Academic Success & Undergraduate Advising (ASUA), Peer Advisor - Student Assistant, Palm Desert Campus

Under direct supervision of the Manager, Retention & Graduation Initiatives, Student Assistant Peer Advisors assist in providing academic advising to students in all Undergraduate Majors at CSUSB. Peer Advisors assist in helping students prepare their class schedules, advising them on their requirements for General Education and their major.

Student Assistant Peer Advisors interpret PAWS, start and update a myCAP for students, explain academic policies, offer campus and community resources, table to promote advising, create informative material regarding advising, put together presentations and facilitate advising information sessions, host ASUA drop-ins, and perform general office operations and clerical duties.

Under Immediate Supervision, duties include but not limited to:
- Helping students in person and via Zoom
- Presenting basic advising information at new student orientation
- Creating an Advisor Proposed Education Plan with the advisee
- Assisting students in registration
- Referring students to online and on-campus resources
- Scheduling Appointments
- Answering telephone and email inquiries
- Assisting with ASUA advising projects and workshops
- Attend monthly staff meetings

• 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.

• 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

- Available to work over the summer, fall, and spring
- Must be at least at a Sophomore Standing (30 Semester Units Completed)
- Must have a declared Undergraduate Major
- Strong preference for at least a 2.5 overall G.P.A., or greater
- Must be able to work mornings or afternoons Monday-Thursday between the hours of 8am-5pm over the summer and Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am-5pm during the academic year

Work status: Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal

The application deadline is: November 4, 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).

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.

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.

Advertised: Oct 14 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Nov 04 2026 Pacific Standard Time

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