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California State University, Dominguez Hills

Multicultural Affairs Coordinator, PRIDE - Exempt (Student Services Professional III), Multicultural AffairsRecruitment: 3297
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Position Number: 1207750
Location: Carson, CA
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Multicultural Affairs Coordinator, PRIDE - Exempt (Student Services Professional III), Multicultural Affairs
Recruitment#: 3297

California State University, Dominguez Hills, was established in 1960 and is one of the 23 campuses that comprise The California State University system. CSU Dominguez Hills is an urban, comprehensive public university that serves a culturally rich, diverse student body of over 12,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Located on a 346-acre site in the South Bay portion of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, CSU Dominguez Hills has a highly pluralistic student body, which includes a significant number of non-traditional, working adult students as well as approximately 2,000 students enrolled in distance learning programs statewide. The University, with its five Academic Colleges, has more than 300 full-time faculty members and is situated in an area characterized by an extraordinary heterogeneity of people, and an extensive array of high technology industries and professional services.

Conditions of Employment:
Possession of a valid Driver's License is 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.

The person holding this position is considered a `mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

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 CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.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.

Position Information:

This is a full-time, permanent (probationary) position.

Special Working Conditions: 24-hour on-call responsibilities during any overnight programs (I.e., retreats); occasional weekends and evenings as needed.

Department: Multicultural Affairs

The Division of Student Affairs is responsible for the recruitment, admission, registration, and the recording of education progress of students. In addition, the Division is responsible for services and programs that enhance the quality of campus life and support student success. The following service units operate through the Division of Student Affairs: Admissions, Registrar, Records, Educational Opportunity Program, Encounter to Excellence, Student Success, Financial Aid, International Student Services, Loker Student Union, the Multi-Cultural Center, New Student Orientation, Outreach and Information Services, Office of Student Life, Career Center, Student Health and Psychological Services, University Housing , Student disAbility Resource Center and Veteran's Affairs.

More specifically, Student Success programs focus on educational access prior to enrollment, as well as success, retention, and graduation for some of the University's most high-risk student populations (i.e., former foster youth, developmental students, first-generation college-goers, etc.) once matriculated. These programs take a holistic and proactive approach to the provision of targeted advisement, peer support, as well as robust opportunities for campus engagement, and academic, professional, and personal development.

Major Job Duties:

Under general direction of the Assistant Dean of Multicultural Affairs, the Multicultural Coordinator provides complex student services to various ethnic student population and CSUDH campus community (Staff, Faculty, and Students). Collaborate with Assistant Dean to monitor finances of the center. Work with selected students, staff, faculty, and administrators that comprise an advisory board for the center to advocate and implement programs, services, and strategic priorities. Coordinate PRIDE Center Advisory Board; communicate regularly with the Advisory Board and schedule meetings as appropriate. Priorities include: educational access, success, retention, and graduation (in 4 years). The coordinator will be a strong and collaborative leader with a proven track record in counseling, budgeting, programming, student development, and operational development.

Qualifications:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of social and political issues affecting the PRIDE community.
- Knowledge of intersecting issues related to multicultural communities, including race, people with disabilities, and immigrants.
- Knowledge of commonly used social media and PR/marketing a plus.
- Comprehensive, current knowledge of legislation, resources and educational policies, procedures and practices regarding APIMESA students, including enrollment processes and financial aid options;
- Knowledge of current and historical statewide and national PRIDE student movements.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge in working with People of Color and other marginalized communities.

Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communications along with creativity, leadership, and networking are essential skills for this position.
- Proven track record of effective counseling and social work skills or equivalent.
- Excellent Internal and external communication skills, including but not limited to: public speaking; presentations; robust writing skills for overall communication purposes and other needs as appropriate.
- Proficient Computer Skills, including word processing, spreadsheet and database design;

Abilities:
- Ability to plan, develop, coordinate, and organize programs and activities.
- Ability to analyze complex situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action.
- Ability to advise students individually and in groups on complex student-related matters.
- Ability to complete assignments without detailed instructions.
- Ability to orient PRIDE Students to the culture of the institution and provide support services to help students achieve their educational and personal goals.
- Ability to provide training to faculty and staff on best practices to support the access, success, retention & graduation of PRIDE students.
- Ability to effectively train and provide lead work to students and complete all associated student personnel actions in a timely and accurate manner.
- Ability to accurately prepare, analyze, and maintain records and reports.
- Ability to lead through growth and challenges, with proven conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to work with community partners and organization's diverse constituents, as well as ability to develop a strong network with key figures in the PRIDE communities and beyond.

Certification: Valid Driver's License

Experience and Education:

Required Education: Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field, including or supplemented by upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution where such are job-related.

Required Experience: Possession of these knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent of three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience. One year in the program area to which assigned may be preferred but is not required.

A master's degree in Academic Advisement, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience. A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling or guidance may be substituted for the three years of experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional career or personal counseling.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this classification is $4,421 - $6,299 monthly.

How to apply: You can only apply by completing an electronic application at the campus job web site at http://www.csudh.edu/hr/job-opportunities/. Click on "view job opportunities" under "New and returning applicants." View the list of jobs and click on the one with the job title listed above. The application deadline is Monday, May 7, 2018.

CSU Dominguez Hills is an Equal Opportunity /ADA Employer.

California State University, Dominguez Hills
Human Resources Management
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747