Reentry Coordinator; Temporary

Salary and Benefits

Salary Range: $5,540.00 per month to $7,893.00 per month. The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $5,540.00 per month to $6,716.00 per month.

Cal State East Bay offers a broad range of benefits that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement (CalPERS), 401k, 457, 403(b), dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, life insurance, vacation and sick, 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and tuition fee waiver.

Student Services Professional III

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online.

Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

This is a full-time, grant funded, temporary position under the Student Services Professional (SSP) classification, through June 30, 2027, with the possibility of reappointment, not to exceed three years from the date of hire. Project Rebound is a CSU-wide student support program serving formerly incarcerated students across 20 of 22 CSU campuses. Modeled after the original program founded at San Francisco State in 1967, Cal State East Bay’s Project Rebound (established in 2022) provides a supportive, accessible environment where justice-impacted students can apply, persist, and succeed in their academic, career, and leadership goals.

Project Rebound Scholars contribute meaningfully to the campus community and engage in peer support, civic participation, and community leadership to strengthen families and communities.

The Reentry Coordinator plays a key role in advancing this mission by designing, implementing, and sustaining pathways that support justice-involved individuals in accessing and succeeding in higher education. Working with a high degree of independence and professional judgment, the Coordinator provides comprehensive, trauma-informed advising and case management while also leading systems-level coordination across correctional, community, and campus partners.

The Coordinator develops and manages pre- and post-release engagement strategies that align correctional timelines with university admissions, financial aid (FAFSA/CADAA), placement, and enrollment processes. This includes resolving complex barriers such as transcript gaps, documentation challenges, and legal or supervision-related constraints through coordination with institutional and justice system stakeholders.

The role includes guiding prospective students - both those entering directly into CSU and those beginning at community colleges - through enrollment, access to support services, and transfer planning. The Coordinator maintains ongoing communication to support persistence and ensure successful transition to Cal State East Bay.

• Conduct recurring outreach inside correctional facilities (CDCR, county jails, and juvenile justice centers) to provide information on college pathways, CSU admissions requirements, and Project Rebound services.
• Design, implement, and manage pre-release college readiness processes, including transcript evaluation, financial aid preparation, and individualized educational planning.
• Coordinate warm handoff transitions for individuals returning home, ensuring immediate access to housing support, food security resources, technology, and mental health services.
• Maintain consistent communication with prospective students pre- and post-release to support continuity of care.
• Develop processes that mitigate barriers while maintaining compliance with CSU and external agency requirements.

• Guide students through complex admissions and enrollment processes, including Cal State Apply, FAFSA/CADAA, transcript retrieval and evaluation, and course placement.
• Exercise independent judgment in resolving and referring, where appropriate, admissions and financial aid barriers to justice-involved students, including missing records, legal documentation challenges, and addressing parole-related enrollment constraints.
• Collaborate with articulation, admissions, financial aid, and faculty to address systemic barriers commonly experienced by incarcerated students.
• Provide individualized academic advising, including major exploration, semester course planning, registration support, degree planning, and transfer pathway support.
• Monitor academic…