Transformative and Social Justice Event Ambassador; SA)

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Work type: Student Assistant
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Administrative, Temporary, Part Time, On-site (work in-person at business location), Unit 15 - CSUEU - Student Assistants

• Position Summary
• Temporary hourly-intermittent student assistant position available in Community Engagement and Belonging for the Warrior Cross Cultural Center.
• Start Date
• Position available on or after November 2, 2026and ending on or May 31, 2026. Possibility of reappointment based on budget, department needs, and job performance.
• Job Description/Duties

• Under the direct supervision of WCCC professional staff, the Transformative and Social Justice Events Ambassador is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating WCCC signature cultural events and social justice programs while supporting student-centered praxis, community partnerships, and meaningful student leadership.

  The Transformative and Social Justice Events Ambassador will work directly with WCCC professional staff, students, campus partners, and community partners to develop and execute signature cultural programs, heritage and identity observances, dialogues, workshops, teach-ins, speaker programs, artistic programs, and other large-scale initiatives. The Ambassador will help connect celebration with critical learning, reflection, solidarity, and action. Flexibility, adaptability, attention to detail, cultural humility, and excellent time management are required.

  Duties include but are not limited to:
  • Plan, coordinate, promote, implement, and evaluate approximately one to two WCCC signature programs each semester
  • Develop program concepts, goals, timelines, budgets, run-of-show documents, task lists, promotional plans, accessibility considerations, and contingency plans.
  • Support cultural observances, heritage and identity months, community celebrations, speaker programs, artistic programs, teach-ins, dialogues, workshops, and other WCCC initiatives.
  • Integrate social justice learning into programs through thoughtful framing, educational resources, facilitated reflection, community agreements, and opportunities for solidarity or action when appropriate.
  • Practice responsible cultural programming by seeking consultation, avoiding tokenization, acknowledging complexity within communities, and making space for multiple perspectives and lived experiences.
  • Serve as an active or lead member of planning committees and collaborate with relevant student organizations, cultural communities, campus departments, and community partners.
  • Coordinate with performers, speakers, facilitators, vendors, campus services, and community partners while maintaining clear communication and professional follow-through.
  • Recruit, train, and coordinate student volunteers, hosts, ushers, facilitators, and planning committee members in ways that support student leadership.
  • Inform, recruit, and motivate students to attend upcoming events through outreach, tabling, social media, class connections, and organization partnerships.
  • Attend weekly student-staff meetings, individual supervision meetings, trainings, and presentations with campus and community partners.
  • Assist and support other WCCC professional staff programming and student-led programs.
  • Evaluate programs using attendance data, participant feedback, reflection activities, debriefs, and observations; prepare concise summaries of outcomes and recommendations.
  • Other duties as assigned.
• Qualifications
• Preferred Qualifications
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  • Previous student leadership, cultural programming, event coordination, community organizing, facilitation, public speaking, budgeting, assessment, or campus engagement experience; bilingual or multilingual skills; strong computer skills; and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  Required Qualifications
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  • Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
  • Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.
• Salary Range
• $17.50per hour.
• Final date to receive applications
• OPEN UNTIL FILLED
• Criminal Background Clearance Notice
• Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes checks of employment records, education records, criminal records, civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of…