Job Summary:
Must be Federal Work Study Awarded by Financial Aid. Admitted/enrolled CSU, San Bernardino students are eligible to apply for student employment positions.
The SSD Cognitive Collective (The COG) Student Assistant supports the mission of Services to Students with Disabilities (SSD)—a department within the Division of Student Affairs—by fostering inclusion, awareness, and community for neurodivergent students at CSUSB. Working as part of the first CSU neurodiversity center, The COG Student Assistant helps create welcoming, supportive, and empowering spaces for students to connect, learn, and thrive.
Under direct supervision and lead direction from SSD and Student Affairs professional staff, The COG Student Assistant assists with center operations, peer engagement, and programming initiatives. Typical responsibilities include supporting front desk and drop-in hours at The COG, coordinating peer engagement activities, maintaining welcoming and sensory-friendly environments, assisting with events and outreach, and helping promote neurodiversity awareness across campus.
This position provides an opportunity to develop professional skills in communication, leadership, organization, and inclusive program coordination while contributing to a culture of belonging and understanding at CSUSB.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Under direct supervision and lead direction from SSD and Student Affairs professional staff, duties include but not limited to:
- Assist with day-to-day operations and general support of The Cognitive Collective (The COG), the SSD neurodiversity center.
- Greet and provide information to students, faculty, staff, and guests in a welcoming and inclusive manner.
- Support SSD and Student Affairs professional staff with programming, events, and outreach initiatives that promote awareness, inclusion, and community engagement.
- Help maintain an organized and accessible environment within The COG, ensuring spaces and materials are prepared for activities and visitors.
- Assist with routine clerical or administrative tasks such as answering phones, managing sign-in sheets, updating informational materials, or tracking attendance.
- Participate in training and staff meetings as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned that support the mission and programs of Services to Students with Disabilities and the Division of Student Affairs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
Required Qualifications
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest in neurodiversity, inclusion, student engagement, or peer mentorship.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with diverse student populations.
- Dependability, initiative, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Experience or interest in creating welcoming environments for students of all identities and abilities.
- Basic computer literacy and comfort using standard office technology, email, and event promotion tools.
- Experience working or volunteering in peer-support, programming, or community engagement roles is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits:
Student Employment Anticipated Hiring Range: $16.50 per hour.
The compensation offered will consider internal equity and experience among other factors.
Position Information:
Work status: Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal
The application deadline is: 01/01/2026 at 11:55 pm (PST)
Academic year available hours: Monday through Friday (8:00 am – 5:00 pm).
Summer available hours: Monday through Thursday (7:00 am - 5:30 pm).
This is an 'On-Campus Only' position. Student Employees are not eligible to telecommute at any time.
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).
Conditions of Employment
Background Check
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) may be required for student employment purposes. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check when required may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Driver’s License Check
Possession of a valid Driver's License may be required. Employees in this position will be enrolled in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Government Employer Pull Notice Program which confirms possession of a valid driver's license and reflects driving record.
I-9
CSUSB hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. See Form I-9 Acceptable Documents at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents.
Statement of Commitment to Diversity
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.
California State University, San Bernardino is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, caste, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected military or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096) For more information about Diversity & Inclusion at CSUSB, please visit https://www.csusb.edu/human-resources/diversity-inclusion
Closing Statement:
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