Student Development Coordinator

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Monday–Friday

Chico State Enterprises
25 Main Street, Suite 203
Chico, CA

Full-Time / Benefited / Hourly / Non-Exempt / 11-month EE

$25.00 - $27.26 per hour

TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)

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Candidate must be a California resident. Chico State Enterprises is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e., H-1B Visas).

TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) assists first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds in making a positive transition to California State University, Chico, and the surrounding community, with the goal of increasing their retention and graduation rates. TRIO SSS offers a comprehensive program of transitional and support services, including special orientation sessions, group instruction on topics related to college success, tutoring, academic advising, financial literacy, learning assistance, noncognitive skill development, career exploration, and graduate school preparation for all eligible students.

TRIO SSS is a federally funded grant program currently in the second year of a five-year grant, with a strong probability of renewal each year. TRIO SSS serves first-generation students, income-eligible students, and students with documented disabilities.

Working under the supervision of the project director, the student development coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and ensuring the integrity of the project’s programming, services, and activities. These efforts are designed to enhance participants’ academic standing, retention, and graduation rates, as well as their career readiness.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, student-centered professional who enjoys working with college students and wants to guide and advise them throughout their academic and career journeys. The ideal candidate is organized, dependable, collaborative, and able to build strong relationships with students.

• Coordinate general program events, with a specific focus on the project’s first-year enrichment program, including the summer orientation program (FOCUS), first-year seminar, and all first-year student services.
• Oversee aspects of the first-year enrichment program in collaboration with various departments, including the Department of Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management.
• Coordinate the financial wellness program, transfer student orientation program (STEP), and student mentor program.
• Conduct comprehensive needs assessments, develop academic plans, and monitor participants’ progress toward earning their bachelor’s degree.
• Provide individual and group advising and coaching on topics related to academic, noncognitive, financial, career, and personal matters.
• Monitor students’ academic, financial, and personal progress and maintain appropriate electronic and written documentation in student files.
• Provide needs-based student advising through individual and group sessions.
• Develop and conduct student-centered workshops on study and life skills, financial literacy, career exploration, graduate school preparation, and related topics.
• Coordinate and chaperone graduate school visits and other educational excursions outside normal business hours, including driving a 7-12-passenger van to transport students as needed.
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating student employees and interns.
• Promote holistic student development by encouraging participation in tutoring, workshops, community-building activities, cultural activities, budgeting exercises, and other high- impact activities.
• Assist with data collection and analysis for annual performance reports.
• Perform other related duties as needed to…