Student Success Initiatives Coordinator

Palomar College; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vacation & holidays

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

CalPERS enrollment

Job summary

Palomar College seeks a Student Success Initiatives Coordinator to assist in developing and coordinating student success, equity and completion initiatives, incl. use of student support software.

You will provide lead-level guidance to junior staff and help implement processes across Counseling Services. The role emphasizes collaboration across departments, supporting technology-enabled student services and data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• Four years of administrative support experience.
• Transcript/education equivalency may be required for degree credit.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, implementing and coordinating student success initiatives and related work processes.
• Provide lead-level guidance to lower-level staff.
• Support use of student support software and technology.

Skills

Administrative support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Student Success Initiatives Coordinator

Department: Counseling Services (Dept)

Palomar College

Date Opened: 09/28/2026

Close Date: 10/12/2026

Primary Function

Assists in the development, implementation and coordination of student success, equity and completion initiatives and workprocesses including use of student support software and technology;provides lead-level guidance to lower-level employees.

Salary

• $5,455.65 [step 1] – $6,635.94 [step 5]. Step placement may benegotiable within this range dependent upon education andexperience.
• If you are a current employee who applies via the externalrecruitment process and is selected for a promotion, step placementon the new grade will be in accordance with the applicable Districtagreement/handbook.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive compensationstructure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generousbenefits package.

• Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligibledependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan(additional plans are available that require employee buyup/monthly contribution)
• Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays
• $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy(additional buy up options available)
• Employee long-term care insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Confidential free counseling,financial, legal, personal and professional development resourcesfor all members of your household
• Additional buy up options available for other voluntaryinsurance benefits
• Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees RetirementSystem)

The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits packageis approximately $31,245.84 annually.

Minimum Qualifications

To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

• Experience: Four years of administrativesupport experience.

Note: For work experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to40 hours per week for 12 months.

AND

• Education: Equivalent to completion of thetwelfth grade.

Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/orto substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e. Bachelor'sdegree = 4 years of experience). Click here for Guidelines for Equivalency for ClassifiedPositions Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S.Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completedoutside of the United States are required to have transcriptsevaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by courseanalysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by PalomarCollege, visit the National Association of Credentials EvaluationServices (NACES) website at https://naces.org/, or the Association ofInternational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Diversity Statement

Palomar College serves over 30,000students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be aHispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in itsdiversity.

Click here to see a quick overview of our studentdemographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students tosucceed and are guided by our core values; some of which are thefollowing.

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respectdiversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes thesensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic,socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexualorientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students,faculty, and staff.

Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer(EOE).

About the District

Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-yearcommunity college that serves the greater North San Diego Countyregion. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees andcertificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-timestudents. A favorite in the community among local institutions ofhigher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanicstudents. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Oceanand 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities thatSan Diego has to offer.