Student Assistant - Coastline College Academic Year

About Coastline College

Coastline College, a community college located just outside of Los Angeles in Orange County, California, has campuses in Westminster, Garden Grove and Newport Beach and an administration building in Fountain Valley. The college is part of the Coast Community College District, with sister colleges Orange Coast College and Golden West College. The district is part of the California Community College system with 116 community colleges statewide.

Coastline College welcomes a diverse pool of candidates and is committed to quality education, equitable outcomes, inclusive practices, and diversity. Ideal candidates for all positions share a commitment to educating and improving the lives of our student, employee, and community populations. Coastline College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). The college has been recognized as a good place to work by various organizations, with positive employee reviews and diversity recognition in recent years.

Student Assistants are not part of the classified service. The Education Code prohibits displacement of classified personnel by student employment in work-study or work experience programs. Student Assistants are at-will employees, have no entitlement rights to any position, and are not benefits eligible.

• Working hours
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  Student Assistants may not exceed 19.5 hours per week in fall/spring; maximum 28 hours per week outside fall/spring. They are prohibited from being employed by the District in any other capacity during the same fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).

A student assistant works in a department with duties designed for students as non-classified job responsibilities. Duties range from unskilled to skilled and may involve manual, clerical, or public-facing work. Assignments consider class timings and exams and are more flexible than off-campus jobs. Duties are determined by the needs of the department and may vary by assignment.

Representative duties are defined by the appropriate Division and/or Department. Considerable on‑the‑job training may occur.

• Student Assistant I – Entry level/Semi-skilled:
  Work under immediate supervision with routine, standardized duties. May involve use of special equipment or software; supervisor assigns work and provides instructions.
• Student Assistant II – Intermediate/Advanced:
  Work under general supervision; more varied tasks with moderate responsibility. May involve access to data systems and confidential information; typically at least one year in the same assignment.
• Student Assistant III – Specialist/Lead:
  Work under general supervision with broad, skilled tasks requiring independent judgment. May direct lower-level student employees and typically requires at least two years in the same assignment.

• Student Assistant I:
  Little or no prior experience or education required
• Student Assistant II
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  Some previous knowledge, experience, or education required
• Student Assistant III
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  Prior experience, education, or specialized skills required

• Skills required to perform a job assignment.
• Depending on the level and assignment, jobs may require limited independent judgment and decision-making.
• Ability to balance work and studies.
• Students must be full‑time students enrolled in a minimum of 12 units at the Coast Community College District (OCC, GWC, CCC) to be eligible for a student assistant position.
• DEIA:
  Demonstrated responsiveness to diversity and equity considerations relevant to the student population.

Part-time status may qualify for federal work-study or other available grants. Please complete the Financial Aid application to indicate interest in the Federal Work-Study program. For questions, contact your campus Financial Aid office. Refer to Board Policy 7270 Administrative Procedure 7270 for Student Assistants.

• Applications must be submitted online with a complete packet: online employment application;…