatives, and community partnerships, we encourage meaningful engagement with diverse perspectives. As a higher education institution, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and empowering individuals to reach their full potential by prioritizing inclusive curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student mentorship, and comprehensive support programs. At Cal Maritime, excellence is built on merit, talent, diversity, accessibility, and equal opportunity for all.

Supplemental Information

Background Check: Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be 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.

Eligibility to Work:  Applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the United States within three days of the date of hire.

Integration: The California State University Board of Trustees has approved the integration of the California State University Maritime Academy with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, effective July 1, 2025. The two campuses will form one academic institution operated as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and all employment positions with California State University Maritime Academy are subject to this transition. Employees hired in the period after the Trustees’ approval on November 21, 2024 and prior to the integration date on July 1, 2025 will have their employment transitioned to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.  Employment shall continue to be subject to California State University policies and applicable collective bargaining agreements. Any changes in organizational structure, reporting relationships, or employment conditions will be communicated as details are finalized.

Application Procedure: Click "APPLY NOW" to complete the Cal Maritime Online Employment Application and attach the following documents: cover letter and resume. 

Disclaimer: The provisions of this job bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained may be modified or changed.