Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $3,461.00 per month (Step 1) to $4,137.00 per month (Step 10).

Cal State East Bay offers a broad range of benefits that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement (CalPERS), 401k, 457, 403(b), dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, life insurance, vacation and sick, 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and tuition fee waiver.

For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

Classification

Laborer

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

About the Position

The Facilities Development & Operations department provides general maintenance and cleaning services across campus, supports special event set-up and take-down, assists with minor furniture-moving projects, and secures buildings and equipment from unauthorized access. The Laborer position is responsible for special event set-up and take-down; loading and unloading furniture, equipment, supplies, and materials; removing and hauling waste and recyclables from central aggregation areas and event or clean-up sites; and performing a variety of manual labor duties. Laborers perform tasks such as moving heavy furniture, equipment, and materials; cleaning assigned areas, including removing construction debris; cleaning gutters, culverts, drainage structures, roadsides, and streets; power washing; cleaning equipment; and supporting special cleaning projects. They assist crafts and construction workers with unskilled tasks, including preparing work areas, rough repairs, tearing down structures, patching pavement, and performing pick-and-shovel work. Additional duties include grounds maintenance (pruning, trimming, spraying, removing undergrowth and debris, and preparing areas with hand tools), operating and performing basic preventive maintenance on hand and powered tools and equipment, and, in some cases, driving a motor vehicle to transport and deliver materials.

Please Note: Review of applications will begin on March 26, 2026.

Responsibilities

 Moving Services

• Moving, loading and unloading furniture, equipment, materials, and supplies
• Perform assigned work in a safe manner.
• Perform assigned work in a timely manner.

Special event set-up and take down

• Perform assigned work in a safe manner.
• Perform assigned work in a timely manner.
• Install and remove flooring tarps.
• Communicate as needed with requesting department for specific event set-up details

Removing and hauling waste and recyclables from areas of central aggregation

• Perform assigned work in a safe manner.
• Perform assigned work in a timely manner.

Minimum Qualifications

Abilities:

• Ability to read and write English at a level appropriate for the duties of the position.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions to ensure safety.
• Ability to perform regular strenuous manual labor and safely move heavy items in excess of 50 pounds.

Certificates & Licenses

• Valid California Driver’s License
• Complete the defensive driving training

Required Qualifications 

• Ability to safely lift (50) pounds on a regular and consistent basis.
• Occasional contact with hazardous waste materials.
• Ability to safely lift and move tables, chairs and small furniture.
• Continuous walking, bending, squatting, and twisting.

Condition(s) of Employment

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including LiveScan, as appropriate), that may include, but is not limited to: criminal records check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certificates, credit history, professional references and/or verification of work history is required for employment.  Cal State East Bay will issue a conditional offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Unsatisfactory results may also affect the continued employment of current Cal State East Bay employees who were conditionally offered the position.

All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate. LiveScan is conducted through the University Police Department.

EEO Statement

All university programs and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal State, East Bay 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. The CSU 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.

Other Information

All California State University campuses, including Cal State East Bay, are smoke and tobacco-free.  For more information, please visit our website here.

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the Cal State East Bay Annual Campus Security Report is available here. 

Sponsorship

Cal State East Bay is not a sponsoring agency for Staff or Management positions and we are not an E-Verify employer.

Mandated Reporter

The incumbent in this position may be considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and will be required to comply with requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.