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Student Coordinators

In support of student involvement programs and events, including New Student Orientation, Commencement, and Welcome All Matadors, the Student Coordinator will oversee personnel (Orientation Leaders) within NSO via recruitment, training, and developing leaders to become successful in the program. Furthermore, the Student Coordinator will plan, coordinate, and execute Orientation events. Additionally, the Student Coordinator will contribute to and support any other programs conducted by the office.

Job duties may include the following:

Managing the NSO Team:

  • Maintain correspondence and communication with the NSO team and SDTP staff

  • Maintain accurate and detailed rosters and data, including the Master Roster, team rosters, training attendance sheets, etc.

  • Created and executed orientation leader trainings, retreats, workshops, and lesson plans for NSO based on office mission and student learning outcomes.

  • Assist with recruitment and selection of a diverse group of student volunteers (150+ members) that aim to reflect the student population.

  • Become a reliable resource for Orientation Leaders

  • Effectively and efficiently work with leaders to adhere to any NSO team issues

 

Planning Orientation:

  • Act as a liaison to campus departments and student organizations to work out details and plan with other campus partners

  • Maintain internal budgets and cost of events by obtaining cost estimates (e.g., room rental, food & beverages, equipment, speaker fees, travel, registration fees, etc.) and create a budget.

  • Communicating with the marketing team to create effective advertisements for each event.

  • Identify event details by preparing a minute-by-minute agenda, the event’s capacity, venue/location, presenter/entertainer/speaker, etc.

  • Prepare assessments and program summaries to track the students' retention of the orientation program.

  • Take initiative to seek solutions for obstacles that may present themselves quickly.

  • View from an event-planner programmer perspective to create the most effective and strategic programming.

 

Office Duties / Interpersonal Skills:

  • Work successfully in a multi-faceted and diverse team environment

  • Prepare team agendas, reports, internal and external supplemental documents

  • Provide customer service support to students and the CSUN community

  • Attend all training sessions, events, and programs by arriving on time and prepared to work

  • Utilize strong communication skills, both verbal and written, for supplemental reports, presentations, and more

  • Adherence to University rules and regulations

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe software for documents, presentations, and organizational needs

Education

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

  • Currently enrolled CSUN student through at least December 2026

 

Knowledge and Desired Skills

  • Knowledge of practices, procedures, and activities of large-scale event programming

  • Volunteer recruitment and retention techniques

  • Knowledge of group process training and development practices

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

  • Ability to express ideas clearly, both verbally and written, primarily through email as a formal form of communication

  • Ability to establish professional relationships with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the general public

  • Ability to act as a role model for students

  • Ability to analyze and use critical thinking skills with discretion in judgment and decision-making

  • Ability to support the process within the office and University

  • Ability to lift up to 20 pounds

If fluent in more than one language, then please indicate on your resume.

Below are the various dates that have been scheduled for next year’s NSO Leadership team. Typically, Student Coordinators are expected to be available for these dates or have cleared their absences at the beginning of the year. Additional dates/times for programs will be confirmed at upcoming team meetings but are subject to change at any programmatic need.

Required Training Sessions for 2025

  • Returning Orientation Leader (ROL) Interviews - Thursday, November 21st, 2024 (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) and Friday, November 22nd, 2024 (11:00 am to 1:00 pm)

  • SDTP Team Meetings - Tuesdays (8:30am to 9:30am)

  • Orientation Leader Interviews - TBD

  • NSO Training #1 - Thursday, April 3, 2025 (4:00 pm to 8:00 pm)

  • NSO Training #2 - Thursday, May 1, 2025 (4:00 pm to 8:00 pm)

  • NSO Training #3 (NSO Retreat) - May 29th to May 31st (Overnight)

  • Orientation Committee Meetings - third Thursday of every month (9am to 10am)

  • Mock Orientation - Early July (TBD)

 

Commencement 2025

Student Coordinators are expected to work all of the Commencement Ceremonies as quadrant leaders. Commencement Ceremonies begin mid-May.

  • Honors Convocation- May 10th, 2025

  • Commencement- May 16, 2025 through May 19, 2025

 

New Student Orientation 2025

Student Coordinators are required to be available to work ALL New Student Orientation dates:

  • First-time Freshmen, Transfer, and International students’ orientation typically takes place July 2025 through August 2025. Student Coordinators are expected to work 40 hours a week during the month of July and August to be present at all orientations during Summer 2025.

We are currently not accepting applications for Student coordinator positions. 

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