Job Summary:

Under direct supervision of the Director, student assistants play a vital role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Parking and Transportation Services Office. As the first point of contact, you are responsible for greeting visitors, answering questions, and providing accurate information related to parking policies, permits, citations, and campus transportation services. You will communicate with students, faculty, staff, and guests both in person and through various platforms including phone and email, ensuring a positive and professional customer service experience.

In this role, Student Assistants will issue parking permits through the T2 Flex system, maintain accurate records of all transactions, and assist in organizing files and documentation. They will support office operations by completing administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, photocopying, preparing memos, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. The role also involves handling daily mail distribution and managing both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Student Assistants will be responsible for delivering documents and supplies across campus while maintaining confidentiality and discretion.
Additionally, Student Assistants will assist with scheduling appointments, supporting campus events. They are expected to work collaboratively with other student staff and full-time team members, contribute ideas for improving service delivery, and demonstrate professionalism, flexibility, and initiative in handling daily tasks. This position provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in administrative support, customer service, and office coordination within a fast-paced campus environment. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the mission and goals of the department.

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision, duties include but not limited to:
- Serve as the first point of contact at the Parking and Transportation Services front counter, providing direct support and assistance to customers.
- Communicate effectively with guests through verbal, written, and electronic channels, including servicing guests at the front desk, answering phones, sending emails, engaging in online chat, and greeting clients upon entry.
- Aid customers with any/all parking related matters.
- Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple distractions, exercising independent judgment, discretion, and initiative to address problems, and developing practical, thorough, and innovative solutions.
- Process and issue parking permits through the T2 system and assist customers with permit-related inquiries.
- Maintain accurate records of all issued permits, ensuring files are kept current and properly organized.
- Support clerical functions such as filing, photocopying, maintaining an orderly workspace, and organizing office supplies.
- Deliver memos, documents, and supplies to various departments across campus as needed.
- Sort and distribute daily mail and internal communications.
- Student Assistants will undertake additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Participate in special events on campus, including job fairs, tabling, special event permit sales, event traffic control, dispenser coverage, commencement, homecoming, coyote fest, late-night activities, and the first week of classes, among others.
- Participate in special projects or events and perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor or department staff.

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.

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: 

• Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally across diverse groups.
• Quick learner with the ability to follow instructions and complete tasks independently and efficiently.
• Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-traffic office environment.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with strong time management and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, and a strong work ethic.
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion when handling sensitive or private information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and adaptable to learning new software or office systems.
• Prior customer service experience is highly desirable and considered a plus.

License / Certification: 

Possess a valid drivers license. 

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: November 04, 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 California.

California State University, San Bernardino in not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B Visas).

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Conditions of Employment

Background Check
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) may be required for student employment purposes. 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 when required may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Driver’s License Check
Possession of a valid Driver's License may be required.  Employees in this position will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Employer Pull Notice Program which confirms possession of a valid driver's license and reflects driving record.

I-9
CSUSB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.  See Form I-9 Acceptable Documents at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.

On Campus Commitment

In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. We welcome people from all backgrounds, and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. We will create, promote, and maintain activities and programs that further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values that discourage intolerance and discrimination.

Closing Statement:

Reasonable Accommodation
We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact CSUSB Benefits at benefits@csusb.edu.

Smoking
CSUSB is a smoke and tobacco-free campus.  See policy https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6591951/latest/.

Clery Act
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, California Education Code section 67380, and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the Cal State San Bernardino Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available at: https://www.csusb.edu/clery-act.