SLiCE Student Staff Employment

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SLiCE Student Staff Employment

The office of Student Leadership, Involvement & Community Engagement (SLiCE) is committed to identifying and critically reflecting upon oppressive systems that perpetuate harm to construct and foster belonging within purposeful communities.  The SLiCE office offers a broad range of programs and services for CSU Rams and the local community in the areas of leadership development, student involvement, and service and volunteer programs.  Through SLiCE, students find both support and resources to graduate as engaged, active participants and leaders in their local, national, and global communities.  Furthermore, SLiCE brings together student organizations, student leaders, and CSU volunteers under one roof.  SLiCE strives to make our campus an even better community and a more involved place.  Being involved in SLiCE programs allows students to enrich their academic and social experiences at CSU.  And, being a SLiCE student employee enhances all these experiences even more. 

We believe it pays to get involved, thus by joining the SLiCE Student Staff Team expect to:

  • ­­Work on campus with flexible hours
  • Build meaningful connections among staff
  • Grow career competencies & develop valuable skills
  • Inspire student involvement & deepen campus connection
  • Spread awareness of social issues & aim to meet community need
  • Start at $14.42/hour (increases $.50 per year worked)

General Hiring Overview for All SLiCE Positions

  • Start Date: Monday, August 12, 2024
  • End Date: Friday, May 16, 2025 (continued employment is available for staff who do not graduate and wish to return the following academic year with supervisor approval)
  • Time Frame: Fall/Spring
  • Hourly Pay Rate: currently $14.42/hour
  • Hours Per Week: mostly up to 12 Hours/Week (most positions work between 8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday, some exceptions apply to roles directly supporting evening and weekend programming and services – those are noted in the specific position descriptions; also, one position requires more hours per week upfront initially, see “Game Master” below)
  • Positions Available: hourly & work-study positions
  • Benefit Information: Employee Benefit information can be found on HR’s Website
  • Job Location: 210 Lory Student Center; Fort Collins, CO 80523 (SLiCE Main Office); General Services Building; 1251 S Mason St, Fort Collins, CO 80521 (Rams Against Hunger Pantry)
  • Website: slice.colostate.edu
  • Colorado State University may conduct background checks on all final candidates.
  • Attend multi-day SLiCE Fall All-Staff Training (Monday, August 12 – Friday, August 16, 2024)
  • Attend Lory Student Center’s SHAPE – Leadership & Professional Development Spring Training (one day in the beginning weeks of the spring semester)
  • Attend SLiCE Staff Celebrations occurring at the end of each semester
  • Work 1-3 hours of each of SLiCE’s All-Call events, amount of time depends on event (i.e., Fall Involvement Expo, C.A.N.S. Around The Oval, Spring Involvement Expo, Project Homeless Connect, etc.)
  • Maintain weekly office hours as negotiated with supervisor.
  • Attend all meetings set with supervisor and team.
  • Student staff are not expected to work during fall, winter, spring, or summer breaks; though there are opportunities for a few staff members to work over breaks, if interested.
  • Student staff do not work when the University is officially closed.
  • Student staff are employed for the entire academic year: August through May.
  • Must complete required financial paperwork and early onboarding processes in the weeks before the first day of work.

Please note: SLiCE staff cannot be RamWelcome Leaders due to significant training conflicts before the fall semester begins.  Nor, can SLiCE staff be  Resident Assistants (RAs) and Inclusive Community Assistants (ICAs), as these employees tend to have great difficulty holding both positions, one in University Housing and the other in SLiCE.  This is due to conflicting departmental trainings and requirements and major scheduling conflicts.   

Also, SLiCE will not hire students studying abroad in their first year of employment with our office.  (However, if you are currently studying abroad you are welcome to apply this spring, as virtual interviews can be set up.)  If wanting to study abroad in subsequent years of working in SLiCE, that is fine!  This condition for employment has to do with how much time we invest in training new hires and relying on them to cover our current staffing availability. 

Required Skills for all SLiCE Student Staff Team Members

  • Must demonstrate a commitment to CSU’s Principles of Community
  • Must be eligible to be a student hourly employee
  • Must demonstrate a commitment to leadership, service, involvement, and multicultural education

Preferred Skills for all SLiCE Student Staff Team Members

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a team member on various projects
  • Evidence of being dependable, motivated, creative, ambitious, flexible, and taking initiative as demonstrated by personal experiences and/or previous employment and/or involvement
  • Proficient oral, written, and digital communication skills
  • Proficient problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Previous experience with SLiCE programs

Application Overview: Whether applying for one or all of the positions available, only one application should be submitted. You do not have to apply for all available positions but indicating your interest in more than one position does increase your chances of being offered an interview.   

Interview Overview: Interviews will be offered on a rolling basis after applications are received, and our goal is for interviews to wrap up by Friday, March 1.  Interview offers may come from supervisors of positions you shared interest in and from supervisors of roles you may not have indicated early interest in, but your skill sets and experiences greatly align.  Interviews with SLiCE are not guaranteed.  Interviews will either be conducted in-person or virtually; if the latter, closed captioning will be provided.  If you are offered multiple interviews for different SLiCE positions, expect to have each of those interviews with the differing position’s supervisor, and possibly SLiCE student staff currently in the role.  

Job Offers: If SLiCE chooses to hire you for the 2024 – 2025 Student Staff Team, you will only be offered one position in SLiCE; you will not receive multiple job offers.  Job offers will ideally be made starting on Wednesday, March 6.

What is Work-Study?

All CSU students can apply for a work-study award.  Work-study can be awarded federally through FAFSA as a needs-based award or from state or University funding by applying on RamWeb for part-time job opportunities via the “Request for Work-Study” Application.  For more information, click here.  Work-study funding can be available for in-state students, out-of-state students, international students, DACA students, graduate students, student veterans, adult learners, and more.  The Office of Financial Aid will make the determination if your financial aid package can accommodate work-study, or if a work-study award conflicts with your funding.  They have the expertise to make this decision, you will lose nothing by applying as you still must “accept” work-study, if awarded.

Must I have work-study to apply to SLiCE?
You do not need a work-study award to be hired as a SLiCE Student Staff Team Member.  However, we strive for at least 85% of our student staff to have work-study with our office; hence, why we ask every one of our SLiCE student employees to apply and re-apply (even if awarded previously).  SLiCE uses work-study funds to offset student fees to cover the costs associated with student staff hourly pay, student staff training costs, and other student staffing processes.  All we ask is for our new hires and student employees to at least apply via the “Request for Work-Study” process at CSU, which is not FAFSA.  More information will be shared with all candidates who apply to work in SLiCE.

The “Request for Work-Study Application” (non-need-based work-study) is found on RamWeb. Save the date for Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9AM for the “Request for Work-Study Application” to open and apply if hoping to work in SLiCE.

Position Descriptions

Below are our 11 possible positions, some have numerous staff members holding the same role who comprise a team, while others are held by an individual person.  Each is supervised by at least one full-time, professional SLiCE staff member.  SLiCE is a student development-focused office.  Though many of our positions are titled “specialists” we do not expect students to already be specialized in our fields upon hire. Instead, we provide intentional and robust hands-on training to help you become specialists in these areas and once you leave SLiCE we hope being “specialized” enables you to have a more competitive edge in the job market. A description of each position and a list of the duties and responsibilities follows. 

  • ASCSU Student Accountant
  • Co-Curricular Leadership: Conference Specialist
  • Co-Curricular Leadership: Game Master
  • Community Support Specialist
  • Involvement Advisor
  • President’s Leadership Program (PLP) Outreach Specialist
  • Rams Against Hunger Specialist
  • SLiCE Student Accountant
  • SLiCE Receptionist
  • Student Marketing Specialist
  • Student Organization Specialist (SOS)

This is a SLiCE Staff Team Member positioned to assist the Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) staff and officers with the processing of financial documents and aid in office financial operations.  The student accountant will perform assigned accounting duties with budgets totaling over $1.3M.

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Assist ASCSU professional & student staff to maintain organization budget & answer questions about ASCSU funding & financial procedures for registered student organizations 
  • Record, classify, verify, & report University transactions and monitor accounts for proper funding expenditures from allocated & self-generated monies
  • File & scan financial documents
  • Create, update, & import spreadsheets to maintain accurate record-keeping 
  • Implement exceptional customer service when interacting with vendors, students, & CSU staff

There may be a need to work occasional Wednesday nights when ASCSU Cabinet and Senate Meetings are in session, but not often.  

This staff member supports co-curricular programming focused on leadership development. This position plays a vital role in the marketing, recruitment, selection, travel, and assessment of annual leadership conferences (Circle of Change Leadership Experience, LatinX Leads, and TRANSforming Gender Conference) as well as annual leadership programs such as POT-a-Plant DAY, Campus Step Up Social Justice Retreat, and the Putnam Elementary Mentor Program.

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Collaborate with Co-Curricular Leadership Team to identify & distribute programmatic tasks (i.e., project management)
  • Coordinate semesterly & annual recruitment process for Co-Curricular programming; design & implement marketing campaigns
  • Assist in planning logistics for annual leadership retreats, conferences, & on-demand workshops
  • Keep a cumulative record of all student participation, assessment, & evaluation
  • Foster collaborative partnerships with student leaders & organizations in addition to CSU offices & departments to assess desired co-curricular opportunities
  • Provide in-person support for facilitators during Co-Curricular Leadership events 

This specialist has the opportunity to attend at least one (1) national leadership conference in their role as a SLiCE student staff member (all expenses paid) and is expected to attend and support annual retreat efforts, scheduled on a few key weekends. 

This staff member primarily supports co-curricular programming focused on leadership and team development. This position will be responsible for the scheduling and facilitation of the SLiCE mobile Escape Room experiences for CSU student organizations, staffs, and teams. This position is “front-loaded” requiring a larger time commitment (15-20 hours per week) during the first 6 weeks of the fall semester.

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Design & implement semesterly marketing campaign to advertise the Escape Room experience as a team development opportunity
  • Manage the booking process for student groups
  • Facilitate the set up & tear down of the mobile escape room
  • Act as Game Master: guide student groups through the experience and create an inclusive, engaging, & fun environment
  • Co-facilitate (with the Senior Program Coordinator for Co-Curricular Leadership) structured debriefs to examine interpersonal group dynamics after the escape room experience
  • Keep a cumulative record of all student participation, assessment, & evaluation
  • Collaborate with the rest of the Co-Curricular Leadership Team to identify & distribute other programmatic tasks as needed
  • Potential to participate in the design & build of new mobile escape room experiences, if desired

This specialist is expected to have work availability during evenings and weekends. This position has the opportunity to attend at least one (1) national leadership conference in their role as a SLiCE student staff member (all expenses paid) and is expected to attend and support annual retreat efforts, scheduled on a few key weekends. 

This student staff member is an all-around community builder.  Whether leading volunteer opportunities for fellow Rams or facilitating teambuilding activities for fellow SLiCE staff, this role aims to build connections, grow understanding, and strives to meet community needs.  

Job duties/responsibilities:   

  • Support and build partnerships with service-based, local non-profit organizations seeking CSU volunteers & campus connections
  • Coordinate medium & large-scale events: the fall and spring Involvement Expos, 5-8 Ram$ for Change service days, & CSUnity
  • Advise CSU Rams seeking personalized service opportunities via Service Coaching conversations
  • Write one comprehensive & seasonal Service Happenings Newsletter issue
  • Model & train best practices in volunteer recruitment/coordination & authentic community engagement via workshops & conversations
  • Contribute to staff/community engagement initiatives to strengthen SLiCE staff cohesion

This specialist is expected to be present at and support all community engagement and staff programs the day of, including Expos and CSUnity on Sunday, April 27, 2025. For Ram$ for Change, each specialist will be on-call for one service day a semester. 

This staff member assists with the strategic direction, development, and implementation of the Involvement Advising program.  Advisors meet one-on-one with diverse undergraduate and graduate students to discuss their passions, interests, and curiosities by advising about involvement and leadership opportunities via a personalized approach.  Their goal is to maximize student potential through campus involvement and engagement.   

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Develop knowledge of involvement opportunities by researching, utilizing, & educating about RamLink – CSU’s online involvement hub, other virtual sites, & in-person resources
  • Communicate by phone, email, Zoom/Microsoft Teams, & in-person with participants
  • Catalog campus & community involvement opportunities & facilitate group presentations based on these offerings
  • Foster collaborative partnerships with Registered Student Organization (RSO) Team, CSU offices, departments, student leaders, academic advisors, faculty, staff, & community partners to create involvement opportunities

The President’s Leadership Program (PLP) aims to develop active, informed civic leaders who practice ethical, inclusive leadership and embody positive humanitarian characteristics, such as optimism, service to others, passion, mindfulness, and fairness.  In connection with the mission, values, and goals of PLP, this staff member is responsible for managing specific PLP marketing efforts.  It is important for this staff member to have a basic understanding, awareness, and commitment towards equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts for PLP overall and the individual duties of this position.   

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Work heavily with recruitment & outreach of incoming PLP cohort for following year 
  • Support tracking & managing of marketing efforts and applications submitted 
  • Oversee & design Instagram, Facebook, & other social media posts for PLP-specific accounts
  • Create new campaigns, oversee outreach initiatives, & support all Resource Fairs & PLP Informationals for incoming/current students

Student staff members in this role contribute to the planning and implementation efforts of all elements of Rams Against Hunger (RAH).  These coordinators work at the Rams Against Hunger Pantry; serve as community liaisons to raise awareness, advocate for, and market all RAH programs to the CSU Community.  

Job duties/responsibilities:  

  • Develop & maintain positive relationships with RAH partners (on- and off-campus) & clients
  • Serve community members by affirming dignity & seeking to reduce stigma around food insecurity 
  • Coordinate CSU’s longest-standing food and fund drive: C.A.N.S. Around The Oval in the fall
  • Receive, stock, & distribute food products to RAH clientele
  • Meticulously track & secure client data
  • Employ strong teamwork & customer service with a friendly demeanor

This position involves some heavy lifting and operation of manual or electric pallet jacks.  Current pantry hours are 3PM – 6PM Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and 9AM – 12PM Tuesdays.  Shifts would occur during and outside of these times, and times are subject to change for the next academic year.  The new pantry location is in the General Services Building on campus. 

This student staff member sets the tone for an exceptional customer service experience in and for SLiCE.  They actively support SLiCE staff in all areas and are the first point of contact for most CSU and Fort Collins community members initially reaching out to the office. 

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Communicate via phone, email, & in-person to educate about departmental programs/services, policies/procedures, & general involvement
  • Navigate & complete various front desk projects directly supporting SLiCE staff & programs
  • Ensure professional office environment by conducting daily office tasks
  • Work with cash/check by taking deposits from RSO student officers and community members
  • Check & deliver phone call/email messages to appropriate coworkers 

The weekly hours SLiCE Receptionists work depend on the available hours needed to cover the SLiCE Front Desk between 8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday.  Only one receptionist is working at a time and punctuality for scheduled shifts is imperative. 

This student staff member assumes primary responsibility for processing financial documents for SLiCE and assists in office operations.  The student accountant will perform these accounting duties with budgets of over $1.4M.  They will attend assigned Kuali (CSU’s online financial system) training sessions and utilize the software regularly with the SLiCE Accounting Team.   

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Support SLiCE staff as well as RSO student officers with their financial questions & needs
  • Assist SLiCE professional staff & CSU students with questions regarding Kuali Financial System
  • Record, classify, verify, & report University transactions, including monitoring of accounts for proper funding expenditures from allocated & self-generated monies
  • File & scan financial documents
  • Create, update, & import spreadsheets to maintain accurate record-keeping
  • Implement exceptional customer service when interacting with vendors, students, & CSU staff

This student staff member assumes primary responsibility for marketing and outreach for specific SLiCE programs and the office at-large.  This role directly works with a SLiCE professional staff member to plan, manage, and execute all marketing and outreach projects.

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Manage SLiCE’s social media accounts & regularly produce content
  • Update SLiCE website to communicate programmatic changes & edit content
  • Be responsive to SLiCE staff needs & programs
  • Represent SLiCE at various outreach events & educate about SLiCE programs, services, & opportunities to incoming/current students, & CSU community-at-large (i.e., admissions presentations, orientation programs, classroom presentations, etc.)
  • Regularly communicate with SLiCE staff as part of SLiCE Marketing Team

This staff member assists with implementing initiatives, processes, support, and development of resources for CSU’s registered student organizations. The position connects diverse members, officers, and advisors of over 450+ student organizations.  The “Student Org Specialist Team” is a primary resource for student organization leaders, members, officers, and advisors and serves a critical role to maximize student potential through campus involvement and engagement.

Job duties/responsibilities: 

  • Support annual Student Organization re-registration process & new student org forming processes
  • Assist student leaders, members, officers, & advisors with RamLink – CSU’s online involvement hub
  • Guide student leaders, members, officers, & advisors through varying University policies, procedures, & opportunities 
  • Develop resources focused on student organization event planning, marketing, membership recruitment, & leadership
  • Coordinate & facilitate educational trainings, workshops, retreats, & annual award event
  • Maintain inventory & upkeep of student-focused resource center (the Student Organization Center)
  • Serve as lead specialist in one of the following areas: RamLink, Marketing & SOC, Programs, and Financial Services 

Questions about SLiCE student employment?  Please visit the SLiCE office  (LSC 210) and ask the front desk about upcoming student employment opportunities.