Partnerships and Initiatives Coordinator (Student Services Professional IV)
Fullerton, CA - USA
Job Summary
Job Title | Partnerships and Initiatives Coordinator |
Classification | Student Services Professional IV |
Auto Req. ID | 560719 |
Salary Range | Classification Range $6320 - $9014 per month (Hiring range depending on qualifications not anticipated to exceed $6320 - $6500 per month) |
Work Schedule | Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Why CSUF | California State University Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) is a leading public university committed to student success academic excellence and inclusive excellence. The university fosters a collaborative environment that supports teaching research and service while promoting innovation and professional growth. Cal State Fullerton is both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution and a recipient of the Seal of Excelencia (2021 and 2024) from Excelencia in Education. Joining Cal State Fullerton means becoming part of a community dedicated to advancing student achievement career success and economic mobility. |
Department | The Center for Educational Partnerships (CEP) within the Division of Student Affairs at Cal State Fullerton is dedicated to building a pipeline of college success from outreach admission funding their education community engagement and career development. An essential component of the work within CEP is to develop foster and sustain partnerships and initiatives that ensure that all students regardless of systemic economic or social barriers have educational opportunities that will enable them to achieve their career and life goals. CEP is a learning community of mentors educators and student-centered advocates who provide and connect students to high-impact learning experiences. We dream and work towards empowering students a society in which life circumstances do not dictate ones outcomes and an educational system in which access and opportunity are abundant and available to every student. To ensure all students have the opportunity to pursue post-secondary education CEP cultivates innovative and intentional collaborations with community partners educational institutions and families. We expose students to transformative educational paths career fields and life experiences through programming and collaborative work. To support CEP efforts we seek an exceptional individual to join our team as the Partnerships and Initiatives Coordinator (Student Services Professional IV).The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude and an active energetic mind characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to inclusivity openness flexibility integrity and kindness. |
Duties and Responsibilities | Under the supervision of the Director and Associate Director the Partnerships and Initiatives Coordinator will perform highly complex work to develop and strengthen partnerships that deliver and integrate services tailored for students intending to transfer to CSUF. This role is vital in leading and fostering collaboration with campus and external community partners including schools districts community colleges and community-based agencies. Alongside the CEP team the Coordinator will be responsible for designing delivering communicating and assessing high-quality innovative programs and services that promote outreach and access for students from low-income first-generation and underrepresented backgrounds in high-need communities. The Coordinator will develop and coordinate campus and community programming activities and events. Assist in facilitating meetings and developing strategies for collaboration with educational and community partners. This includes identifying and informing students about academic preparation monitoring their progress and evaluating educational issues as guided by the California State University (CSU) system and other state departments and agencies to support student success. Additionally the role involves providing curated activities and experiences that emphasize access and success at CSUF. The Partnerships and Initiatives Coordinator will support CEPs data-driven student success strategies by leading and assisting with strategic enrollment initiatives that leverage data to expand college access and support students particularly underrepresented populations and first-generation students. This position will serve as a liaison to other departments to enhance divisional goals and cluster objectives while promoting the brand and messaging of CSUF initiatives. The Coordinator will support with department reports grant submissions nominations and designations that help CEP meet its divisional and cluster goals elevating and increasing regional and national awareness of CSUF efforts. Other duties as assigned. |
Inclusive Leadership Statement | Inclusive Leadership Statement is required below please be sure to address the following as a minimum. Please add additional information as you see necessary and applicable: What doesinclusive leadership mean to you. A description of your experiences working with individuals with a different perspective. A description of how issues of inclusivityhave impacted you personally or professionally. |
Essential Qualifications | Bachelors degree or the equivalent from an accredited four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques interviewing and conflict resolution. Four years of professional student services work experience including experience advising students individually and in groups as well as the analysis and resolution of complex student services problems. A masters degree from an accredited college or university in counseling clinical psychology social work or a job-related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience. A Doctoral degree from an accredited college or university and the appropriate internship or clinical training in a relevant field may be substituted for two years of professional experience. Thorough knowledge of the policies procedures and practices of the program area to which assigned or the ability to quickly acquire such knowledge. General knowledge of the policies practices and activities of Student Services programs outside the program to which immediately assigned; general knowledge of the principles problems and methods of public administration including organizational personnel and fiscal management; general knowledge of advanced statistical and research methods. Ability to carry out very complex assignments without detailed instructions; advise students individually or in groups on varied and complex matters; determine the appropriate course of action and proper techniques to utilize while engaged with individuals and groups in personal interactions of a sensitive nature; reason logically and analyze and solve organizational and operating problems of one or several program areas; plan coordinate and initiate actions necessary to implement administrative or group decisions or recommendations; analyze and define complex organizational policy or procedural problems collect and evaluate data draw valid conclusions and project consequences of various alternative courses of action; understand the roles and responsibilities of others and to gauge relationships accordingly by taking into account the variety of the interrelationships motivations and goals of the members of the organization served; and establish and maintain effective cooperative and harmonious working relationships in circumstances which involve the denial of requests or the necessity to persuade others to accept a different point of view. A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and 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 complete the background check satisfactorily may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. |
Preferred Qualifications | Demonstrated ability to work with various communities. Ability to function effectively as a part of a high-performance team. Be solution-driven. Several years of related office work experience. |
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Additional Information | California State University Fullerton is committed to fostering an environment where students staff administrators and faculty thrive. We welcome individuals ready to make an impact on student and staff success to apply and become part of the Titan Community. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Cal State Fullerton is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination based on regardless of race sex color ethnicity national origin or any other protected status. 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. The person holding this position is considered a general mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirement outlined in CSU Executive Order 1083 revised July 21 2017. 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 applicants current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct. Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool. If you are applying for a staff position please note that you are not eligible to work concurrently in a staff position and an Academic Student position such as a Graduate Assistant Teaching Associate Instructional Student Assistant or Student Assistant position. Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment. Employee/applicant who applies for a position may be required to successfully complete job-related performance test(s) as part of the selection process. Online application/resume must be received by electronic submission on the final filing date by 9:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)/midnight (Eastern Standard Time). Applicants who fail to complete all sections of the online application form will be disqualified from consideration. California State University Fullerton is not currently sponsoring anynewH-1B petitions for staff management or faculty positions. |
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